Fostering Change
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 fosteringchange@comfortcases.org. And please follow Comfort Cases @comfortcases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Show episodes
From Trash Bags to Triumph: Charell Star’s Inspiring Foster Care Journey - Fostering Change Podcast
Welcome to a special Best of Edition of Fostering Change! Originally aired during National Foster Care Awareness Month, this powerful conversation is worth revisiting. In this episode, host Rob Scheer sits down with the incredible Charell Star—author, speaker, and foster care advocate. Many first discovered Charell thr
From Foster Care to PhD 🎓 | Dr. Danisha Keating on Healing, Resilience & Taking Her Voice Back
Welcome to this week’s episode of Fostering Change, hosted by Rob Scheer. 💙 Today’s guest is Dr. Danisha Keating—author, speaker, and former foster youth whose journey from heartbreak to healing is nothing short of extraordinary. At just 16, CPS workers separated her from her eight siblings and handed her a trash bag
Turning a Moment Into a Movement | Dana Marlowe of I Support the Girls x Comfort Cases
What started with one simple question—“What can I do with my old bras?”—turned into a global movement. 🌍 In this inspiring episode of Fostering Change, host Rob Scheer is joined by Dana Marlowe, founder of I Support the Girls and Accessibility Partners. Dana’s work provides dignity to marginalized women and youth thro
Living with FASD: Patti Kasper’s Journey & International FASD Awareness Day | Fostering Change
Today is International FASD Awareness Day, a day that deserves our full attention. On this powerful episode of Fostering Change, host Rob Scheer is joined by Patricia (Patti) Kasper, a Neurobehavioral Coach and Trainer who discovered she had FASD as an adult. Patti’s story is one of resilience and advocacy. After learn
From Blankets to Building Communities: The Inspiring Story of Bob Dalton | Fostering Change
Welcome to Season 7 of Fostering Change! Believe it or not, this is our 243rd episode — and it’s all thanks to YOU and your support. Starting this season, new episodes will drop every Tuesday, just like you requested! 👉 We’d love your help: after watching/listening, please leave a review. It takes just a minute and ma
Resilience, Recovery & Foster Care Reform | Lara Love Hardin & Jennifer Perry | Fostering Change
Welcome to our final Best of Summer episode of Fostering Change! 🌟 Next week kicks off Season 7 (premiering Tuesday, September 2) and—by popular demand—we’re back to WEEKLY episodes. This week, Rob Scheer is joined by: 👩💼 Jennifer Perry – Co-Founder of FosterMore & Executive Director of Children’s Action Network 📚