TEDx: Life in a Trash Bag: Restoring Dignity to Foster ChildrenNonprofit Gives Backpacks Full Of Hope To Children In Foster CareWe are all connected as a global community, and it is not only our responsibility, but our privilege to give back to those in need. His interview with WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Comfort Cases Founder and foster care advocate Rob Scheer announced today that a portion of his proceeds from his new memoir A Forever Family: Foster Change One Child at a Time will support youth in foster care. Through his own story of overcoming adversity, Rob Scheer motivates people of all ages to not only care about the struggles of others but to take action to help alleviate their suffering.Rob Scheer will never forget the day he turned eighteen. We live in the wealthiest country in the world but yet we turn a blind eye to the suffering of so many in our own backyards. Scheer’s life experience challenged him to work hard to overcome adversity.
Our foster care system is in need of complete reform in order for children in care to have a more humane experience. Scheer started on a journey of hardship with the conviction that his choices would lead him down a path to success. Rob looks forward to the day when Comfort Cases can utilize local partnerships to help any foster child in need in any community around the U.S.In addition to his work with Comfort Cases, Rob is the Chief Strategy Officer for Landmark Network in Van Nuys, CA and has over 25 years of leadership and operations management experience in the mortgage and financial industry. We must also realize that we are simply graduating foster children from the foster system to the prison system. The monthly check his foster family had been receiving stopped coming when he turned eighteen, and Scheer was told to leave. It was October of his senior year of high school, and when he arrived home from school, he did not find balloons, cake, and presents. (L-R) Emily Stevens, Robert Scheer, Terri Stevens. 77K likes. They make a huge impact on the dignity that kids carry as they come into care. We are not providing these children with the educational and life skills required to launch a successful future. “We wanted to get 1000 cases in the first year that we started [the charity].
Comfort Cases is an all-volunteer charitable organization that provides overnight bags, pajamas, hygiene items, activities, and comfort items to children and teens transitioning into foster care. Comfort Cases is an all-volunteer charitable organization that provides overnight bags, pajamas, hygiene items, activities, and comfort items to children and teens transitioning into foster care. Rob is also a proud veteran of the United States Navy.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Comfort Cases Founder and foster care advocate Rob Scheer announced today that a portion of his proceeds from his new memoir A Forever Family: Foster Change One Child at a Time will support youth in foster care. In September 2015, American Girl Magazine ran a feature article on Rob’s daughter Amaya and her community involvement and special role with Comfort Cases. All it takes is the caring and commitment of one person to make a profound difference in the lives of others.
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APB is a Global Speaker, Celebrity & Entertainment AgencyRob Scheer founded Comfort Cases in 2013. Photo by Allissa Jones . Find a Speaker by Topic Contact Us Determination and perseverance kept Scheer in school, and with each new challenge, Scheer continued to work quietly towards his dreams of a better life. Comfort Cases mission is to inspire communities to bring dignity and hope to youth in foster care.
He immediately connected the trash bags with the instability, lack of self-worth, and fear that many kids in foster care experience during this uncertain time in their lives. Subsequent news coverage about the Scheer family and Rob’s vision for helping foster children has resulted in national and worldwide interest in Comfort Cases. Despite the frightening and chaotic transition they are experiencing, these children deserve to have a sense of dignity as they are moved to another home. Scheer knew the odds were against him, but he was determined not to be the statistic that our society has come to expect of a homeless teen.
Community was created for us to take care of each other, but somewhere along the way, we have forgotten that. Scheer will donate a portion of his proceeds to Comfort Cases, whose mission is to inspire communities to bring dignity and hope to the nearly 438,000 youth in foster care in the United States. Chief Human Resources Officer, Workhuman & Best Selling AuthorActor, Athlete & National Spokesperson for the National Network to End Domestic ViolenceYou’ve reached your maximum number of speakers for this list. Go Virtual Rob Scheer knows that the first step is for our community to realize there is a problem. Comfort Cases, Rockville, Maryland. Backed by friends and local supporters volunteering their time, Comfort Cases provided 500 cases to social service agencies in the DC region during its first year of operations. Twitter: @comfortcases Instagram: @comfortcases Comfort Cases Announces Collaboration with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to Support Indiana Foster Children by Providing Travel Bags and Essential Items. Robert Scheer Founder at Comfort Cases. - March 7, 2018 Montgomery County Council Proclaims No More Trash Bags for … A leader has to play in the game with those he is leading to truly motivate and reach the full potential of all members of the team.When something breaks, you can fix it; when something shatters, you must rebuild it. When first starting the charity, Scheer hoped to change the lives of 1000 foster kids within the first year.