Foster Care

Mandy Martine-Ralston, shop manager of the Quilt N Bee store in Cache, poses next to a display of materials Tuesday at the store. Quilt N Bee has free kits and patterns available for people who would like to make pillowcases for foster children in need. Eric Swanson/Ledger photo

Mandy Martine-Ralston, shop manager of the Quilt N Bee store in Cache, poses next to a display of materials Tuesday at the store. Quilt N Bee has free kits and patterns available for people who would like to make pillowcases for foster children in need. Eric Swanson/Ledger photo

Quilt shop starts program to help foster children

CACHE  – Mandy Martine-Ralston still remembers the day when her family adopted her sister and four other children, who were carrying trash bags that held their belongings. “Even as a small child, I noticed that that was, to me, a little sad,” Martine-Ralston said Tuesday.
 Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS)

Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS)

#ourOKDHS Holiday Hope for local children in foster care

OKLAHOMA CITY - Every year, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) collaborates with a host of amazing partners and local communities to fulfill the holiday wish lists of children and youth in state custody.