I shudder to think of all the places my children toss their backpacks. From bathroom and gym floors to dirt patches outside and everything in between, the bottoms of those backpacks are pretty ...

A firefighter dad creates a sensory backpack to soothe children in emergencies, inspired by his resilient daughter Maddie.

By Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN (CNN) — When Innocent James completed his chores after school, he would light a kerosene lamp and lay down to read his books. There was no electricity in James ...

A child accidentally brought a parent's gun to a YMCA summer camp at Mountain View Elementary School on June 30, prompting a law enforcement investigation that concluded with no criminal ...

Rob Scheer shares why his experience in foster care motivated him to start an organization that provides backpacks with the necessities to foster kids in the D.C. area and beyond.

School’s back in session for Southwest Virginia schools, and as you’re busy getting your little ones out the door in the morning, it can be tempting to put everything in their backpacks ...

More than 600 volunteers packed the Richmond Convention Center for the Seventh Annual Ultimate Backpack Supply Drive presented by Costar Group.

The backpacks were filled with easy-to-make, non-perishable foods to help kids from going hungry over the weekend. WASHINGTON — The Commanders believe no child should go hungry.