9-Year-Old Oklahoma Boy Pleas for a Family, DHS Receives More than 5,000 Adoption Submissions

For six years, the nine-year-old Oklahoma boy, Jordan, has been staying in foster care. 

Last week, he was interviewed by KFOR about staying in foster care. During his interview, he pleaded for a family. He said he wants "someone to call a mom and dad, or just mom, or just dad. I don't really care."

When his story went viral, his permanency planning worker received more than 5,000 submissions for the nine-year-old Oklahoma boy's adoption.

Jordan is now a step closer to having a family and a home.

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The nine-year-old Oklahoma boy's plea for a family

Jordan and his brother were both placed in foster care years ago. However, his younger brother had already been adopted last year.

The nine-year-old Oklahoma boy professed his want for a family when he was featured in KFOR's segment. When asked what his three wishes would be, he said, "To have a family, and family, family. Those are the only wishes I have."

The young boy said that he wanted to get adopted because he wanted to have something constant in his life - like someone he could talk to when needed.

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9-Year-Old Oklahoma Boy Pleas for a Family, DHS Receives More than 5,000 Adoption Submissions

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The response of viewers

After watching Jordan's story, hundreds of people expressed their interest in adopting the boy.

According to a report from Fox 4, people from different states were sending emails to get details about Jordan.

The permanency planning worker assigned to Jordan's case is Christopher Marlowe. He was interviewed by Fox 4. He shared that after only a few days, he has received more than 5,000 adoption submissions.

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Jordan's adoption journey

Before receiving 5,000 adoption submissions for Jordan, Marlowe disclosed that families in the past expressed interest in adopting the boy. However, after hearing the nine-year-old Oklahoma boy's condition, these families no longer moved forward with the adoption. Marlowe added, "So we've had some difficulty finding placement for him."

According to Fox 4, this has been a case for Jordan and other kids who have physical or behavioral conditions. Most of the time, these health conditions were due to the trauma that they had to stand.

Now, with more than 5,000 adoption submissions, Marlowe is hopeful that they will be able to find the nine-year-old Oklahoma boy a home.

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Oklahoma children in Foster care

In Oklahoma, around 500 children are already up for adoption. More than 7,000 children in the state are in foster care, too, like Jordan.

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) is still in need of foster families to help take care of children and teens.

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