Every Child Deserves a Family that Loves and Nurtures Them and a Safe Place to Call Home
Count Me In 4 Kids seeks to establish a sustainable forum to best match the needs of at-risk, foster, aging out foster, juvenile justice children and their families with the services and resources needed and with individuals and entities who want to help.
At the heart of this vision is a shared belief that children need all of us to succeed.
The Count Me In 4 Kids collaborative is a group of individuals representing a host of organizations that exist to shine a light on the idea that each of us can do our part to connect resources with the needs of these children and families.
In the summer of 2012, a group of Oklahoma City business leaders began to dream about engaging the citizens of Oklahoma in support of some of the state’s most vulnerable children and families…those at-risk, in foster care, aging out of foster care, adoptive, and juvenile justice.
Realizing that the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) shouldn’t have to bear the responsibility of supporting children and families alone, a new public/private collaborative, Count Me In 4 Kids (CMI4K) was launched.
As a result of many discussions concerning what could make a meaningful difference for children, this website and the accompanying mobile application has been developed to establish a sustainable resource platform to better connect organizations serving children and families. Additionally, CMI4K is committed to increasing public participation in providing appropriate, timely, loving homes and support for children, while also providing support for families.
Executive Committee
Susan Agel
President/CEO
Positive Tomorrows
Annette Jacobi
Director
Oklahoma Commission on Children & Youth
Dierdre McCool
Vice President
Butterfield Foundation
Mary Myrick
Founder/President
Public Strategies
Myron Pope
Chief of Strategic Engagement
OKDHS
Jim Priest
President
Sage Counsel
Tsinena Thompson
President/CEO
Oklahoma Lawyers for Children
Karen Vinyard Waddell
President/CEO
The Lynn Institutes
The Collaborative
Jennifer Abney
Angels Foster Care Network
Susan Agel
Positive Tomorrows
Debra Anderson
Smart Start
Tom Bates
front porch initiative
Janienne Bella
A Chance to change
Teri Blanton
oklahoma baptist homes for children
Laura Boyd
Family focused treatment association
Kathy Brown
Oklahoma City Public Schools
Lisa Buck
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Steven Buck
Office of juvenile affairs
Chris Campbell
111project
Millie Carpenter
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Rick Claxton
Kiwanis club of capitol hill high school
Kacie Davis
OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Joe Dorman
OKLAHOMA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD ADVOCACY
Erin Engelke
CALM WATERS
Sherry Fair
PARENT PROMISE
Lana Freeman
FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATION OF OKLAHOMA
Cheri Fuller
OK MESSAGES PROJECT
Kim Garrett
PALOMAR
Jennifer Goodrich
PIVOTOK
Judge Lydia Green
OK JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER
Ashley Hahn
SENATOR JAMES LANGFORD
Heather Hails
DEACONESS PREGNANCY & ADOPTION
Debby Hampton
UNITED WAY
Jennie Hill
CASA
Keith Howard
Circle of Care
Travis Humphrey
Bethesda
Annette Jacobi
Oklahoma Commission on Children & Youth
Judge Sue Johnson
OK Juvenile Justice Center
Robin Jones
SALLT
Kelly Kay
YMCA
Calvin Kelley
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Craig Knutson
Potts Family Foundation
Lindsey Laird
Arnall Family Foundation
Laura Lang
Thrive
Melissa Larimore
Youth & Family Services
Mandi Mays
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Linda Manaugh
Potts Family Foundation
Dierdre McCool
Butterfield memorial Foundation
Sean McDaniel
OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Stacy McNieland
Care
Pam Millington
Crossings
Stephan Moore
Shiloh Camp
Mary Myrick
Public Strategies
Jan Peery
YWCA
Steve Petty
Lynn Institute
Jeaneen Pointer
Lynn Institute
Myron Pope
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Margi Preston
Heartline
Jim Priest
Sage Council
Patrick Raglow
Catholic Charities
Tonya Ratcliff
Peppers Ranch
Kevin Richardson
Feed the children
Sarah Roberts
inasmuch
Jonathan Roberts
Be the Change
Erica Robinson
youth Villages
Lee Roland
EPIC Charter Schools
Lynne Roller
Citizens Caring for Children
Jackie Shipp
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF mental Health and Substance abuse services
Deb Shropshire
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Lisa Smith
Eckerd
Kris Steele
TEEM
Jane Sutter
Boys & Girls Club
Tim Tardibono
Oklahoma County Criminal justice advisory council
Randy Tate
Northcare
Tsinena Thompson
OKLAHOMA Lawyers for children
Karen Waddell
Lynn Institute
Liz Waggoner
Women's Coalition
Jessica Waszak
Safe Families
Judge Cassandra Williams
OK Juvenile Justice Center
Terri Woodland
ReMerge
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