OK Foster Wishes is looking for organizations, businesses and individuals to partner with for the Christmas season. Click HERE to learn how you can partner with us to receive and fulfill individual personal wish list's from Oklahoma children in foster care. 

We will begin distributing wishlist's from individual foster children in  November. Our final collection date will be December 18th. 

Currently we are looking for commitments from community partners for Christmas 2012.  Click on the logo on the left & read how you can GIVE & SERVE. 

Stone Christmas Lights  -  December. 
Make sure to start a new family tradition of visiting the amazing Stone Christmas Lights in Edmond, Oklahoma.  

This year we are so excited to partner with OK Foster Wishes to help raise funding to provide Christmas gifts to the over 8,000 children in the Oklahoma Foster Care program.  You will have the opportunity to donate while viewing the show and in return will receive some Christmas music that will brighten your holiday. 

Be sure to let us know what you think on our Facebook page too!
Click on the picture for more information, location and a preview of some of the amazing music!

FLUX
Did you know that you are more likely to complete the climb of Mt. McKinley than graduate from high school if you are in the flux of foster care? 
Celebrate the amazing accomplishment with us by donating a door prize item or serving at "FLUX", a graduation party to honor those completing high school while in foster care. Click on the picture to learn more about the realities of kids aging out and how you can help!

A 1 mile family-oriented walk to promote AWARENESS and RESPONSE to the crisis faced by Oklahoma’s 8000+ Foster Children due to the shortage of good foster homes and lack of community involvement.Walk A Mile Foster Care Awareness Walk will be held at OKC Bricktown Ballpark. 
Click on the logo for more information!

8308 a foster care conference to be held at Journey Church in Norman. More info coming soon!

Free marriage education retreats for Oklahoma couples in a variety of circumstances. We have two retreats coming up for foster parents and another for adoptive parents. The retreats are sponsored by “Thriving Marriages,” a federally funded project of DHS managed by Public Strategies. The retreat is a fun, relaxing way for couples to spend time with one another and focus on their marriage away from life’s daily stressors.  Lodging, meals and a child care stipend are provided to all participants, but space is limited so we encourage couples to register by clicking on the picture to the left as soon as possible. Also, this retreat fulfills the annual foster training requirement (12 hours)!
Our upcoming retreat schedule is as follows:
March 10-11, Embassy Suites, Norman *Foster Couples
July 21-22, Hyatt Regency, Tulsa *Adoptive Couples *Foster Couples

The mission of The Tux & Tiaras Project is to raise awareness and educate young people, parents, and community members about the rise in high risk behaviors during prom season. Our outreach efforts are aimed at helping teens who wish to attend their prom but lack the financial resources.

You can help by volunteering at the teen giveaway event Saturday, March 3rd. Click the logo to learn more!

If you know of a teen in need of FREE prom wear please click the logo, then the "contact us" tab and nominate them to recieve FREE formal wear for their prom. 

Emergency Kinship Support training
We are proud to join our Impact Partners, The Spero Project and The HUB mission ministry,  to resource kinship families to be able to take a child into their home on a moments notice.
What; training on delivering an emergency supply of food to a kinship foster family 
When; February 23rd 6-7:30pm
Where; The Spero Project warehouse, 4646 N. Sante Fe, Oklahoma City, OK
RSVP; email Lisa at okfosterwishes@gmail.com 
Click on the picture to learn more about how you can support an emergency placement for a child in foster care.

The 111 Orientation is designed to help families discover the unique vantage point of fostering as a family of faith.  We'll discuss the foundation of why and how we minister to both children in our home and their families; we'll talk about specific situations that may arise for us as church-attenders; and we'll answer questions about the process of becoming and being a foster family.  Child care and dinner provided.  Please rsvp to wynter@thesperoproject.com and include number of children requiring child care.
Tuesday, February 21st, 6:30-8:30p.m. , Bridgeway Church 228 West Hefner Road  Oklahoma City, OK 73114-6613

Half a million children are in the foster system in the United States right now. Join us as we learn more about God’s heart for the fatherless , the need for loving families, and the process of adoption and fostering. This 5 week informational course is designed to support, inform, and connect individuals and families who feel called to love the most vulnerable of our community. Click the logo to register!