Agencies
Locate an agency near you.
On behalf of the state of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Human Services, thank you for your consideration to become a foster parent. Your desire to share your love and home with children will create stability that will last a lifetime.
One of the first decisions to make is what agency you would like to work with while serving as a foster parent. Foster care services are provided by Oklahoma Human Services and private agencies. Oklahoma Human Services and their agency partners do an excellent job serving the foster families and children in care, but each have unique differences that suit an array of individual needs. You have the ability to study these agencies and see which agency fits your needs, personality and lifestyle the best. This is an important decision, and we encourage you to research each agency that interests you, including Oklahoma Human Services. Each agency can provide answers to any questions you have about the services they provide to foster families.
Not everyone can become a foster parent, but everyone can do something! Visit Raise Awareness to access tools to raise awareness for foster care and encourage involvement in your community. Whether you have a few minutes, hours, weeks or more, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved!
Agencies: Pittsburg County / All Types
Choices for Life
Looking to make a difference in a child’s life? Look no further than Choices for Life Foster Care! You can make a difference here. In addition to traditional foster care, we also offer Therapeutic Foster Care and Intensive Treatment Family Care. These programs are designed to provide specialized support and care for children who have experienced trauma or have behavioral health needs. Our therapeutic foster care program, TFC, provides additional training and support to foster parents to help them understand and meet the unique needs of children who have experienced trauma. This includes training on trauma-informed care, behavior management techniques, and strategies for building strong relationships with children. Our Intensive Treatment Family Care program, ITFC, is designed for children with more complex behavioral health needs. This program provides additional support to foster families, including access to a licensed therapist and a 24/7 crisis line for emergencies. Becoming a foster parent is a huge responsibility, but it is also the most rewarding experiences you can have. At Choices for Life Foster Care, we are committed to providing high-quality care to every child in our program. Contact us today to learn more about our traditional, TFC, and ITFC programs, and how you can make a difference in the life of a child in need.
Circle of Care
Circle of Care has provided Christian help, healing, and hope to children and families in crisis in Oklahoma for over 100 years. We partner with communities throughout Oklahoma to educate, recruit, and empower families to open their hearts and homes to children in need. We can assist you with paperwork, complete the home study, and provide trauma-informed training — all at no cost to you. When you foster through Circle of Care, you receive financial assistance and continuous support such as paid respite care, clothing co-op and allotments, community involvement funds, and support groups to help you on your fostering journey.
DHS
Oklahoma Human Services recruits, retains, and supports traditional foster families in a team-centric, customer service-oriented environment. Our goal is to assess homes quickly and efficiently while providing you the resources and knowledge necessary to successfully work with children and families.
Homebased Services & Resources
Our goal at Homebased Services and Resources is to support you and your family through your fostering journey. We want to provide quality care to children placed in our homes. We do this through our skilled social workers and evidence-based trained therapist. We want to ensure children are moved to their permanent placements as quickly, and safely, as possible. Additional supports include free training, free daycare for working foster parents, liability insurance, paid respite care, Christmas bonus to parents and gifts for children as well as other needed supports and services. HBSR takes pride in being a fully inclusive agency. We value our relationships with our foster parents! Here at HBSR we know relationships matter and it is what we do best! We know fostering is a hard but rewarding journey, let us help you carry the load!
INCA Community Services
INCA Community Service’s RAVE provides residential and vocational excellence opportunities to individuals with developmental disabilities.
Lilyfield
At Lilyfield, we believe that every child deserves a safe and loving home where they can be nurtured to their full potential. Lilyfield is a Christian Foster Care Agency contracted with OKDHS to certify and maintain foster homes. There is an office in Edmond and Tulsa, enabling us to support homes in 67 out of the 77 counties in the state. Lilyfield provides support by: completing the homestudy, providing training from a Christian Perspective, providing a caseworker who will call weekly and visit monthly, linking to other resources and supports, and advocating for the child and family. All support is provided free of charge!
Saint Francis Ministries
A faith-based nonprofit, Saint Francis Ministries has provided healing and hope to children and families for nearly 80 years, especially through foster care. Children come to foster care from all walks of life and from every community. And just as children come from all walks of life, so do foster parents. You don’t have to be wealthy, live in a big house, or be married. You simply need room in your heart and in your home to give children a safe space to heal and build hope.
TFI Oklahoma
TFI, a leading child welfare agency, has been providing experience, compassion, quality services and care for the last sixty years. We partner with communities to provide services such as foster and kinship care, adoption, counseling support and education, prevention services, Guiding Principles, visitation and exchange centers and numerous other child welfare services. TFI serves five states and more than 10,000 children and families each year and continues to develop innovative solutions as we work to meet the needs of families and children.
Wesleyan Youth
Wesleyan Youth strives to provide the best services possible to the youth and families we serve. With the need for foster parents remaining high, our mission is to bring awareness to that need and form strong families. Wesleyan Youth greatly values our foster parents and supports them during every step of the foster care journey.
