One Church, One Child (OCOC) is a program created by Father George Clement of Chicago, IL., in 1980 which encourages the religious community to help recruit adoptive parents for children who need permanent homes.

It is a concept that incorporates the leadership of the religious community with the experience and resources of an adoptive agency into a partnership to secure homes for waiting children.

Mahoning County Children Services established our OCOC Program on May 17, 2008 and became a national program for the state of Ohio on September 8, 2008.
OCOC traveling information board continues to travel throughout the community to area churches and

organizations, to promote an array of information regarding foster care and adoption services, including but not limited to recruiting individuals and families interested parenting.

The National One Church, One Child Conference will be held in Baltimore, Md. on October 26 – 28, 2009. This year’s keynote speaker will be First Lady, Michelle Obama. For more information contact John Jemison at 330-941-8854.

One Church, One Child will be presented at Mass at St. Charles Catholic Church, in Boardman on September 13, 2009.