Our New Mission & Vision

What is our Mission?
One Church One Child of Maryland facilitates the adoption of children, in the child welfare system, into caring, safe, and loving homes through partnering with faith-based organizations and churches to recruit families willing to adopt.

What is our Vision?
(VISION WAS MET)
In two (2) years, One Church One Child of Maryland will be a prominent vehicle for foster care and adoption. One Church One Child of Maryland will be a catalyst increasing the number of perspective adoptive families to 208 annually by 2008 and expanding the number of covenant churches to 308 by 2008. One Church One Child of Maryland will be visible in the community and seen as a viable effective leader providing commitment and quality services.

What are our Goals?

Goal 1:
Position One Church One Child of Maryland as an important organization in the foster care and adoption community.

Goal 2:
Increase the recruitment of churches and families willing to adopt.

Goal 3:
Strengthen and develop programmatic systems for tracking, monitoring, and evaluation.

Goal4:
Develop a stable, growing, and diversified funding base for One Church One Child of Maryland.

Goal 5:
Develop a strong One Church One Child of Maryland Board and Staff infrastructure.

The National and Local Program Focus
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 religious institution, please call 1-800-39-ADOPT or Click Here to fill out our online inquiry form.