We continually strive to improve our services to Bridge Resource families and your opinion is important to us. Please take a moment and let us know what you think about the Bridge Family Resource Center website. To access the survey, just click on the link right below the menu above. The survey is anonymous and should only take less than 5 minutes to complete.

The 14th Annual Native American Heritage Celebration was held November 21, 2011 in Oklahoma City. Native Americans, including tribal leaders, from across the state were in attendance.

Jayme Howard, OKDHS Area III (Oklahoma and Canadian County) supervisor, and Larry Brown, Area III recruiter, also attended the event. Ms. Howard and Mr. Brown spoke with those in attendance and manned a recruitment booth. Their hope was to encourage attendees of the event to consider providing Native American Bridge resource homes for the Native American children currently in OKDHS custody.

Deloris Ferguson, County Director for the OKDHS 55H Human Services Center, was presented with the State Spirit Award at the event. Ms. Ferguson received the award for “her leadership work in the Completing the Circle Event” according to Mr. Brown.

The Completing the Circle Event is an annual event which is hosted by OKDHS. The event strengthens the ties to Native American heritage for Native American children in foster care.

Ms. Howard stated she enjoyed the event and commented that “the Indian princesses were beautiful” and “the winning student essay was impactful.” Ms. Howard seemed very pleased to have attended the event and hopeful that the event also inspired those in attendance.