Outreach & Care

We’re proud to offer resources and care for our local community.

Local Outreach

We meet needs locally through strategic partners. We also process benevolent requests weekly to help those in need.

Care Portal

Partner with us in serving foster care children who are in need.

  • About Care Portal

    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. Not only are too many kids being separated from their families for preventable reasons, but a disproportionate number of children in foster care are Black. Any amount of time spent in foster care is traumatic and has lasting consequences that put kids at high risk for devastating outcomes later in life.


    We connect people who can help with people who need help. Right now, in real-time.


    Step 1

    A child or family in need requires help from a child-serving professional.


    Step 2

    The child-serving professional vets and types needs into care portal.


    Step 3

    Care Portal alerts nearby churches and community members to needs.


    Step 4

    Churches and community members partner to ensure that the child and family is helped.


    Visit careortal.org
  • Getting Involved

    You can sign up to be a responder in the care portal system to begin helping meet the needs of vulnerable children right here in our local community.


    You can give money to meet a need. 💵


    You can physically meet a need. 🚐

    (You could deliver a pre-purchased crib for example)


    Opportunities also exist to make a connection with the child or family. 🤝

    Sign Up
    Download the App (Apple)
    Download the App (Android)

Resources

Take a look at our list of resources. Let us know if you have any questions.

Pastoral Care

Sit down with one of our pastors or elders.

Get Help

Let us know how we can help. All requests must be approved by our Care Elders.

  • Benevolence Fund

    The purpose of the Benevolence Fund is to provide financial assistance to individuals who are in need on an urgent basis. The Benevolence Fund may not be applicable for cases which need long-term financial support.


    BASIC REQUIREMENTS

    1. Active participant of Summit Church.
    2. Need must be related to a short-term financial crisis (medical emergency, accidents, loss of job, etc.)


    If you meet the two basic requirements listed, please reach out to connect with a leader. Further instructions and an application may follow. For those who are not attending Summit, please see the Emergent & Long-Term Assistance tab in the Resources section above.

    Connect with a Leader
  • Getting Involved

    You can help us make an impact in our church community by donating directly to our benevolence fund.

    Donate Now