Welcome

The Bridge Family Resource was developed to educate families with an interest in providing care to a child in need. In addition, the Resource Center provides new bridge families help, advice and training provided by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. All of the resources are provided free of charge.

Not sure what a Bridge Resource Family is? Start here: What is a Bridge Resource Family?

To access some material you may be required to provide an email address and additional information. Your email address or any other personal information provided will be kept confidential. Because becoming a Bridge family is an important and personal decision, we will never send you any unsolicited or unwanted email or repeated requests to become a Bridge family.

For more information, see our Privacy Statement.

What Resources Are Available?

You are not alone when you become a Bridge Resource Family. The Resource Center provides new bridge families with help, advice and training and information about other services provided by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.

Family Basics

This section contains basic information explaining what a Bridge Resource Family is, including requirements, descriptions and other helpful introductory information.

This includes our Frequently Asked Questions section as well as more information about becoming a Bridge Resource Family.

Support & Resources

This section contains resources for existing and prospective Bridge Resource Families with a special emphasis on providing support to those families. Information includes support groups, OKDHS policy and other information vital to a Bridge Resource Family.

Training

The Training section contains targeted training for Bridge Resource Families including Orientation training and a course “toolbox” of advice and support.

New training will be added in the future. If you have a suggestion for a course you’d like to see, tell us about it

Video

We’ve been filming videos for Bridge Families, as well as other OKDHS programs for many years. This area will quickly grow as we convert our existing VHS and DVD library to streaming media. All video will require Adobe Flash Player 9.0 or above. The most recent version of the  Adobe Flash Player can be downloaded or installed directly (external link) from the Adobe website.

Contact Information

For more information about how you can help children and families in your community please contact:

1-866-612-2565

Foster Care: www.okdhs.org/programsandservices/foster/

Adoption: www.okdhs.org/programsandservices/adopt/