Why do beds matter? | CarePortal

People often ask what item is most commonly requested to meet the needs of children through CarePortal, our technology platform designed to connected children and families in crisis to churches and people who want to help. Across the 20 […]

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2 Minutes with GO | October Quarterly Update

 
Joe Knittig has some exciting news for you in this edition of 2 Minutes with GO! Click below to hear about a major milestone for our U.S. ministry and a new way you can help kids around the world through the […]

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Glam Cafe: 5th grade girls open restaurant to provide food for kids in need

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — All these girls needed to help other kids was a spatula and a dream . . . and a garage.
A group of 5th graders from a small community in Missouri recently opened a pop-up restaurant […]

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Video Story: A reflection from the Middle East

A team from our U.S. headquarters recently visited our local church partners serving children and families in Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. Jake Barreth, director of international ministry at The Global Orphan Project, shared a raw reaction to an experience […]

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CarePortal Story | Moving Beyond the Connection Point

CarePortal facilitates the meeting of tangible needs, but the vision has always been deeper. The phrase, “making connections”, is blasted throughout the stories we share. When you meet a need, a connection point is formed and opens the opportunity […]

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The Cost of Poverty Experience: Disrupting Assumptions

40 million people live under the poverty line in the United States. For those isolated from this poverty, stereotypes portrayed in the media often foster uninformed assumptions, perceptions and attitudes.
 
“Maybe we wouldn’t all admit it ahead of time, but […]

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CarePortal Staff Reading List

We experience major milestones over time that impact who we are, where we go, and what we do. Sometimes, something as simple as a book can have powerful effects on the trajectory of a life. Recently, we asked a […]

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Providing Back-to-School Basics | CarePortal

It’s back-to-school season! This time of year, school supplies are among the items most requested through CarePortal. And churches across the U.S. are coming through in a big way!
Many children connected to the child welfare system experience high levels […]

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Who are they?

By Ashley Willis, CarePortal Intern
 
4 million. It’s hard to visualize the number of kids touched by the U.S. child welfare system when you cannot count them on your fingers. Our mission for the child is never lost on us, […]

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Serving Every Child: The Grid

CarePortal identifies needs of children and families through a tool we call “The Grid”. Churches, organizations, and individuals can serve anywhere on a spectrum of needs, from providing a one-time resource to fostering children in their own homes.

Foundationally, The […]

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