Latest Foster children Podcast Episodes
Best of Season 5: Laura, Foster Parent Partner: Trauma-informed parenting, and navigating foster care situations
Fostering Change - July 02, 2024 12:52 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWelcome back to our “Best of Season 5” series. Maybe you’ll be listening to this on the beach as you celebrate Independence Day, in your car on your way to work, or at home. Wherever you listen, we thank you for your support! Today we revisit our interview with Laura, whose mission is to educat...
An Unlikely Journey to Parenthood Through America’s Broken Foster Care System
Fostering Change - June 18, 2024 13:24 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWelcome to our first episode of Fostering Change’s “Best of Season 5”. Today, we revisit Rob’s interview with Mark Daley, author of SAFE: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family. We knew right away that this interview would be in our “Best of” series, and we think ...
Navigating the Foster Care System in California and Beyond
Fostering Change - June 04, 2024 13:20 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWelcome to the Final Episode of Season 5. Thank you for joining us on this journey - whether you’re a new listener or if you’ve been with us all five seasons. Season 6 will debut in September, but following today’s episode, we will air some of our favorite episodes from the past season once ag...
A journey through foster care and homelessness, interrogating the true meanings of resilience, ambition, and success – Emi Nietfeld
Fostering Change - May 28, 2024 17:55 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWelcome to the final episode of Fostering Change for National Foster Care Awareness Month. We hope you have done something meaningful to help our youth, the fantastic people who work in social services, our teachers… and yourself. This is the month they “give us,” but as Rob often shares, “whe...
Yes, Single People Can Become Foster Parents and Make a Huge Difference in Children’s Lives
Fostering Change - May 21, 2024 11:04 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday we share the story of an amazing woman who has the biggest heart - the epitome of what we love to call a “Good Human”. We’ll learn how in the period of just 3 years, Kate Rapier quickly went from being single, to becoming a foster mom, soon an adoptive parent of two and then married to a...
This Award-Winning Record Producer Becomes a CASA to Support Youth in Foster Care - Benny Grinberg
Fostering Change - May 14, 2024 13:39 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsAs you likely recall, in Season 5, we moved to posting new episodes of Fostering Change bi-weekly. Well, we’ve just met so many amazing humans that we thought we’d make an exception during National Foster Care Awareness Month, so we have four episodes running this month! Before we get on to t...
An unflinching portrait of shattered families, desperation, and determination
Fostering Change - May 07, 2024 12:10 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsMay 1 was the first day of National Foster Care Awareness Month. The team at Comfort Cases wants to take a moment to thank and recognize all of the foster parents, foster families, youth who are currently in foster care and those who have “aged out”. Thank you to the CASAs and the social service...
How Children and families affected by conditions such as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome can benefit from exposure to farms and farm animals
Fostering Change - April 23, 2024 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday’s episode of Fostering Change is an in depth discussion with Susan Rich, founder and president of 7th Generation Foundation, about FAS: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. FAS is close to home to our host, Rob Scheer, as one of Rob’s children has FAS. And although the diagnosis for Rob’s son was t...
From Rock Bottom to Bringing a Family Together Again: A Foster Care Success Story with Jackie Polk
Fostering Change - April 09, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsAfter you listen to today’s episode of Fostering Change, take a moment. Take a breath. Reflect on what you heard, and ponder how you would handle the situations that our guest Jackie Polk faced. Here is part of the note Jackie sent us when she inquired about sharing her story: I'm a boy mom of...
A Foster Care Journey and How Change Must Happen to the Broken System
Fostering Change - March 26, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsJerold Hawkins was introduced to Rob Scheer and Comfort Cases in 2023 when the company he works for, Aptiv, held a “Packing Party,” packing up backpacks filled with new essential items to be delivered to local social service agencies for distribution to youth entering foster care in Michigan. ...
The Importance of Talking About “Reunification” for Youth in Foster Care - A New Visit from Charell Star
Fostering Change - March 12, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday, we welcome back a wonderful guest, Charell Star. We first discovered Charell in 2021 from the “Humans of New York” column and video she was featured. We wanted Charell to come back on our podcast to give us an update on her work in the foster care system since then. Charell shares her c...
Creating a Warm and Safe Space for Children Transitioning into Foster Care
Fostering Change - February 27, 2024 12:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsOften times when children are removed from their homes and brought to a social service agency or law enforcement office, they are not placed in a foster home immediately, and have to spend hours, a whole night, or even days sitting on an uncomfortable office chair, a lumpy couch or maybe an air ...
Keeping Marriage Alive and a Strong as a Family with Adoptive Children
Fostering Change - February 13, 2024 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsHappy Valentine’s Day! (one day early) On today’s special episode, of Fostering Change we bring in two of our favorite married couples: David & Julie Bulitt and Rob & Reece Scheer! Yes, our host and his husband - co-founders of Comfort Cases - discuss relationships, particularly the issues fa...
An Unlikely Journey to Parenthood Through America’s Broken Foster Care System with Mark Daley
Fostering Change - January 30, 2024 12:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday, on Fostering Change, Comfort Cases’ founder Rob Scheer has an enlightening conversation with Mark Daley, author of SAFE: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family. The book offers a deeply personal window into what happens when the universal longing for family...
Feeling Wanted, Love & Safe: Stories to Change the Lives of Children in Foster Care… FOR THE BETTER!
Fostering Change - January 16, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsComfort Cases is so lucky to have many friends and supporters from around the world. In 2022 we opened our first international center, Comfort CasesUK (https://comfortcasesuk.org/). On today’s episode, we welcome a guest from England, our friend Kevin Leslie. Kevin is known for many movie and...
