Every child belongs in a healthy, loving family. No other environment has proven to be better suited for or more effective at delivering the safety, stability, and care that is so vitally important to a child’s wellbeing.

Across the United States, however, a hidden crisis has been ravaging our communities. Each year, government child protection agencies are alerted to more than 7 million children¹ who have experienced maltreatment. These reports have resulted in over 400,000 children being removed from their homes and placed in an overburdened foster care system.

By partnering with CarePortal, Castle Oaks Church is working to assist families, particularly children, who are often victims of domestic violence, substance abuse, or financial difficulties.  Castle Oaks Church’s main focus is on preserving kinship placements.  We focus on Tier 1 needs, which aims to meet the physical needs of children and families in crisis. 
Examples would be:  Phones
Clothing
Food
Beds
Gas
Bikes
Security Needs
Fire Extinguishers

We are hopeful in the near future to be able to graduate to Tier 2 needs - hopefully more details coming soon!

We are grateful for those in our church and community who are interested in ways they can support this outreach:
- PRAY - for wisdom to best meet the growing needs of the disfunction in the communities around us “behind closed doors”
- SERVE - as individual needs develop, you can sign up HERE to receive and respond to needs as they are put in the system
- GIVE - to help children stay with family members (kinship) and out of foster care system. Click HERE and then click the green
button at the top of the page that says “GIVE TO OUR DONATION FUND”

For any questions please reach out to Castle Oaks CarePortal Church Representative: Rick Palm rickpalm@comcast.net