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<title>Need food support in Southwest Oklahoma City? St. James Episcopal Church can be reached at (405)…</title>
<description>Need food support in Southwest Oklahoma City? St. James Episcopal Church can be reached at (405) 682-3405 for information about its Food Pantry. Operated in association with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, the pantry serves low-income families in the area. It is one local option for families looking for grocery assistance without leaving their community.
#opendoorproject #stjamesepiscopalchurch #oklahomacity #foodassistance</description>
<link>http://www.stjames-okc.org/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>4GIVEN Inc. is a discipleship ministry in Tulsa built around one conviction: transformed lives tr…</title>
<description>4GIVEN Inc. is a discipleship ministry in Tulsa built around one conviction: transformed lives transform communities.
Christ-centered programming equipping individuals to know their identity, grow in truth, and live differently. For people navigating recovery, reentry, or simply a life that hasn't gone the way they planned — 4GIVEN offers community, purpose, and a place to belong.
4giveninc.com
#opendoorproject #4GIVENInc #Tulsa #Oklahoma #Discipleship #FaithBased #Recovery #Community</description>
<link>https://www.4giveninc.com/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Stillwater Public Education Foundation has been quietly funding the parts of a public school educ…</title>
<description>Stillwater Public Education Foundation has been quietly funding the parts of a public school education that a district budget doesn't cover since 1984.
Twice a year, Stillwater Public Schools teachers can apply for classroom grants — small grants up to $750, large grants from $751 to $4,000 — funding everything from aviation simulators and literacy initiatives to fine arts enrichment and mental wellness resources.
In October 2025, SPEF announced it had passed $2 million in grants and funding to Stillwater Public Schools since its founding.
spef.stillwaterschools.com
#opendoorproject #SPEF #Stillwater #Oklahoma #TeacherGrants</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Single mothers in the Tulsa area are stretching every dollar, navigating every obstacle, and rais…</title>
<description>Single mothers in the Tulsa area are stretching every dollar, navigating every obstacle, and raising their kids alone. Emerge - Hope and Help for Single Moms meets them where they are -- with a food pantry, free car care clinics, job and resume coaching, and monthly support groups that include a hot meal.
The demand is outpacing the giving right now. If you're looking for a place where your support lands directly on a family in need, this is it.
Emerge is listed in The Open Door Project directory for Tulsa-area resources.
#opendoorproject #EmergeHopeAndHelp #SingleMoms #Tulsa #Oklahoma #BrokenArrow #FamilySupport #FoodPantry</description>
<link>https://www.emergehopeandhelp.org/give</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Since 1992, Caring Community Friends has been fighting poverty and feeding hope in eastern Creek…</title>
<description>Since 1992, Caring Community Friends has been fighting poverty and feeding hope in eastern Creek County — three decades of neighbors showing up for neighbors.
Immediate food security, emergency financial assistance, and accessible community resources for families in Sapulpa, Kellyville, Kiefer, Oakhurst, and Mounds. The relationships and local trust that only that kind of longevity builds.
caringcommunityfriends.org
#opendoorproject #CaringCommunityFriends #CreekCounty #Oklahoma #FoodSecurity #EmergencyAssistance #RuralOklahoma</description>
<link>https://www.caringcommunityfriends.org</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Feed His Sheep is a small ministry in Oklahoma City that has shown up week after week — over 15 y…</title>
<description>Feed His Sheep is a small ministry in Oklahoma City that has shown up week after week — over 15 years now, since 2010 — to feed people experiencing homelessness in downtown OKC. It started with a mother and daughter handing out 14 brown bag lunches on a Sunday morning, and it hasn't stopped: hot meals, water, coffee, blankets, socks, hygiene supplies, bus passes. Their name comes from Matthew 25:40, and that's exactly how they operate: quiet, consistent, no fanfare, just showing up for the same people every week.
Ministries like this rarely get much visibility. Now you know they exist.
feedhissheepinc.org
#opendoorproject #FeedHisSheep #Oklahoma #OklahomaCity #Homelessness</description>
<link>https://www.feedhissheepinc.org/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Child Advocacy Network — formerly the Tulsa Child Abuse Network — is the multidisciplinary child…</title>
<description>Child Advocacy Network — formerly the Tulsa Child Abuse Network — is the multidisciplinary child advocacy center serving Tulsa County.
