Comfort Cases provides backpacks filled with necessities and comfort items to children facing a transition to foster care. Join them for a packing shift in Rockville, MD! (Please only sign up for one shift)
VOLUNTEER COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS
The following COVID-related measures are optional for participation:
- Be vaccinated or provide a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of your volunteer shift
- Wear a mask during your volunteer shift
VOLUNTEER DIRECTIONS
If you are able and wish to volunteer at Comfort Cases, please do the following:
- Respond to this opportunity;
- Arrive for your shift at Comfort Cases: 15825 Shady Grove Rd #60, Rockville, MD 20850
SSL: MCPS students will receive 1.5 SSL hours for completing their volunteer shift.
By responding to this opportunity, you are pledging to continue to complete acts of service in the spirit of Dr. King.
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian and must be completed outside of school hours. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns.
From Comfort Cases and Volunteering during COVID-19: We believe in a compassionate community that cares for the most vulnerable among us, and we can all do something to bring comfort to children in foster care. Volunteers must sign in before each shift and acknowledge that they have either been fully vaccinated or had a negative COVID test within 72 hours of arriving. For youth under 12, we ask parents to make the appropriate decisions. All information will remain confidential. Reschedule your volunteer shift if you are experiencing any COVID symptoms or have been in direct contact with an individual who has tested positive. Face masks are required at all times, regardless of vaccination status. Maintain 6 feet of social distancing. Thank You!
ABOUT COMFORT CASES
At Comfort Cases, we believe that every child deserves to feel a sense of dignity. Every child deserves to pack their belongings in a special bag that they can call their very own. Every child deserves to have a cozy new pair of pajamas, a brand new warm blanket, and a new stuffed animal to hug during the traumatic transition into foster care.
On any given day, there are approximately 437,500 children in foster care in the United States. Most of them are removed from their homes with little more than the clothes on their backs. If they do have any personal belongings, they are given a trash bag in which to carry them.
WHAT’S IN A COMFORT CASE?
Comfort Cases are backpacks filled with comfort and personal care items for youth entering the foster care system. Typically, children are given a trash bag to pack up their belongings when they are removed from their homes. We are working to end this practice while providing the essentials for a child’s first few days in foster care.
See how backpacks are packed here!
