Fostering Change

Oct 29 2024 241 ep. 29 mins 26
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Comfort Cases founder Rob Scheer hosts this inspiring show about how communities can come together to bring dignity and hope to children in the foster care system. Guests will include former youth in foster care, foster parents, celebrities touched by the foster care system, child welfare advocates, and everyday people working to improve the lives of kids in care. Rob brings a sense of positivity and humor to his conversations. If you have a story to tell as it relates to foster care or any questions, please email [email protected]. And please follow Comfort Cases @comfortcases.
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Helping young men understand their important role in society with Jamie Truman!

Oct 29 2024 21 mins  
“When good people get together, great things happen.” - Jamie TrumanOn today’s episode of Fostering Change, we welcome our good friend Jamie Truman. She and her husband Jerry co-founded Truman Charities, an organization that truly exemplifies what our host, Rob Scheer, has expressed over the years: it focuses on helping other local and national charities, hosts events multipl

12 years in a NYC Orphanage Didn’t Stop Lillian Colon from becoming a Rockette!

Oct 15 2024 19 mins  
"If you have nobody, you have yourself." Lillian ColonWhen Lillian Colon shared that phrase above with Rob Scheer when he interviewed her recently, there was a pause in the conversation as those words hit home. Reflect on them for a moment.On today’s episode of Fostering Change, Rob interviews Lillian Colon, who spent more than a decade in a strict New York City orphanage because

Achievements of Comfort Cases Scholarship Recipients: Changing the World!

Oct 01 2024 17 mins  
It’s October! Comfort Cases held our annual fundraiser event this past weekend, a “Farm-to-Table Feast.” It was a memorable event, with inspirational speakers, including our keynote speaker, Cowboy Jax, our emcee, the fabulous Jen Lilley, and our founder and host of Fostering Change, Rob Scheer. There’s still time to donate or contribute your most valuable asset - your TIME

Overcoming the Haitian Earthquake & Successfully Navigating the US Foster Care and Education Systems!

Sep 17 2024 19 mins  
Welcome back to Season 6 of Fostering Change! We hope you enjoyed our first episode of the season with Andrew Bridge. This is a reminder that if you order his book before its publication date, a portion of the sale will go to CASA chapters nationwide. Please visit AndrewBridgeAuthor.com and select the CASA chapter of your choice.In today’s episode, we have two exceptional guests

Fighting the Legal System on Behalf of Youth in Foster Care Special Guest, Andrew Bridge, author of “The Child Catcher: A Fight for Justice & Truth ​”

Sep 03 2024 35 mins  
Welcome to Season 6 of Fostering Change! Following 220 amazing episodes, we are so excited for what’s to come this season.  We have special and moving guests, and throughout the season we are inviting some of Comfort Cases’ friends to co-host episodes with Rob Scheer.  That includes today’s episode, as we are so lucky to have Rita Soronen, CEO of the Dave Thoma

Best of Season 5: Going “Bananas Foster” with the Savannah Bananas’ Philanthropic Owner, Emily Cole

Aug 28 2024 28 mins  
You’ve made it!  It’s the end of August and our final “Best of Season 5” episode of the season, and we’ve saved a very special episode just for you.Just a note that Season 6 will debut next week, Tuesday, September 3.  We have some amazing guests lined up, and are doing something new this season: on several episodes, we are bringing in special guests to Co-Host

Navigating the Foster Care System in California and Beyond with Sarah Fraser

Aug 13 2024 20 mins  
Welcome back to the “Best of Fostering Change: Season 5.”  Today, we revisit what was our final episode of our season - our interview with our good friend, Sarah Fraser.  Sarah is not just a friend - she’s an extremely talented broadcaster as the host of one of the most popular podcasts out there, the eponymously titled, “The Sarah Fraser Show.” On her show

Best of Season 5: An Award-Winning Record Producer Becomes a CASA to Support Youth in Foster Care

Jul 30 2024 27 mins  
Today we continue our “Best of Season 5” Series with an interview Rob conducted in May with friend of Comfort Cases, Benjy Grinberg.  Benjy is an award-winning record producer, who has worked with superstars including Mac Miller, Wiz Khalifa, KT Tunsall and more.  But he discovered he had another calling, and that was to become a CASA. Benjy and Rob discuss why h

Best of Season 5: Peter Mutabazi: Questions About Race & Other Challenges a Single Black Father Faces Who Adopts & Fosters Children of Various Races

Jul 16 2024 28 mins  
We hope you’ve been enjoying our “Best of Season 5 episodes, and have been able to catch up on other episodes of Fostering Change you may have missed.Today, we revisit an episode that aired back in November: Rob Scheer interviews Peter Mutabazi: entrepreneur, international advocate for children, and the founder of Now I Am Known, a nonprofit that supplies resources that encoura

Best of Season 5: Laura, Foster Parent Partner: Trauma-informed parenting, and navigating foster care situations

Jul 02 2024 28 mins  
Welcome back to our “Best of Season 5” series. Maybe you’ll be listening to this on the beach as you celebrate Independence Day, in your car on your way to work, or at home. Wherever you listen, we thank you for your support!Today we revisit our interview with Laura, whose mission is to educate and support people about the foster care system. Often, new foster parents are not