Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children

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Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children
Formation1903
73-1435473 [1]
Legal status 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Headquarters Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [1]
ServicesTo provide and maintain childcare facilities for dependent neglected and/or needy children of the state of Oklahoma in order to meet their spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional needs; and to help young women and men have hope and choose life in the midst of an unplanned pregnancy.
Dr. James Swain
Mike Geiger
Revenue (2021)
$17,899,757
Expenses (2021)$12,645,958
Employees (2021)
193
Website www.obhc.org

Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children (OBHC) is a nonprofit organization which aims to provide homes for children affected by abuse, abandonment, neglect, or poverty. [2] [3] Founded in 1903 as an orphan's home, the Baptist Homes for Children is a family-style residential care facility with eight children residing in cottages on four campuses across the state.

Public schools and local Southern Baptist churches assist in educational and religious goals. Houseparents [4] provide a family atmosphere and training.

Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children is the largest provider of private, not-for-profit, residential childcare in the state of Oklahoma, United States. The organization operates solely on private donations and contributions [5] [6] and does not accept any state or federal funding.

OBHC has four residential care campuses:

Maternity/Parenting Services

Hope Pregnancy Ministries OBHC offers seven crisis pregnancy centers; two in Oklahoma City, one in Edmond, one in Ardmore, one in Alva, one in Shawnee, and one in Tulsa. [7] [8]

Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children is an affiliate corporation of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma.

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