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As a foster child himself, Comfort Cases founder Rob Scheer speaks from experience. In this episode, he describes how his nonprofit helps restore dignity to children struggling through the foster care system. The show is hosted by Kim Jones. Studio 501c3 focuses on the nonprofit organizations in Montgomery County working to build supportive communities every day. Watch previous […]

Leadership Montgomery honored several local businesses for their volunteerism in the county at the annual Corporate Volunteer Awards Luncheon in Potomac. Rob Scheer, the master of ceremonies for the event, is the founder of Comfort Cases, a non-profit that provides duffel bags with toiletries and other essentials to children in foster care. Scheer said most […]

Robert Scheer remembers when he was a foster child in Northern Virginia, he had all his possessions in a single plastic trash bag. Nearly 30 years later, he and his husband adopted four children from the foster program, all arrived with their possessions in plastic bags. The Darnestown resident took his own memories and the […]

As county judges finalized the adoptions of 11 children during a special ceremony Friday afternoon, emotions were high. Tears strolled down family members’ faces as each child was introduced with their new last names. “It’s very emotional,” said adoptive parent Stephanie Labetant. “It’s the second adoption we’ve done but it’s still very special.” County leaders […]

It’s National Nurses Week and at Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center there are a lot of reasons to celebrate these caregivers. For one, the nurses have taken on a community service project where they collected more than 150 backpacks for Comfort Cases, a nonprofit organization that provides backpacks with essential items like toiletries, pajamas, […]