Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “stories”
Double the Impact: Why Your End-of-Year Gift to OCA Matters in 2025 Year-end giving often comes from a place of reflection—what mattered this year, and how can I invest in what lasts? At OCA, we believe that 2025 is the moment to build for tomorrow. By giving now, you do more than support ongoing programs: you help set up transformation …
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What Does Hope Look Like? Sometimes hope looks like a crib delivered to a family with a newborn. Sometimes it looks like a bus pass that helps a grandmother keep her job. Hope can even look like a pair of welding pants for a teenager learning a trade. Recently, OCA Gateway volunteers carried hope into homes across Kentucky and southern …
From Chaos to Calm: A Five-Week Turnaround Five weeks. That’s all it took for Carson’s* story to begin changing. When he first met his OCA Life Coach, James, in early September 2025, life was turbulent. Carson had been expelled from school after a series of angry outbursts – even throwing chairs when frustration took over. He was confined to his …
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A Birthday that Almost Wasn’t Birthdays are meant to be celebrated. Thanks to OCA Life Coach Sherry Wood, one young woman was able to feel truly seen and loved on her 17th birthday. When plans at her residential fell through, Sherry stepped in to make sure her day didn’t go unnoticed. Sherry arranged a surprise dinner at Roosters. She invited …
Parenting children through adoption, relative or foster care comes with unique challenges—it’s beautiful, but it’s hard. That’s why the Lexington OCA Connect group exists. Led by experienced professionals, Joan Miller (Director of School Based and Clinical Counseling, Provision) and Amy Kinnell (Adoption Specialist, Adoption Assistance, Inc.), the group welcomes parents at any stage of the adoption or foster care process. …
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Watermelon . . . sunflowers . . . the smell of chlorine . . . long days. Ah, summer, sweet summer. At this time of year there is so much to look forward to for families, teachers and those of us who love warm weather. And yet, for some, summer brings great uncertainty. The Challenge of Uncertainty Schedules change. Children …
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