Tag - US Orphan Care

A Different Story for Foster Mom & Family

During this second week of Different December, we’re highlighting a story of God at work through CarePortal. Every community has children and families in crisis. CarePortal provides a real-time, relational connection for churches who want to care for them.

Life can change […]

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Advice from one CarePortal worker to another

The CarePortal network is filled with servants of the Lord.  There are so many who have sacrificially given to aid those impacted by the child welfare system.  Some were working long before CarePortal: others are new and eager to […]

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Where are we going? A CarePortal Vision . . .

“Piti piti zwazo fè nich li.”
As part of our international ministry, we are deeply invested with church partners in Haiti. In our interactions with our partners, we have come across this Haitian proverb. It states, “Little by little, the […]

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Children helping children

By Taylor Burdiss, CarePortal intern
The CarePortal network includes churches of all sizes, ages, and demographics. The common thread that binds these churches is the longing to serve local children and families in crisis. No need is the same. No response […]

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Like Christmas in July

By Sadie Elliott, CarePortal intern
We are often blessed by stories shared by church members at active CarePortal churches. We hear how meeting a need has impacted them personally, and we hear how their gift has affected the family in need. […]

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What if we don't see the end of the story?

By Sadie Elliott, CarePortal intern
Who doesn’t love a good success story? Superheroes and love stories and underdogs enchant us. Our books, shows, and movies have to have happy endings. But what happens when the storybook ending doesn’t occur? What happens […]

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CAFO Summit Happens Today!

Today and tomorrow, the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) is hosting its annual summit.  The summit is designed to equip Christians for deeper work in orphan care, offering a number of workshops and gathering spaces for like-minded believers.  Representatives […]

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These Are the Steps to Reunification

The world of family collapse is messy.
The moments and circumstances that result in child placement in the foster care system are messy.  These are known and understood.  However, the complexities to emerge out of the system also pose significant […]

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Local Kansas family finds support at local Oasis

“We have a foster family who became licensed to provide a home for a teen girl they knew in foster care.  The teen no longer lives with the family, and they have made adjustments in their home to continue […]

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Local Church Launches Guesthouse to Strengthen Relationships in Community

The individuals that are part of the organizations, agencies, and church partners that make up the CarePortal community know that one of the biggest barriers to mobilizing ourselves and others to care for neighbors in crisis is overcoming the […]

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