Meet Haven, a kid who has been in Oklahoma DHS custody since he was twelve. In October, he turns 18, and will be out of the foster care system, and on his own. Imagine, after being in foster care for almost six years, your next step is completely out on your own, hoping to get a degree, but having to worry about taking care of the stuff that most kids shouldn’t have to think about.
He turns 18-years-old in October, so he's hoping to find an adoptive family before time runs out.
"So you can have someone to help you, like be there for you if you need help. Not just going into it all blind because that's how you get into drugs and bad stuff like that," he said.
Haven has been in DHS custody since he was just 12-years-old, and says he is losing hope that someone will give him guidance into adulthood.
When asked what kind of family he is looking for, Haven said, "Anyone who will take me."
"I don't really care. As long as it’s a family that will show love for me and be there for me," he said.
This teen is looking for a house to become a home, and a family to call his own.
For more information on adopting Haven, call Tom Peterson at (405) 325-9398 and tell him you saw him on this segment.
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A GoFundMe has been set up to help, but it’s not the same as a home.