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 [...]