Grantee Year: 2024

Funds will enable PWNA to respond to increased need and requests for food and water support with healthy food supplies for Native American families and children.

Funds will enable teens at Kyle’s Place to gain safe housing, counseling, and life-skills training that open doors to brighter futures. It empowers them to move beyond trauma and homelessness, discover their potential, and truly experience life outside the box, restoring what was lost and giving them the chance to grow, dream, and thrive.

General operating funds will allow the food bank to provide 175,000 meals consisting of 210,000 pounds of food.

Funds will enable Books Are Gems to expand the Storytime Magic and Legal Literacy for Kids programs, both in person and virtually, providing over 2,500 free books and engaging more than 1,200 children in bilingual reading and civic story sessions that inspire imagination, learning, and life “outside the box.”

General operating funds will help Sisu Youth Services provide safe shelter, meals, and case management to hundreds of unhoused youth in Oklahoma City — empowering them to rebuild their lives and explore what’s possible beyond homelessness.

Funds will assist La Cosecha’s general operations, helping to provide healthy food and essential items to 700-750 East Tulsa families each week. General funds allow them to direct funds where they are needed most, covering expenses such as meeting rising food costs, sustaining staff, and ensuring consistent access to nutritious meals for those facing food insecurity.

General operating funds will help Cavett Kids continue to remove barriers — financial, medical, and social — that prevent children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses from fully engaging in life. By sustaining their programs and expanding access, funds enable children to explore, connect, and grow in ways that enrich their lives, foster resilience, and open doors to experiences beyond the hospital or treatment room.