OK Community Cares provided the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma (GSEOK) a $1,000 grant to support STEM programs. Girl Scouts participating in the STEM programs learn about robotics, cybersecurity, coding, manufacturing, space science and more. According to GSEOK, over 200 girls are involved with Girl Scouts in Payne County. Through participation in the [...]
The Stillwater Band Boosters received a $1,000 grant from OK Community Cares to help with safety improvements to the band’s semi-trailer. The grant will be used to make safety improvements to the semi-trailer used to transport all of the band’s equipment to activities and competitions. “The Stillwater Band Program greatly appreciates the support [...]
OK Community Cares awarded a $1,000 grant to Meridian Technology Center - South Campus in Guthrie for the Adult Education and Family Literacy program. The grant will help students working to obtain their High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma cover the cost to complete four required final exams. Once students receive their HSE, they [...]
Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy (OVCA) received an OK Community Cares grant to provide meal kits for students during state testing. This grant will help provide meal kits and snacks to students living in Payne, Pawnee, Logan, Lincoln and Noble counties. OVCA serves approximately 65% of economically disadvantaged students. They also strive to start [...]
OK Community Cares provided Our Daily Bread with a $1,356 grant to purchase a month’s supply of milk for their shoppers. Our Daily Bread often provides groceries for over 1,000 households per month. The grant will allow Our Daily Bread to purchase 452 gallons of milk from Braums, helping shoppers receive protein, Vitamin [...]
OK Community Cares recently awarded Mission of Hope with a $1,000 grant for housing supplies and food for the homeless The grant will assist in providing supplies and food for the shelter to prepare to serve the homeless during extreme weather conditions. The Mission of Hope serves the homeless population with emergency shelter [...]
Oklahoma Community Credit Union opened its second Stillwater location at 1811 S. Sangre Road in southwest Stillwater in late January. The West Branch features full-service financial service opportunities including lending and deposit options. Two drive-thru lanes, a night deposit drop box and a 24-hour ATM are just a few of the amenities the [...]
Oklahoma Community Credit Union is continuing its commitment to north central Oklahoma by launching a new fund that will support educational opportunities, financial literacy, food insecurities, healthy living and housing needs. OK Community Cares, a donor advised fund of the Cornerstone Foundation, will begin accepting grant applications immediately from qualifying organizations located in [...]
Oklahoma Community Credit Union is making plans to open its newest location in west Stillwater in January, but that’s not the only building project the credit union has planned for the Stillwater community. Also starting in January will be the remodel of the credit union’s main office located [...]
Oklahoma Community Credit Union is accepting applications for board of director nominees until Wednesday, November 30 at 5:00 p.m. The credit union has one seat up for election at their next annual meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 23, 2023. Current board treasurer Renee Smith is the incumbent director for the expiring term, and [...]