Rob Scheer

Rob Scheer entered foster care at age 12 with only the clothes on his back and a torn trash bag to carry his belongings. At 18, he was a Senior in High School and homeless as he “aged out” of the foster care system.

Flash forward to 2013 – Scheer and his husband Reece were ready to start a family and were notified of a brother and sister in foster care that were in need of a home. Shockingly, they arrived on Scheer’s doorstep carrying their belongings… in a very similar trash bag.

Comfort Cases was founded soon after. Now, Scheer and Reece are the parents of five children, all adopted from the foster care system. Annually presenting to hundreds of schools, universities, corporations and other organizations, Scheer educates the community about foster care and shares his personal story. He also advocates fixing the broken foster care system by speaking at local and federal government forums.

Scheer is the host of "Fostering Change," rated for consecutive years as the #1 podcast for topics regarding foster care and adoption. He is the author of "A Forever Family: Fostering Change One Family at a Time," his memoir published by Simon & Schuster, and is a frequent guest on national and local media. In 2022, Scheer, who proudly states he doesn’t know the difference between “there”, their” and “they’re”, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree from Lynn University. He also was asked to deliver the Commencement speech to that year’s graduating class.