We launched CarePortal in a small 'pilot' county because we wanted to see if it would actually work the way we imagined. Little did we know that 3 years later, we'd have expanded to impact more than 50% of our state's population and would be looking toward our entire state being active within the next few years. CarePortal’s value to DHS far exceeds its cost. Not only has it brought significant concrete physical supports to the families and foster families we serve, but much more than that has been the relational impact on families and on our staff. Hope is such a powerful thing, and through the linkages between state and faith community, made easy by CarePortal, hope is rising in the state of Oklahoma.