OAKLAND, Calif. - A woman in Oakland is aiming to bring joy to foster kids' faces by restoring and donating American Girl dolls.

She runs a makeshift doll factory from her home where she collects dolls to restore – some lightly pre-loved and some torn apart.

More than 200 dolls donated since 2021

"Each doll comes with three outfits, three complete changes of clothes, a book, an activity and accessories for their hair," she said.

Sue calls it the Pink Ribbon Project, and she styles each doll with a pink ribbon on her right wrist.

Sue, who collected dolls as a young person, said she does it all in an effort to put smiles on vulnerable kids’ faces.

"A lot of foster kids live out of a plastic bag," she said. "So we need to make them portable."

Sue said she recently received 50 dolls

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