The Austin Community College District (ACC) is holding a luggage drive to benefit teenagers leaving the foster care system. In their transitions to new living situations, these teens often carry their belongings in plastic bags. ACC hopes to provide suitcases for 22 Austin-area teenagers exiting the foster care system this summer.

The ACC Foster Care Program is accepting donations of new luggage (preferably carry-on rolling duffels) or monetary contributions toward the purchase of new luggage. The drive runs through August 1. For more information, contact the Foster Care Program staff representative at your campus:

· Eastview: Loretta Edelen – 223-5106 or [email protected]

or Marshall Levett – 223-5197 or [email protected]

· Cypress: Sylvia Galvan Gonzalez – 223-2106 or [email protected]

· Northridge: Lee Reichardt – 223-4877 or [email protected]

· Pinnacle: Angela Cole – 223-8094 or [email protected]

· Rio Grande: Kathy James – 223-3141 or [email protected]

· Riverside: Chris Owens – 223-6203 or [email protected]

· South Austin: Ruth Reinhart – 223-9158 or [email protected]

· Highland Business Center: Dahlia Anzaldua – 223-7595 or [email protected]

· Service Center: Phyllis Kalz – 223-1098 or [email protected]