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%
of foster children suffer from PTSD
children are in Arizona DCS foster care.
%
Aged-out youth face homelessness or prison within a year
OCJ Kids’
Points of Impact!
OCJ Kids measures how its programs and services are positively impacting the youth through Points of Impact (POl) or the number of times we connect with foster and at-risk children through resources, events, mentoring and more! This approach and impact ensures the creation of meaningful relationships and lifelong connections.

Impacting Our Community
Children removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect, or other safety concerns often face significant challenges, including limited access to essential resources, lack of support during transitions, and difficulty navigating independent living after aging out of the foster care system.
Ways OCJ Kids are Involved

Emergency Removal Resources
In partnership with Department of Child Safety (DCS), OCJ Kids fills a gap in the underfunded system. Working with DCS, OCJ Kids provides resources statewide to kids upon removal from their home.
Group Home Support
When a child is removed from their home, they are placed in a foster home, kinship care, or a foster group home with other foster kids. OCJ Kids partners with 160 group homes across the state to provide programs and support so the youth have many of the same opportunities as non-foster youth.
Aged-Out Youth
OCJ Kids maintains relationships with youth after they exit foster care. OCJ Kids provides ongoing support and resources, including mentors to help them create a life plan, build communities of support, and provide other assistance so they can attain and excel in independent living.
OCJ Kids serves as a trusted partner to Arizona’s Department of Child Safety Offices. In addition, we currently partner with Child Welfare officials in the state of Oregon, South Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Child Protective Service (CPS; DCS for Arizona) helps keep our children safe. With our community, OCJ Kids provides love, security, and community to kids in care.