Oklahoma City Adoptive Families

Miss Northwestern pageant contestant eyes Miss Oklahoma title as she supports adoption & foster care

Miss America contestants arrive in Las Vegas, Nevada, in preparation for Saturday's pageant.Photo credit: Tom Donoghue Related articlesChildren's books teach adopted toddlers and preschoolers about adoption Oklahoma Adoption Coalition offers 2010-2011 calendars for sale Haiti...

Haiti stops departure of orphans after earthquake prompts their evacuation to America for adoption

U.S. government officials have announced that the government Haiti has stopped the departure of orphans from the country in the wake of many earthquake-driven evacuations, the Wall Street Journal reported today. This is intended to...

Orphan escapes Haiti earthquake and joins adoptive family in Tuttle, Oklahoma

A Tuttle family welcomed the newest member of their family last week when the girl they are adopting from Haiti arrived in the U.S., chickashanews.com reports. Jennifer and Jeff DeWitt welcomed seven-year-old Gardina to Oklahoma, where...

Orphanage run by Ada, Oklahoma church still standing after Haitian earthquake

The Southwest Church of Christ in Ada, Oklahoma reports that the orphanage they run in Haiti was not damaged by last week's 7.0 earthquake. David Dirrim told Justin Lofton of the Ada Evening News, "...

Cache, Oklahoma quilt store owner organizes charity effort for Oklahoma DHS foster children

Beverly Martine, owner of the Quilt N Bee in Cache, Oklahoma, is organizing a charity effort that will benefit children in who are in the foster care system. Martine is organizing participation in the national "Make a Pillowcase...

Oklahoma ranks as seventh most religious state in nation, potentially benefitting foster care system

Jan Wells prays for victims of the earthquake in Haiti. AP Photo/Rich Schultz Related articles Ada, Oklahoma churchgoers encouraged to foster children for OKDHS Foster and adoption information session to be held in Edmond, Oklahoma Oklahoma Adoption Coalition...

Oklahoma adoption agency Dillon International requests donations to help orphanage and hospital

Buildings lie in ruins on a hillside on Wednesday Jan. 13, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.AP Photo/Montreal La Presse, Ivanoh Demers Related articlesOrphanage of Oklahoma adoption agency Dillon International damaged by Haiti earthquake Norman, Oklahoma family...

Norman, Oklahoma family waiting to adopt a child from Haiti fears earthquake will delay process

Haiti's National Palace is seen damaged in Port-au-Prince, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010.(AP Photo/Jorge Cruz) Related articlesOrphanage of Oklahoma adoption agency Dillon International damaged by Haiti earthquake Oklahoma adoption agency Dillon International requests donations to...

Orphanage of Oklahoma adoption agency Dillon International damaged by Haiti earthquake

People walk among debris in Port-au-Prince, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010.AP Photo/Gregory BullTulsa-based adoption agency Dillon International reports that the orphanage of their sister agency in Haiti has been damaged, but that the children are not...

Foster and adoption information session to be held in Edmond, Oklahoma

A foster and adoption information session will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 2009 at Edmond's Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The event is cosponsored by Oklahoma Department of Human Services. The meeting will start at 7...

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