We are so excited about the upcoming Community Gathering of Mayes County. Where we will make meaningful connections with leaders in the community, utilize Careportal, & continue to provide solutions to the foster care crisis happening in our own backyard. This Months Highlights: There are over 6,200 Churches in Oklahoma. If 1,000 Churches recruited one foster family per year and met one Careportal request a month, there would be more than enough support for children involved in the child welfare system. Careportal Item of the Month: Twin Bedding Sets

REGISTER FOR CUSTER COUNTY Community Meeting Dear Church Leaders, OKDHS and County Agency Staff, We are delighted to announce that our community coordinator, Kalie Kerth, has scheduled a Community Gathering for Custer County. Weatherford Federated Church will be our host this month. The address is  302 Custer St, Weatherford, OK, and they have graciously volunteered to host lunch! These Community Gatherings are essential in fostering collaboration and support among the faith community and local agencies. Our last gathering was so much fun, and Kalie Kerth, our Custer County Community Coordinator, shared a Custer County Resource Guide. Such a fantastic tool for navigating a plan to help our children and families in crisis! If you would like to receive one of these guides, please get in touch with Kalie or me; we will ensure you get one. Thank you, Kalie, for all your work on this guide!  

REGISTER FOR THE WOODWARD COUNTY  GATHERING! Invite A NEW CHURCH TO ATTEND THIS EVENT AND WIN A FREE TOTE :) AND A NEW CALENDAR when they come! Register online at the bottom of this page.  Dear Church Leaders, OKDHS and County Agency Staff, THE FEBRUARY GATHERING for Woodward County will be held at the Horace Mann Elementary. Lunch will be provided. We are thankful for all the hard work and dedication Raquel Razien, our 111Project Community Coordinator, has put into developing Woodward County. She is creating a solid network for our churches to meet the needs of Woodward County foster/adoptive/biological families. Woodward is one of Oklahoma's most successful CarePortal counties in meeting emergency requests for children and families! I am so thankful for the team's networking to make this happen. This year, WOODWARD COUNTY CHURCHES met 139 children served!      To make the event a smooth and enjoyable experience for everyone, we kindly request that all agency workers and church leaders register as soon as possible.