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The July PRI (Prisoner Reentry Initiative) focused on
“THE GENERATIONAL CURSE”
and its impact on families relative to incarceration. Dr. Linda Evans
(DOC) and Dr. Susan Sharp (OU) discussed if children of incarcerated
parents are destined to live a criminal lifestyle and how children of
incarcerated women are affected and Rev. Lee Stephens (St Luke’s
Bartlesville) discussed “Bridges Out of Poverty”.
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FAITHLINKS FATHERHOOD FORUM
brought together ministries, community groups, and government entities to
learn about and discuss fatherhood issues in June. Roland Warren,
National Fatherhood Initiative president was the keynote speaker. The
Vector Principle was presented along with the emphasis purpose to do just
“ONE THING” to make a difference in the lives of fathers and families.
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CHANGE A CHILD’S FOREVER COMMUNITY GATHERING
in Oklahoma City and Tulsa in May offered a great opportunity for
inspiration and education with guest speaker Mark Tennant the founder
and president of Arrow Child & Family Ministries.
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On April 13th OFBCI, in partnership with Health Alliance for the
Uninsured and The Butterfield Foundation, presented at the
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of SOCIAL WORKERS CONFERENCE
. The workshop was about faith and community groups who provide health
services with an attitude of hope in an atmosphere of compassion.
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The April 8th (Tulsa) and April 9th (OKC)
PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVES (PRI)
Educational and Networking Forum focused on “What Works and Doesn’t
Work in Community-Based Sex Offender Management”. There was extensive
content and good discussion regarding victim advocacy, residential
challenges, and the role of polygraph testing to name just a few of
the topics.
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IT’S SUNDAY, BUT MONDAY’S COMING….
The first workshop was “sold out” on March 30 and presenters Jack Myrick and John Johnson
educated, inspired, and engaged the attendees to learn about building healthy
relationships within their ministry staffs.
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EGGCITING SATURDAY
was a campaign to collect Easter Baskets for Metro Oklahoma City
foster children. On March 27, Anna’s House Foundation partnered with
KLOVE and Air1 radio and collected over 200 baskets at area Jersey
Mike’s.
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The first
ARTFUL ASKERS FUNDRAISING WORKSHOP
in 2010 was held in Oklahoma City at Crossings Community Center
on February 19, 2010. Attendees learned the technical and best
relational ways to approach funders.
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The Oklahoma Conference of Churches hosted the
ANNUAL DAY at the LEGISLATURE
on February 10th. Presenters were: OFBCI Director Robin Jones;
OKDHS Director Howard Hendrick; ODMHSAS Commissioner Terri White;
YWCA Executive Director Janet Peery and OU’s Dr. Tom Boyd in the
morning. The afternoon focus was strategic appointments with
Legislators.
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Oklahoma Christian University’s Complex Dialogues’
WOMEN’S INCARCERATION SUMMIT
hosted a variety of presenters and community partners on January 26 to discuss
initiatives to improve Oklahoma’s female incarceration rate. For more information
http://lectureseries.oucpm.org/
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