Tiffany Haddish's charity gives 2,000+ suitcases yearly to foster youth, inspired by her childhood

American comedian Tiffany Haddish has turned her difficult childhood experiences in the foster care system into a major charity project. Her foundation now gives thousands of suitcases to children facing similar challenges across the United States every year. The project began in 2019 and was inspired by Haddish's own experiences moving between foster homes.

Since then, it has grown into an effort to give young people more dignity and comfort during difficult changes in their lives. According to the She Ready Foundation, the organisation now gives away more than 2,000 suitcases and other pieces of luggage to foster children every year. The goal is to stop children from having to carry their belongings in plastic rubbish bags.Turning trash bags into travel dignityThe suitcase programme comes directly from Haddish's own childhood experiences, which she has often discussed in interviews and publications.

She spent several years in foster care and was often moved from one home to another with little warning.