Empowering youth in foster care to have a brighter future.

Rob Scheer entered the foster care system as a child who had lost both parents, carrying all of his belongings in a tattered trash bag. Decades later, as he and his husband Reece adopted their five children – each arriving through foster care – Rob was stunned to find the same undignified process still in place.

Determined to spark change, Rob founded Comfort Cases to restore dignity to children in foster care, replacing trash bags with backpacks filled with essential items and hope. His work has now provided comfort and self-worth to hundreds of thousands of youth.

Today, Rob travels the nation as a powerful keynote speaker and advocate, sharing his story to inspire communities, organizations, and policymakers to work together to create a better future for foster youth. Through initiatives like the Pathways Program and the Hope Scholarship, Rob continues to champion opportunities for youth aging out of the system, helping them pursue higher education or trade school and build lives of possibility.