Kansas City CarePortal serves 500,000 children nationwide
Kansas City-based CarePortal, a technology platform that connects children and families in crisis with people who want to help, reached a new milestone in service this spring with 500,000 children served since it was founded in 2015. In 2025 alone, the organization helped serve more than 117,000 children, generating more than $47.5 million in economic impact.
“Because of the tremendous help of our partners, over the past 11 years, we’ve been able to serve half a million children,” founder and president Adrien Lewis said. “It is hard to fully comprehend all that has gone into lifting up 500,000 children and all the people who have been a part of this journey.
“Behind every child served is someone who cared enough to act — a teacher, counselor, medical professional, case worker or advocate who recognized a need and stepped forward. What followed reflects the very best of our communities. Churches opened their arms, volunteers gave their time and businesses, organization and community members shared resources so children’s needs could be met quickly and with dignity.”
The organization’s role is to help mobilize neighbor-to-neighbor action to connect vulnerable children and families with caring neighbors in their own community. For both prevention and protection, the ultimate goal is for children and families to build a meaningful connection that can lead to ongoing supportive relationships.
CarePortal believes that technology is most effective when it strengthens relationships rather than replacing them. Innovative technology not only has the ability to improve coordination between public systems and community responders but also can open the door to networks of caring adults and vital support for youth and foster care.
“Half a million children served is a milestone worth celebrating, because it represents what’s possible when communities come together around children and families,” Lewis said. “We believe this is only the beginning. So today, we celebrated. And tomorrow, we keep building toward a world where every child has access to more than enough care.”
More information is available at www.careportal.org.
–Alan Goforth | Metro Voice
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