Parents: Today we Give you “Permission to Rest”!
Fostering Change - January 02, 2024 12:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWelcome to 2024! The entire team at Comfort Cases hopes you had a festive, and happy holiday season. Note that we didn’t write “restful”, as we know the past few weeks are generally the busiest time of year. This is why we are starting off our 2024 season right, with an interview with Ashley N...
Bananas Foster: Making a positive impact, and spreading joy throughout the foster care community to inspire others
Fostering Change - December 26, 2023 12:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday is a special episode of Fostering Change (well, all our episodes are special, but this one has a very special significance!) It’s the final episode of 2023 AND, today’s episode marks the 200th Episode of Fostering Change. Amazing that we’ve reached this important milestone in our 5th sea...
Adopting Through Foster Care: What to Consider, and Why it May Change Your Life for Good!
Fostering Change - December 19, 2023 12:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIf you’ve watched or listened to Fostering Change before, or you’ve seen Rob Scheer speak at an event or a Comfort Cases “Packing Party”, you know that he loves to promote people who are doing great things for others - what he calls “Good Humans.” Well, on today’s episode you’ll meet one of the ...
A Coming-Of-Age Story of Tenacity, Hope and Impact!
Fostering Change - December 12, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsPrepare yourself for an interview with a woman who defines the term “resilience.” Regina Calcaterra’s memoir Etched in Sand, A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island is a #1 international best-seller and a New York Times best-seller. As a result of Etc...
Lifting Each Other Up to Make the World a Better Tomorrow for Youth in Foster Care
Fostering Change - December 05, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratings“Understand there is more of a reality out there than you’ve been living through.” Today’s episode of Fostering Change will truly inspire you! Rob Scheer interviews Lisa Cohen, someone he shares much in common. They were both in foster care, both from Washington, DC and following foster care,...
A Truly Corporately Responsible Organization and How they Support Youth in Foster Care
Fostering Change - November 28, 2023 14:11 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsCorporate Responsibility. You hear that phrase often. But how many businesses truly follow through on being good corporate citizens? On today’s episode of Fostering Change you will meet one organization that does just that: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Indiana Medicaid Health Plan. In ...
Changing the Narrative: Questions About Race & Other Challenges a Single Black Father Who Adopts & Fosters Children of Various Races Faces
Fostering Change - November 21, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWe hope you are ready for an especially inspiring episode of Fostering Change. Today, Rob Scheer interviews Peter Mutabazi: entrepreneur, international advocate for children, and the founder of Now I Am Known, a nonprofit that supplies resources that encourage and affirm children and families. A...
Exploring the Passion in Being a Resilient Caregiver
Fostering Change - November 14, 2023 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn a discussion that covers everything from medicare filings to the resources necessary for caregivers of all kind to thrive, today Rob Scheer speaks with Mike and Kristin Berry, the co-founders of The Resilient Caregiver, a global initiative that helps foster and adoptive caregivers build resil...
Steps to Youth Can Take to Overcome Bullying
Fostering Change - November 08, 2023 19:18 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday, Rob Scheer talks with a real “go-getter”. Someone who doesn’t take no for an answer and truly reaches for the stars. Haley Marguerite is a motivational speaker, a publisher and an author. In fact, she published her first book at the age of 11! Haley is the talented author behind the belo...
Overcoming the Challenges of Youth Exiting Foster Care
Fostering Change - November 07, 2023 15:55 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsComfort Cases is thrilled to be working with the team from Amerigroup Georgia Families 360 on a powerful new initiative. Launched at the start of National Adoption Awareness Month, Comfort Cases and Amerigroup Georgia Families 360 are committing to get a Comfort Case(™) to every youth in foster ...
Zion Clark: Learning to Leverage Struggles to Survive and Thrive at the Highest Levels
Fostering Change - October 31, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsYou may know the name Zion Clark, whose catchphrase is: “You Don't Need Legs To Leave A Footprint On Earth” Did you watch his documentary on Netflix? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRvGlB1-Ku8 Maybe you saw him on America’s Got Talent? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRA3t_9hX50 Or, you re...
Becoming “Indomitable” and Fixing the Flaws in the Foster Care System
Fostering Change - October 24, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsSocial justice advocate Di Ciruolo is on a mission to shed light on these systematic injustices in the foster care system and provides a step-by-step approach to personal recovery and guidance for survivors and those who seek to support them in her new book, “Indomitable”, a true story of how s...
Helping Youth Who are Aging Out of the Foster Care System
Fostering Change - October 10, 2023 12:10 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsToday on Fostering Change, Rob Scheer speaks with Monica Pantoja, the dynamic Executive Director of the nsoro Educational Foundation. Founded in 2005, The nsoro Educational Foundation believes not one young person aging out of our nation's foster care system should have to navigate the world al...
What We Can Do To Ensure that Youth in Foster Care Succeed in Life!
Fostering Change - October 03, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsIn today’s episode of Fostering Change, Rob Scheer speaks with a true “angel”: Susan Ramirez, the founder of National Angels, a non-profit organization whose mission is “to walk alongside children, youth, and families in the foster care community by offering consistent support through intentiona...
Experience a Truly Good Human: A NICU Nurse Adopts the Teen Mom of Triplets
Fostering Change - September 26, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThis true story will inspire you like none you may have ever heard. Rob Scheer interviews Katrina Mullen. You may have seen Katrina on The Today Show, or in People Magazine. This unassuming NICU (NeoNatal Intensive Care Unit) Nurse has received universal praise for how she stepped up where other...
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