Inhofe Recognizes 2022 Oklahoma Angels in Adoption Award Recipient

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) yesterday congratulated Edmond resident Sarah Tippit for receiving the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s “Angels in Adoption” award.     

“Having experienced the joys of adoption within my own family, I am all the more excited to congratulate Sarah Tippit on being selected as a 2022 Angels in Adoption® Honoree.

“For four years now, Sarah has been a beacon of light and hope to many children in her community. By giving her foster and adopted children a safe and loving home, Sarah is a beautiful example of how adoption can bless your life and the lives of those around you.”

More about Sarah’s story:

Sarah Tippit was initially exposed to the foster care system through her friendship with a family with foster kids. That family’s friendship and example inspired Sarah to begin fostering children on her own, beginning in 2018. Over the course of her fostering and adoption story, she has fostered six kids and adopted three, all the while making an incredible impact in the lives of these vulnerable children.

What’s most inspiring about Sarah is the fact that she saw an opportunity to do something that would improve the lives of children in her community, and she didn’t hesitate to act. Although she had no prior experience with foster care or adoption, she devoted herself to providing a safe and loving home for these children. Like many children in the foster care system, the children she has fostered and adopted have had unique struggles which have not been easy to overcome.

One of the many ways that Sarah has bettered the lives of the children in her home is by keeping sibling units together through foster care and adoption. She had already adopted two children out of the foster care system when she received a call about adopting one of her children’s biological brother. She didn’t think twice and said yes to adopting her third child.

As a single mom, Sarah has devoted herself to loving and caring for the children who have come into her home. She has committed herself to understanding the ripple effects of childhood trauma and how to care for children with unstable backgrounds. Sarah now lives in Edmond, Oklahoma with her three adopted children and continues to be a force for good in the lives of her children.

The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s Angels in Adoption® Program honors a wide spectrum of individuals and organizations making extraordinary contributions in adoption, permanency and child welfare. Each year, the Angels in Adoption® awardees travel to Washington, D.C., to both celebrate their hard work and dedication to the issues and participate in special events designed to engage them in using their personal experience to effect change on behalf of children in need of families.