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Dec 29

The warmth of the church

My family doesn't like winter.  There is a physical relief coming from the outside cold to the inside warmth.  It's warm inside.  We believe God desires that physical and spiritual warmth for all people by being in a family.  He tells us about that in Psalms 68:6.  He sets the lonely in... read more →
Dec 29

2016 – Year in Review

When any product has almost 1,000 reviews it means something substantial, doesn’t it?  If nearly 95% of those reviews were overwhelmingly positive, you would probably pause to seriously consider the product or service.  In 2016, 111Project received nearly 1,000 reviews, 95% positive.  We are excited to share a few highlights... read more →
Dec 20

“Isn’t this the Carpenter’s Son?”

Over the last few weeks, we have been excited to share about the numerous ways individuals can make an impact on the child.  The opportunities included individuals helping biological families be reconciled to their children; individuals that assisted and supported foster and adoptive families, so that they may take or... read more →
Dec 13

Restoration

Ariel is a young, single mom to sweet 13-month-old Gus. Gus had been living in foster care for the past eight months, but Ariel had made huge changes in her life and was ready to bring her son home. We first heard their story when a request came through CarePortal... read more →
Dec 05

A Hospital Is Not a Home

This fall, Leslie, a caseworker in Cherokee County, found herself in a desperate place. Her department had been working with a medically fragile baby girl who had been in their custody since her birth four months earlier. This little fighter was born at 25 weeks and weighed only 1 pound... read more →
Nov 29

Laundry List – A CarePortal Story

Many times when a child is removed from their biological parents, they are placed in the home of a family member or acquaintance. These are called kinship placements. These kinship foster families especially benefit from CarePortal, as they often go a while without receiving support from the state for the... read more →
Nov 22

One Worker at a Time

Last month at a CarePortal training in an Oklahoma County DHS office, we heard from Kelly, a child welfare supervisor. We had been explaining CarePortal and sharing stories of the impact it has had. Kelly raised her hand to speak to the group. Here’s what she said: I have been... read more →
Nov 15

An Unorthodox Request

In April, we heard about 14 year Kale through a request his caseworker made on CarePortal. Through no fault of his own, Kale was living in the state foster care shelter in Tulsa. Unfortunately, there had been many activities that Kale hadn’t been able to take part in because of... read more →
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