The Care Portal Ministry: A User’s Perspective from the Department of Corrections

Many reality and competitive TV shows are built on the very premise of providing feedback. If you’ve watched any primetime television over the past decade, you’ve witnessed the emergence of the judge as the celebrity. It’s feedback that is […]

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Breaking the Slumber: Offering Rest

There are a number of non-profit organizations dedicated to the welfare of children. Sleepyhead Beds is one of them. This organization exists to serve the children of the Kansas City metropolitan area and has delivered over 5,000 gently used, […]

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Care Portal Technology Update: Using the Map

Ponder with me for just one moment. Let’s consider that classic scenario: You’re lost in the wilderness and have a very limited amount of weight that you can carry. What do you take?
Let’s also presume that, considering it’s the […]

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I Pray for the Light

Stories are beginning to emerge. Stories of needs being met, thankfulness growing in the heart of man, and the Lord being glorified.
It started with a decision. A commitment, really, to understand and to choose to assume the burdens of […]

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What’s in a bar chart? More families being helped by the church.

All organizations like to show positive-performance trends.  These upward-sloping charts sometimes indicate increasing sales or rising profits to reassure current investors and impress potential new ones.  This Care Portal bar chart, however, represents something a little different: more local […]

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Bringing me home

The Care Portal is empowering local churches and agencies to establish a culture of Church Centered Child Welfare. It combines technology with grassroots leadership to engage, connect, and equip local churches to meet a full range of child welfare […]

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If only we had known vs. Once we knew

Last month, a single mom was struggling to pay the bills.  With five children in the home, this was nothing new.  Working hard to make sure there is a little money at the end of month is her normal.  […]

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CarePortal comes to Kansas City!

The first round of CarePortal gatherings in Kansas City went fantastic! Many churches attended and are excited about taking the next step to see CarePortal used in KC. We also found that for many the dates didn’t work, so […]

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