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Teacher urges Sawyer County to adopt CarePortal to connect families with community volunteers
Summary
Holly, a Hayward third-grade teacher and Family Connect volunteer, told the Health and Human Services committee that CarePortal connects child-serving professionals with vetted community groups and churches to meet urgent needs — citing an approximate $7 return for every $1 spent.
Holly, a third-grade teacher in Hayward who also works part time with the nonprofit Family Connect, told the Sawyer County Health and Human Services committee she is working to bring CarePortal to Wisconsin and recommended the county consider adopting the platform.
"We are working to bring CarePortal to the state of Wisconsin," Holly said during the public-comment period, describing the system as a way for child-serving professionals — caseworkers, police officers or pregnancy resource centers — to post vetted, immediate needs such as car seats and cribs to local volunteers and churches. "We're seeing about a $7 return for every dollar spent," she added, saying the platform helps keep children out of foster care and supports kinship placements.
CarePortal, Holly said, is not open for families to post requests directly; only verified child-serving professionals can enter needs. She described quick turnarounds in other Wisconsin counties, where churches and local organizations respond to vetted requests within days. She offered to set up an informational meeting and said she has printed materials for committee members.
Committee members did not take formal action on the request at the meeting; Holly’s presentation was received during the public-comment portion of the agenda and she offered to follow up with staff if they wanted more information.
The committee may refer the item to staff for a demonstration or to include it in future discussions of community supports for children and families.
