Local man collects backpacks for kids in CFS care.

Here is a story about a man named Gary Wuirch who startes collecting backpacks for kids in care after hearing how kids in care load up their belongings in garbage bags when being shipped from placement to placement.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/backpacks-donations-cfs-macdonald-1.4638254

The article says that Gary Wuirch collects backpacks for kids in care after hearing how they often load up their belongings in garbage bags when they are moving. At the time of the article he had dropped of 80 backpacks to Macdonald Youth Services.

Gary is quoted in the article as saying "I said, 'That's wrong'.… There's no dignity," and
"These kids are in a rough situation already … so I thought anything we can do to help would be awesome." He also said "It just started spreading and spreading, and away we go," after others started helping him collect backpacks for kids in care.

Co-ordinator for transition services at Macdonald Youth Services Kelly Schettler is quoted in the article as saying "We were all so excited — we met Gary at the door on Monday — and there were three or four of us and there was just gasps," and "There was suitcases inside of suitcases and we set out to start distributing them that day.… Everyone was thrilled," Also "If they've been through care for quite a while, they probably have had more moves than we can imagine," she also said "And each move, if it happens quickly, can mean that the child doesn't necessarily return to where they were living in their placement and whatever they have with them that day goes with them to their placement." And "Everything else, as Gary says … can end up getting dropped off in a garbage bag."

I think its good when people in the community just do things because its the right to do. If more people did what they could this city wouldn't be so lost. I hope this encourages others to do what they can to help those most vulnerable in our city.