Forensic interviews, medical evaluations, trauma therapy, family advocacy, and court support — all coordinated so a child who discloses abuse doesn't have to repeat their story across multiple agencies. The child is the center. The systems come to them.
childadvocacynetwork.org
#opendoorproject #ChildAdvocacyNetwork #Tulsa #TulsaCounty #Oklahoma #ChildAdvocacy #ChildAbuse #ForensicInterview</description>
<link>https://childadvocacynetwork.org</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<category>Awareness</category>
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<title>Agape Ardmore is fighting poverty in Ardmore the way poverty actually needs to be fought — from m…</title>
<description>Agape Ardmore is fighting poverty in Ardmore the way poverty actually needs to be fought — from multiple angles at once.
Affordable housing, community gardens, a thrift store, emergency financial assistance, and seasonal giving programs. The organization has been building economic resilience in Carter County through practical, relationship-based work for years. If you're connected to southern Oklahoma, Agape is a cornerstone resource.
agapeardmore.com
#opendoorproject #AgapeArdmore #Ardmore #Oklahoma #PovertyRelief #AffordableHousing #SouthernOklahoma #CommunityGardens</description>
<link>https://www.agapeardmore.com</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Activate Oklahoma removes a barrier that stops a lot of people before they start: the intimidatio…</title>
<description>Activate Oklahoma removes a barrier that stops a lot of people before they start: the intimidation of a running group or fitness program that wasn't built for them.
Free, inclusive walk/run training programs that improve physical, mental, and emotional health — open to everyone, designed around access. If you've been told fitness isn't for you, this organization exists to prove otherwise.
activateoklahoma.org
#opendoorproject #ActivateOklahoma #Oklahoma #FreeTraining #Inclusive #WalkRun #MentalHealth #HealthAccess</description>
<link>https://activateoklahoma.org</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pathways Adult Learning Center in Tulsa runs a day program most people don't know exists: continu…</title>
<description>Pathways Adult Learning Center in Tulsa runs a day program most people don't know exists: continuing education and life skills for adults with intellectual disabilities, built around small classes with roughly one teacher for every six to eight students.
Students study academics, independent living, and job skills, and they volunteer together at places like the Tulsa Food Bank and Meals on Wheels. Classes run in-person, virtual, or hybrid, and scholarships cover up to 100% of tuition for families who qualify.
If you want to see it in person, they host a monthly Coffee with a Purpose meetup — second Thursday, 9am.
pathwaysok.org
#opendoorproject #PathwaysOK #Tulsa #DisabilityServices #AdultLearning</description>
<link>https://pathwaysok.org/program/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Attention Oklahoma nonprofit leaders! The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits has an exciting lineup o…</title>
<description>Attention Oklahoma nonprofit leaders! The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits has an exciting lineup of events this September, including board governance workshops and regional networking opportunities designed to strengthen your organization.
#OklahomaNonprofits #NonprofitLeadership #OKCNP #CommunityImpact #ProfessionalDevelopment</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>People in the Tulsa-area criminal justice system often face mental health and substance use chall…</title>
<description>People in the Tulsa-area criminal justice system often face mental health and substance use challenges at the same time they're navigating court requirements, probation, and reentry.
ActionSteps Counseling exists specifically for that intersection. Outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment built around the realities of justice involvement — meeting people where the system has them, and helping them build something stable.
actionstepscounseling.org
#opendoorproject #ActionStepsCounseling #Tulsa #Oklahoma #MentalHealth #SubstanceAbuse #CriminalJustice #Reentry</description>
<link>https://actionstepscounseling.org</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A child's developmental trajectory is largely set before they start kindergarten. Building All Ch…</title>
<description>A child's developmental trajectory is largely set before they start kindergarten. Building All Children works in that window.
The Tulsa nonprofit provides developmental screenings, community resources, and family programs to help children birth through fourth grade reach their full potential. Early identification of developmental delays means earlier intervention — and earlier intervention means better outcomes, full stop.
If you work in pediatrics, early childhood education, or family services in Tulsa — Building All Children is a referral partner worth having.
buildingallchildren.org
#opendoorproject #BuildingAllChildren #Tulsa #Oklahoma #EarlyChildhood #DevelopmentalScreening #ChildDevelopment #EarlyIntervention</description>
<link>https://buildingallchildren.org</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Here's an organization worth knowing about: Just The Beginning in Tulsa.</title>
<description>Here's an organization worth knowing about: Just The Beginning in Tulsa.
Since 2009, founder Jenice Jones has built a program that walks with justice-involved women through a minimum 24-month, 7-level Empowerment Program — court advocacy, mentorship, and intensive individual and group sessions for women in diversion, transition, or on parole. Over 15 years, 185 women have graduated, and the program reports a 93% success rate.
