In December 1984, the lives of Carol Porter, a registered nurse and Hurt Porter, a former radio announcer/record promoter changed forever. After discovering that children living near their home were eating out of a dumpster, the Porters went into action. Finding apartments without electricity, running water or adequate heat, the Porters embarked on a personal mission to feed all 82 children in the complex. To date, Kid-Care, the nation's first meals on wheels program for children, has delivered well over 1 million meals to kids in the Houston metroplex.

  In the name of Kid-Care Carol and Hurt have accepted over 80 international, national and local awards. Among them President George H. Bush, the Points of Light Award(866th), The  Volunteer Action Award given by President Clinton, the Lewis Hine Award, the Maxwell Coffee 100 Real Heroes Award, the Publisher's Clearing House Good As Gold Award and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Community Service Award. Texas Monthly named Carol a "Texas20" one of the 20 most influential people in the state. In April 1997, Carol and Hurt were invited to the President's Summit for America's Future. Kid-Care was selected one of the 50 best teaching examples in the nation. Carol and Hurt shared their vision of a hunger-free society in Austria, Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, and throughout America. Mrs. Porter consulted with Nora Puyana de Pastrana, First Lady of Columbia S.A., in development oh her "National Breakfast" program presently is in collaboration with the Department of Education in Cartagena, South America, in developing feeding projects within their war-torn community.

The Porters  have been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CBS This Morning, and "Person of the Week" on The ABC Evening News, Good Morning America, CNN,ABC Special "John Stossel Goes to Washington" and many other international, national and local programs. Kid-Care stories have appeared in USA Today, New York Times, The Washington Post, People Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Ladies Home Journal and many other publications.

Mrs. Porter collaborated on the formation of the present format of the "Good Samaritan Act, Senate Bill N0.215, signed into law by former Governor of Texas and Now president George W. Bush.

January 29.2001, The Porters met with President Bush for his announcement of his Faith-Based and Community Initiative Division.

Carol published her first book, a soft covered book on volunteerism titled, One Act of Kindness  to benefit the Kid-Care program. One Act of Kindness (The Kid-Care story), Hard cover edition, is presently being prepared. 

On July 2001, Kid-Care was conferred with "NGO in Roster Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations". 

On May 10, 2002 during the 27th World Session for Children at the United Nations, Carol conducted a workshop "Ending Hunger Among Children Globally Through a Meals on Wheels Concept".

On June 2002 Carol was featured as a "Main Platform Speaker" for the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT).