TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Local volunteers worked to help ensure children have the things they need when entering foster care.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield teamed up with a non-profit called Comfort Cases. They packed backpacks with new pajamas, socks, a blanket, toys and books, and hygiene items.
The backpacks will be given to local organizations that serve children in foster care. Children are often given a trash bag to bring along their items when entering the foster system.
The founder of Comfort Cases, Rob Scheer, says these backpacks are about giving hope and dignity to children.
“I actually came into the system in 1979 carrying a trash bag and little did I know that 14 years ago when I adopted our four children, all four of them would carry a trash bag. I can tell you right now, it makes you feel disposable. It makes you feel that you do not matter.”
In total, about 250 backpacks were filled with items.
“I just hope that when a kid receives a Comfort Case, that it’s special to them and it’s something that they’ll always remember that even though they went through that experience that there are people that care about them,” said Brian Cobb, community relations manager for Indiana Medicaid.
