River Oaks

Saturate Murfreesboro · Local Good

SURROUND A
FAMILY.

Join the Team
We Are a Foster Family

No family should do this alone

Foster and adoptive families in Murfreesboro say yes to hard, holy work. Our job is to make sure they never carry it by themselves. That looks like meals during a new placement, a team that shows up on a bad week, and answering the real needs of children in our county as they come in.

You do not have to foster to be part of this. Most of the people on this team are simply neighbors who decided a family near them would not go unsupported.

River Oaks CarePortal

How CarePortal works

CarePortal connects our church to real-time needs of vulnerable children and families in our community. When a caseworker enters a need, we get the chance to answer it within hours.

1
A caseworker sees a need
A social worker in Rutherford County meets a child or family in crisis and enters the specific need into CarePortal.
2
The request comes to us
That request lands with churches nearby, including River Oaks. Beds, car seats, clothes, groceries, and school supplies.
3
We meet it together
Our team answers with real items and real presence, and often a relationship that outlasts the request.

Ways to wrap around a family

Start with one. The families in our church will tell you the small things carried them further than anything else.

Every weekPray for a family by nameThe simplest way in, and the one every foster and adoptive family tells us they feel.
As needs come upBring a mealA hot dinner during a placement week carries more weight than you would guess.
ScheduledRespite and childcare supportGive foster parents a few hours to breathe. We will walk you through training and the background check.
Real timeAnswer a CarePortal requestBeds, car seats, clothes, and school supplies requested by a caseworker for a specific child in our county.
OngoingJoin a wrap-around teamA small team that surrounds one family with rides, laundry, homework help, and friendship.
QuarterlyServe on a Local Good dayHome projects, yard work, and family support across Murfreesboro. No experience needed, every age can serve.

Are you a foster or adoptive family?

Tell us what is going on, and our team will follow up personally to understand how we may be able to come alongside you. Your request is confidential.

Your request goes only to our care team and is kept confidential.

Every child deserves a family that is not carrying it alone.

Join the team, answer a CarePortal need, or start by praying for one family by name.