Their Career Development track covers Tulsa Tech tuition, adds a weekly opportunity grant while participants are in school, and includes help with job placement — open to men and women with prior or current justice involvement. Their Community Outreach work extends inside Oklahoma Department of Corrections facilities.
Now you know they exist.
justthebeginningok.org
#opendoorproject #JustTheBeginning #Oklahoma #Tulsa #ReEntry</description>
<link>https://justthebeginningok.org/empowerment-program/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Golf, art, and nature might seem like an unexpected combination — but 3Bird Kids Foundation is do…</title>
<description>Golf, art, and nature might seem like an unexpected combination — but 3Bird Kids Foundation is doing something intentional with all three.
The Oklahoma nonprofit creates space for youth to grow strong in body, mind, and spirit through access to golf, creative arts, and the healing power of the outdoors. For kids who don't typically get access to these experiences, that combination matters more than it might first appear.
3bird.golf/3bird-kids-foundation
#opendoorproject #3BirdKids #Oklahoma #YouthDevelopment #Golf #Arts #NatureHeals</description>
<link>https://www.3bird.golf/3bird-kids-foundation</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NAMI Greater OKC runs entirely on volunteers touched by mental illness in their own families — an…</title>
<description>NAMI Greater OKC runs entirely on volunteers touched by mental illness in their own families — and turns that into free peer-led education, support groups, and advocacy across the metro.
Programs range from in-school presentations teaching teenagers to recognize mental illness, to multi-week courses for parents and caregivers navigating a loved one's diagnosis. All of it is offered at no cost.
This closes out National Suicide Prevention Week.
#opendoorproject #SuicidePreventionMonth #MentalHealth #Oklahoma #OKC</description>
<link>https://namigreaterokc.org/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>The Lindy Waters III Foundation offers a comprehensive College Prep Program to support Native stu…</title>
<description>The Lindy Waters III Foundation offers a comprehensive College Prep Program to support Native students. The initiative provides vital guidance on scholarships, applications, and mentorship to help students succeed on their academic journey.
#CollegePrep #NativeEducation #FutureLeaders #HigherEd</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CREOKS has been a trusted partner for mental health and substance use care across northeastern Ok…</title>
<description>CREOKS has been a trusted partner for mental health and substance use care across northeastern Oklahoma for decades — CARF-accredited, community-rooted, and built around one principle: right care, right in your community.
Adults, teens, and children. Outpatient and residential. Prevention and recovery. CREOKS meets people where they are — in the communities they already live in — rather than asking them to travel to care that may or may not fit their lives.
creoks.org
#opendoorproject #CREOKS #NortheastOklahoma #Oklahoma #MentalHealth #SubstanceUse #BehavioralHealth #CommunityHealth</description>
<link>https://creoks.org</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Northside Neighbors recently hosted the People and Place Impact Conference at Langston University…</title>
<description>Northside Neighbors recently hosted the People and Place Impact Conference at Langston University Tulsa, kicking off with an insightful panel discussion on the vital links between health, housing, and economic systems in North Tulsa. The multi-day event brought community partners together for keynotes and collaborative breakout sessions.
#NorthsideNeighbors #TulsaCommunity #PeopleAndPlace #CommunityDevelopment #NorthTulsa</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A cancer diagnosis in a child doesn't stop because the family's bank account runs dry — but witho…</title>
<description>A cancer diagnosis in a child doesn't stop because the family's bank account runs dry — but without help, the financial devastation can compound an already impossible situation.
Ally's House is the only Oklahoma-based nonprofit providing direct financial assistance to families of children with cancer, regardless of income or diagnosis. Mortgage, utilities, car payments, groceries — the things that fall apart when a parent stops being able to work because their child needs them.
allyshouse.org
#opendoorproject #AllysHouse #Oklahoma #ChildhoodCancer #FamilySupport #CancerKids #FinancialAssistance</description>
<link>https://www.allyshouse.org</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Next up in OIC of Oklahoma County's Summer Tech Series: Gaming I Workshop, July 22 from 1–4 PM.</title>
<description>Next up in OIC of Oklahoma County's Summer Tech Series: Gaming I Workshop, July 22 from 1–4 PM.
Teens ages 14–18 will dig into game design fundamentals, character development, world building, game mechanics, and the career paths that turn a love of gaming into a real job.
$25 per workshop, or $70 for the full series. Bring your own laptop — seats are limited, so don't wait to register.
📍 Tinker Federal Credit Union, 1177 NE 23rd Street, OKC
#OICOKC #SummerTechSeries #GameDesign #OklahomaCity #TeenPrograms</description>
<link>https://oicokc.org/summer-tech-series</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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