DHS in need of foster parents to care for kids with disabilities
OKLAHOMA CITY – Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services say they are struggling to find foster homes and adoptive homes for children with disabilities. For Whitney Hollingsworth and her husband, becoming foster parents seven years ago was part of a higher calling. “All of these kids are removed from their families, so you know they’re experiencing a level of trauma and have a lot of emotional distress from being removed from their families and people they care about…
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