Stories of Hope

Our Testimonials

“My children love the kitchen and making the finger and hand painting.”

Parent

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“Thank you for a great space for my family visits!”

Parent

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“We truly appreciate your help and the positive environment you provide our families for visitation.”

DHS Professional

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“Parents appear to be more authentic and comfortable with their kids.”

DHS Professional

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“The staff of HFTF do the most and beyond for my families. I feel tremendous support and I feel very grateful to have a visitation center like this where I can bring my families to and they will also feel supported. They provide good support to any worker who comes, the times are flexible, very organized and cleaned, I could not think of anything else that could make this place even better! ”

— DHS Professional

“I want to reiterate how amazing the new space is! Hope for the Future is such an incredible organization and it is such a great service to foster children and their parents.
Thank you for all you do!!”

— Foster Parent

“Great Executive Director, Clotiel Howard. Her mission is successful in Hope For The Future, Please support the cause for the families in reuniting. I really enjoy going to any function she gives. It is always a good cause. Thanks Clotiel.”

— Supporter

“Whilst I was in the viewing room overseeing my two, I had the opportunity to visit a little with others present. You would have been pleased to have heard all the lovely positive comments made by them. In case you ever wondered, your commitment, faithfulness, has and is making a huge difference in the lives of so many.”

— CASA Volunteer

  • “I would like to take a few minutes to talk about Hope for the Future Visitation Center. This center has a name that fits the description. The facility provides a safe place for families in crisis to visit, and for a brief period of time feel normal, and whole again. Positive, stress free visits are a vital key to reunification of families. The agency provides a family setting full of hope. The rooms are set up like living rooms with nice furniture and toys for the family to play with. The facility also provides video monitoring and audio so that families can have some sense of privacy. Hope for the Future provides a birthday room that can be used for parties and a kitchen. I have families that have spent time painting during visits, had meals together, and made crafts.

    Hope for the Future provides a place that is not in an OKDHS building where families feel safe and are able to visit. The facility offers a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Clotiel Howard, director of Hope for the Future, can be seen with a huge smile welcoming families to the facility. Successful visits start with her positive attitude and cheerful greeting. Hope for the Future also provides a great place for agency employees to meet, discuss cases with each other and recharge. They provide a conference room that can be reserved for meetings and case staffings. We are blessed to have access to this facility. Hope for the Future makes visitations, which is often very stressful, a joyful time for families.

    There is no doubt that Hope for the Future is helping to promote OKDHS and provide the tools to increase reunification for children in our community.”