My Stuff Bags Partnership

Recognizing the power of play to bring comfort to children in need, the Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) has entered into a national partnership with My Stuff Bags Foundation, a charitable organization that provides hope to children in crisis, especially those suffering from abuse, neglect and abandonment. The sponsorship includes a pledge of $400,000, as well as 50,000 toys from The Toy Bank, over two years.

Every year more than 300,000 children are rescued from abuse; they often enter shelters with nothing of their very own. The new partnership will ensure that each year at least 30,000 of these boys and girls will receive a My Stuff Bag filled with essential items including clothing, toiletries, handmade blankets and a toy. Crisis shelters and foster care agencies in cities across the nation began receiving TIF sponsored My Stuff Bags in time for the 2008 holiday season.

“The Toy Industry Foundation believes in the transformative power of play in the lives of all children,” said Jean Butler, TIF Executive Director.  “Nowhere is this power more compelling and essential than in the lives of those children who suffer abuse, loss and sudden separation from family.  We welcome the opportunity to join forces with My Stuff Bags Foundation to send a message of hope to these deserving children.”

“We are thrilled to have the support of a partner like the Toy Industry Foundation and very appreciative of their generosity,” said Janeen Holmes, president and CEO, My Stuff Bags Foundation. “Children who are rescued from abuse and neglect so often enter shelters with nothing of their own. Now thousands more will have a My Stuff Bag filled with stuff they need and the joy of new toys!”

Read the full press release announcing this special collaboration. Read a letter from Janeen Holmes, President/CEO of My Stuff Bags, which expresses her gratitude and excitement about our national partnership.

To donate toys specifically for foster children served through this partnership, please complete our Product Donation Agreement and check “My Stuff Bags Donation”.  Plush toys, blankets, action figures, and other items small enough to fit into a backpack are greatly needed.