Welcome to One Church, One Child of
Maryland
Adoption Matching Event
Please join One Church One Child on Saturday, March 1st, from 9-am
to 11:30-am @ Dave & Buster's Arcade located inside the Arundel Mills
Mall. This an Adoption Matching Event designed with food, fun and
above all, it's an opportunity for potential adoptive parents to meet and
connect with children in need of a place to call "home." For additional
info, please call Diane Scurry, 410-669-7030.
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OCOC of Maryland is celebrating 20 years of service to the state of Maryland
January 27, 2007 is the kick-off of the 20oth anniversary of the One church One Child of Maryland, Inc program. We will be having a year of activities, events and the annual adoption conference.
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Maryland One Church One Child receives 2007 Family Building Champion Award.
On behalf of Dr. Coger and the Board of Diectors we are happy to announce that the One Church One Child of Maryland, Inc. has been awarded the Tinina Q. Cade 2007 Family Building Champion Award. Please read the attached letter.
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Thank
you for allowing us into your home, school, business or work
place. I hope that you will be encourage to adopt or foster
one of God's waiting children as you browse through this website.
One Church, One Child (OCOC) is a program, which encourages
the religious community to help recruit adoptive parents for
children in out-of-home care. It is a concept that incorporates
the leadership of the religious community with the expertise
and resources of adoption agency officials into a partnership
to secure homes for Maryland's waiting children.
VISTA recruiters attending a Peer-to-Peer Technology Training at NNAAP (National Network of Adoption Advocacy Program)
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The focus of OCOC is to provide technical assistance and
support to local departments in recruiting adoptive families
from the religious community and in developing strategies
to retain adoptive families awaiting placement of a child.
OCOC additionally seeks to recruit adoptive families from
corporate and non-profit organizations and to develop corporate
partners to serve as sponsors for OCOC adoption activities.
In Maryland One Church, One Child:
- Provides information to local social services departments,
the religious community, and corporate and non-profit organizations
about the One Church, One Child Adoption program and data
regarding the number and availability of waiting children.
- Provides information and assistance to places of worship
and to community groups, on the process to pursue adoption.
- Offers support to prospective adoptive families.
One
Church, One Child is sponsored by the One Church, One Child
of Maryland, Inc. Board of Directors in cooperation with the
Social Services Administration of the Maryland Department
of Human Resources.
If you would like more information about adoption or if you
would like to host a One Church, One Child presentation at
your place of worship, please call 1-866-4OCOCMD or Click
Here to fill out our online inquiry form.
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