CarePortal reports 500,000 children served through community network
The care-sharing platform says its model links families in crisis with local churches, volunteers, businesses and advocates.
By Sofia Marchetti · World Affairs Correspondent
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CarePortal has passed 500,000 children served since its 2015 launch, a milestone for a platform built to connect vulnerable children and families with local help. The organization says the total reflects a community-response model that routes needs to churches, volunteers, businesses and local advocates.
The milestone was reached in May. CarePortal also reported that it helped serve more than 117,000 children in 2025 and generated more than $47.5 million in economic impact during the year.
CarePortal operates as a care-sharing technology platform. Its work centers on identifying needs among children and families in crisis, then connecting those needs with people and organizations in the same community that are willing to respond.
Founder and President Adrien Lewis credited the total to a broad network of partners over the organization’s 11 years. He said the milestone reflects the work of teachers, counselors, medical professionals, caseworkers and advocates who recognized specific needs, as well as churches, volunteers, businesses and community members that supplied time and resources.
The model sits in a broader field of child welfare support, where public agencies and community groups often try to keep families stable before a crisis leads to deeper system involvement. CarePortal frames its role around both prevention and protection, with a focus on building local support around families rather than treating help as a one-time transaction.
In the foster care context, the organization’s platform is designed to mobilize what it describes as neighbor-to-neighbor action. The goal is to connect children and families with nearby adults and groups that can respond quickly and, in some cases, form longer-term relationships.
Technology is central to the approach, but CarePortal presents it as a coordination tool rather than a substitute for personal support. The platform is used to link public systems and community responders, while widening access to networks of adults and resources for youth and families involved with foster care.
Lewis said the 500,000-child mark shows what can happen when people from different sectors organize around children and families. He also described the milestone as an early point in the organization’s broader effort to expand care access for children.
The reported totals give CarePortal a measurable business and nonprofit milestone for its care-sharing platform for vulnerable children and families. They also underscore the organization’s bet that local coordination can turn small acts of support into a wider safety net for families under pressure.