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Request: #232599 • Urgency: High • Demographic: Child-Centered Request • City: Collinsville • State: Oklahoma • Zip Code: 74021 • County: Tulsa • Submitted By: Oklahoma Human Services • Lead Church: New Joy Fellowship

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A young child in DHS custody is placed near the Tulsa county area. He is African American and his long hair requires a high level of care. He would benefit from having his hair in a protective style, such as braids or two strand twists. His hair currently has some knots in it which will need to be detangled as well. Detangling may cost extra at a braider. His foster parent is caring for other children as well as their elderly parent and does not currently have funding or the time needed to take this child to get his hair braided. We are requesting either funding to pay for his hair to be done with a braider, which would be between $95 and $150 dollars, or anyone experienced with African American hair willing to donate their time and services to wash, detangle, and braid his hair for free. This will be needed very soon. Having his hair detangled and braided would greatly improve this child's hygiene and wellbeing.


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New Joy Fellowship
New Joy Fellowship • 15 mi • 74108 • Lead Church • Responded
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF COLLINSVILLE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF COLLINSVILLE • 1 mi • 74021
Life.Church Owasso@Enyart
Life.Church Owasso • 1 mi • 74021
New Life
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Discovery Church
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First Love Fellowship
First Love Fellowship • 4 mi • 74021
Rejoice Church
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Christs Church of Owasso
Christs Church of Owasso • 5 mi • 74055
Groups Point People
Owasso First Assembly • 5 mi • 74055
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Owasso First Assembly • 5 mi • 74055
Life.Church Owasso
Life.Church Owasso • 5 mi • 74055
Freedom Place
Freedom Place Owasso • 6 mi • 74055
Owasso First Assembly
Owasso First Assembly • 6 mi • 74055
Life.Church Owasso@The Legacy Family Network
Life.Church Owasso • 8 mi • 74019
Life.Church Owasso@In God We Trust
Life.Church Owasso • 9 mi • 74055
SKIATOOK FIRST BAPTIST
SKIATOOK FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH • 9 mi • 74070
Harbor Church
Harbor Church • 10 mi • 74053
Life.Church Owasso@Skiatook Life Group
Life.Church Owasso • 10 mi • 74070
Woodlake Turley Location
Woodlake Church • 11 mi • 74126
LAKEVIEW SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH
LAKEVIEW SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH • 11 mi • 74070
Concord Community Baptist
Concord Community Baptist • 11 mi • 74126
Claremore Assembly of God
Claremore Assembly of God • 12 mi • 74017
Verdigris Assembly
Verdigris Assembly • 12 mi • 74019
The Tulsa Dream Center
The Tulsa Dream Center • 13 mi • 74126
DestinyLife Church
DestinyLife Church Claremore • 13 mi • 74019
New Life Baptist
New Life Baptist • 13 mi • 74019
Relevant Worship
Relevant Worship Claremore • 13 mi • 74017
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Church on the Move • 13 mi • 74116
CPA
Crossover Bible Church Tulsa • 14 mi • 74106
Claremore First Baptist Church
Claremore First Baptist Church • 14 mi • 74017
Cedar Point Church
Claremore Cedar Point Church • 14 mi • 74017
Claremore First Methodist Church
Claremore First Methodist Church • 14 mi • 74017
Faith Baptist Church
Faith Baptist Church Claremore • 14 mi • 74017
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North Park Trinity Baptist Church Claremore • 14 mi • 74017
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Real Life Church Claremore • 14 mi • 74017
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Claremore Church of the Nazarene • 14 mi • 74017
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Believers Church • 19 mi • 74145
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