Comfort Cases is a charity organization founded by adoptive father of four Rob Chasteen-Scheer. Rob, himself a former foster youth, decided to be a foster parent and was startled when two foster children came to his home with all of their belongings fit in two trash bags.

Rob recalled, “The night of Amaya and Makai’s arrival, we took the siblings shopping and Amaya picked out a pink Cinderella nightgown. She was thrilled to choose it on her own.  Later that night, we watched her from the doorway, looking at herself from every angle in the mirror. Amaya had a smile that was brighter than the sun; she was in her brand new pajamas that were only hers.”

Rob and his husband welcomed two more foster youth into their home, and they too arrived with nothing more than a trash bag full of used clothing. From this, Rob was inspired to found Comfort Cases, to provide youth entering foster care with something comforting, of their own.

Rob says, “With the staggering number of children that enter the foster care system, we as a community can make a difference while they are on their journey.”

Comfort Cases cites that thousands of children in the Washington Metropolitan Region enter the foster-care system each year. Most carry little more than the clothes on their backs.

Today Comfort Cases came to Hearts & Homes with 95 comfort cases to pass on to our kids. Comfort Cases has been a generous supporter of Hearts & Homes for quite some time, supplying us with comfort cases containing a pajama set, stuffed animal, toiletries, a blanket, art supplies, and a journal for the foster youth in our care.

Comfort Cases is on a mission to make sure that no child arrives at a foster home with nothing of their own. There are a staggering number of children in the foster care system and we can make a difference in their lives. Click here if you would like to support Comfort Cases with a monetary or in-kind donation.