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History of One Church, One Child of Oklahoma |
| The One Church, One Child of Oklahoma Program was officially established in 1988 and is governed by a twenty-one member interdenominational Board of Directors comprised of Clergy from various churches statewide. The program is affiliated with the National organization which is located in Washington, D.C. under the leadership of Father George Clements. One Church, One Child of Oklahoma also receives supportive services from its Advisory Committee which is comprised of volunteers from the community statewide. For 17 years, One Church, One Child of Oklahoma has served in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Division of Children and Family Services to provide community based services that promote the recruitment of African-American resources families. Since the implementation of the Oklahoma OCOC program, there has been a significant increase in the pool of African-American resource families willing to adopt children with special needs. |
Church, One Child of Oklahoma provides an organized method of reaching Church, One Child of Oklahoma provides an organized method of reaching out to the African-American community through churches and community organizations to increase the awareness of the need for prospective adoptive and foster parents. adoptive and foster parents. |
