inspiring communities to bring dignity and hope to youth in foster care. In the second part of this interview, Rob shares some stories from his new book, A Forever Family. The book is raw, emotional, and, in some parts, difficult to read. Rob represents just one of several common foster cases, and we as a community need to do better for our future children.  

 

Key Takeaways:

[2:20] In his book, A Forever Family, Rob reveals a lot of very hard and difficult childhood experiences. 

[5:25] Our system is not designed for the well-being of our children.

[9:15] What’s inside a Comfort Case package? 

[14:00] Instead of asking, “What’s wrong with them?” ask, “What happened to them?”

[14:40] Rob shares the origin of his last name.

[19:35] Who is Mr. Rogers?

[23:35] Your life is about the choices you make. 

[26:20] Despite being so raw and vulnerable in his book, Rob has no regrets.

[28:10] You can go out there and do good work. You don’t need money to do.

[30:20] We don’t talk enough about foster care. So many people are unaware of what really goes on.

[34:30] Only 54% of foster children graduate from high school. 11% of those apply to college, and only 2% graduate from college.

[38:45] Rob is where he is today because of the people in his life, like his husband, his kids, and his team at Comfort Cases.

 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Giving Back Podcast

Comfort Cases

A Forever Family: Fostering Change One Child at a Time by Rob Scheer