Our Community Our Kids

Our Community Our Kids Community-Based Care for Texas Metroplex West, designed to keep children and youth closer to home and connected to their communities.

Foster Care Redesign for region 3b designed to keep children and youth closer to home and connected to their communities.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to stand with survivors and support families on their path to safet...
10/13/2026

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to stand with survivors and support families on their path to safety and healing. 💜

Every child deserves a home that feels safe. We walk alongside kids and families as they heal, grow, and build brighter futures together, in October and all year long.

Need help? The National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or find local partners at: https://ourcommunity-ourkids.org/resources/

We’re just one week away from our Fall Job Fair. It’s not too late to reserve your spot on Eventbrite!📅 Thursday, Octobe...
10/13/2026

We’re just one week away from our Fall Job Fair. It’s not too late to reserve your spot on Eventbrite!

📅 Thursday, October 21
🕑 2 – 6 p.m.
📍The Jo and Holt Hickman Center
🎟️ https://ow.ly/CVzS50ZQmVz

Happy 20th anniversary, CASA - Hope for Children! 🤠On October 1, a few of our Permanency team members dusted off their b...
10/08/2026

Happy 20th anniversary, CASA - Hope for Children! 🤠

On October 1, a few of our Permanency team members dusted off their boots and joined CASA at the Parker County Sheriff's Posse for their Boots and Buckles celebration, honoring 20 years of advocacy for children and youth in foster care. 🥳

Our partnership with CASA programs across North Texas is truly a special one. When advocates, caseworkers, caregivers, and community partners work together, children and families have a stronger path to safety, healing, and permanency. Here's to 20 more years of standing up for kids! 💜

📸 Randi Lynn, Permanency Specialist; Elisa Reveles, Permanency Supervisor; Jennifer Roby, Permanency Director; Ruthie Cherry, Senior Director of Permanency; and Makayla Perry, Permanency Director

Save the Date for our annual Fall Job Fair hosted by ACH Child and Family Services and Our Community Our Kids on October...
10/03/2026

Save the Date for our annual Fall Job Fair hosted by ACH Child and Family Services and Our Community Our Kids on October 21.

We’re seeking candidates interested in social work, counseling, administrative roles, and more! When you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to speak directly with program staff, get free, professional headshots, and potential candidates are fast-tracked with on-site interviews.

RSVP on Eventbrite: https://ow.ly/ibZR50ZQlHK

Who is Our Community Our Kids? 👋We currently support children and families across 10 North Texas counties: Cooke, Denton...
09/30/2026

Who is Our Community Our Kids? 👋

We currently support children and families across 10 North Texas counties: Cooke, Denton, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise.

Our belief is simple. Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, stable, loving family.

So we work to keep families together when it's safe. We place kids with relatives and people they already know when possible. We keep brothers and sisters together. And we bring the whole community to the table to make it happen.

Because kids can't wait. 💜

Learn more about our work at oc-ok.org.

Safe Kids. Strong Families. Thriving Communities.

As National Kinship Care Month wraps up, we want to say thank you — to our Kinship Care Team, who works every day to mak...
09/29/2026

As National Kinship Care Month wraps up, we want to say thank you — to our Kinship Care Team, who works every day to make these placements possible. Your dedication is the reason so many kids get to stay connected to the people and places they know and trust.

What makes OCOK's approach to kinship care different? We don't just place children with family — we build a search proce...
09/22/2026

What makes OCOK's approach to kinship care different?

We don't just place children with family — we build a search process that starts on day one and doesn't stop until family is found. From dedicated Family Finding Specialists to Kinship Family Specialists who walk alongside caregivers every step of the way, every part of our process is designed around one goal: keeping kids connected to the people who already love them.

Today, 38% of the youth in our care are placed with kin. ➡️ Swipe through to see how we get there.

Have you ever thought about fostering? OCOK is looking for families across North Texas ready to open their homes — and t...
09/19/2026

Have you ever thought about fostering? OCOK is looking for families across North Texas ready to open their homes — and their hearts — to kids who need stability right now. No experience required, just a willingness to show up.

Attend the Foster & Adoption Expo in Aledo on Saturday, September 26; or visit our calendar page to find events in your area!

www.ourcommunity-ourkids.org/calendar

What exactly is "kinship care"? It's when a child who can't safely live with their parents is placed with a relative or ...
09/16/2026

What exactly is "kinship care"?

It's when a child who can't safely live with their parents is placed with a relative or someone they already know and trust — instead of a stranger. This could be a grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, or even close family friend. Research shows kinship placements mean fewer moves, less trauma, and stronger long-term outcomes for kids. It's also one of the ways OCOK works to keep siblings together.

Learn more at www.ourcommunity-ourkids.org/kinship

09/15/2026

DFW, we need you. 📣 Kids across North Texas are waiting for safe, loving homes right now. Join us Thursday, September 17th at 6:30pm at the Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services office at Grace Presbytery in Irving on Colwell Boulevard. Meet DFW area foster care and adoption workers, hear real stories, and find out exactly what it takes to become a foster family. Come with questions. Leave with a next step. Details and registration are in the link in our bio!

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7700 AWG Way
Fort Worth, TX
76140

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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