Ever wonder how you could help foster children and orphans? Here are a few suggestions..   Agape Coin Cans: It’s time to return your Agape Coin Can! If your can is not full, that’s alright…just tuck a check or some dollar bills in the can to get the total up! Please return your can to[.....]

Christian Services of Oklahoma hosted its inaugural Tot Trot 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk on May 7. Held at Mitch Park in Edmond, the event helped raise funds to support adoption, foster care and maternity home programs. “Our agency continues to grow and serve more children and families,” said executive director Holly Towers. “This new[.....]

National Day of Prayer Dear God of the fatherless, the one who hears all cries, who sees all suffering, whose heart fills the entire world. We bow before you. From one end of the land to the other, we come to you in prayer believing in you. We confess that we believe you are the[.....]

May 6, 2010 is the National Day of Prayer

  National Resource Center for Permanency & Family Conncetions Foster Care Fact Sheets The NRCPFC prepared fact sheets about foster care for the National Foster Care Month campaign. For each state and the District of Columbia, you can find the following information: Number of children in foster care Average age and number of children in[.....]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month    In the United States in 2007… 3.2 million child abuse reports were made5.8 million children were involved 794,000 children were found to be victims of abuse Of these, 59.0% were victims of neglect 10.8% were physically abused 7.6% were sexually abused 4.2% were emotionally maltreated An estimated 1,760 children[.....]

Some facts about America’s children… In the United States, nearly 800,000 children a year are victims of child abuse and neglect. In 80% of these cases, one or more parents is the perpetrator. In Oklahoma, nearly 63,000 child abuse reports are made annually. Over 13,000 cases receiving an investigation are substantiated. Childhood trauma can change[.....]

Let me tell you what is happening through CRF in Haiti because of your generosity. First of all, we have been bringing in food from two sources to two places in Port-au-Prince. We had a feeding program and children’s work there before the earthquake which was overseen by Roberta Edwards. CRF has been funding a[.....]

MEMPHIS, TN – Thousands of children in Haiti need families since the earthquake that devastated the country. Mid-South adoption agencies say calls have been pouring in since the earthquake hit. Adoptions that were interrupted by the quake may get some help from the federal government, but people interested in adopting now face a lot of[.....]