Funded Partners
United Way of Norman funds 40 programs at 27 agencies in the Norman Area. These programs are divided among four Impact Areas: Basic Needs, Successful Children & Youth, Strong & Safe Individuals & Families and Seniors & Persons with Disabilities. These are our funded partners through June 2012.
BASIC NEEDS
American Red Cross
Emergency Response- $55,000
Provides relief to victims of disasters, supplying basic needs and addressing mental health needs
Service to Armed Forces- $3,000
Links members of the U.S. Armed Forces with their families during a crisis and provides emergency financial assistance to those individuals.
405.321.0591
http://www.redcrossheart.org/
Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency
Rent & Mortgage Assistance- $25,000
Provides rent and mortgage assistance to prevent imminent homelessness. This program funds deposits, which would not happen without money from United Way of Norman, due to federal grant restrictions.
405.701.2170
http://www.cocaa.org/
Food & Shelter for Friends
Food & Outreach- $60,050
Provides hot meals, laundry facilities and showers to economically disadvantaged persons. Also equipped with phone and internet access to assist with employment and housing searches.
Emergency Transportation- $13,000
Provides transportation assistance to individuals and families who are in transition or crisis.
405.360.4954
http://www.foodandshelterforfriends.org/
Salvation Army
Emergency Services- $22,700
Provides emergency shelter. A day shelter is also available, which provides a point of entry for persons wanting to get off the streets and back on track.
Social Services- $25,000
Offers a soup kitchen, food pantry, clothing assistance, utility assistance, community referrals and case management. It also provides payment for birth certificates, identification, and lice treatment.
405.364.9910
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf
Women's Resource Center
Family Violence Shelter- $43,900
Shelter is for people impacted by domestic violence. Provides meals, clothing, counseling, support and referral information.
Rape Crisis Center- $25,000
Facility that meets all the needs of rape victims in one place.
405.364.9424
http://www.wrcnorman.org/
CHILDREN & YOUTH
Bethesda
Outreach & Prevention- $17,525
Presentations to demonstrate ways to prevent child abuse and teach children how to protect themselves.
Abuse Counseling- $55,000
Therapeutic counseling and treatment services for sexually abused children and their non-offending caregiver.
405.364.0333
http://www.bethesdaok.org/
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Mentoring- $62,000
Provides one-on-one positive adult role models through a community-based and school-based mentoring program
Amachi- $8,000
A one-on-one mentoring program for children with an incarcerated parent. The program’s goal is to break the intergenerational cycle of crime and incarceration and give an underserved population the chance to reach their potential.
405.364.3722
http://www.bbbsok.org/
Boy Scouts of America, Last Frontier Council
Comprehensve Youth Development- $2,500
Program will target elementary schools that qualify for low-income federal assistance, to give the Boy Scout opportunity to boys that might not otherwise have access.
405.840.1114
http://www.lastfrontiercouncil.org
Bridges
Student Services- $45,000
Provides high school students who are living on their own with access to housing and basic services so they can graduate high school.
405.579.9280
http://www.bridgesnorman.org/
Cleveland County CASA
Court Appointed Special Advocates- $11,000
Trains and supervises community volunteers who act as advocates for abused and neglected children who are wards of the juvenile court.
405.360.5295
http://www.clevelandcountycasa.org/
Center for Children and Families, Inc.
Neighborhood Centers- $82,000
Provides an enriching out of school time program for youth and families, including special neighborhood events
Healing & Preventing- $55,000
Provides parent support and education, therapy for abused or negelcted children, support for foster and adoptive caregivers and short term care for children whose parents are in severe distress.
405.364.1420
http://www.ccfinorman.org/
Community After School Program, CASP
CATCH- $12,500
A nutrition and physical education program that aims to increase nutritional knowledge and physical activity in its Elementary school participants.
405.366.5970
http://www.caspinc.org/
Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma
Mentors to Leaders- $4,000
A new pilot program that will provide a Girl Scout Leadership internship opportunity for girls through their service as an assistant leader and mentor to local troops. Each intern receives leadership training, hands-on experience and the opportunity to mentor younger Girl Scouts.
405.528.4475
http://www.gswestok.org/
Kaleidoscope Grief Support
Kaleidoscope- $1,000
Provides support groups for children and their families who have experienced the death of a family member.
405.306.0052
http://www.kaleidoscopegriefsupport.com/index.html
Loveworks Outreach
Afterschool Initiative- $25,000
An afterschool program for middle school students that includes tutoring, team building, leadership and character building lessons and activities. Summer leadership camps to nurture athletic, musical and artistic abilities of students are also available.
405.397.9576
http://www.loveworksoutreach.com
Mary Abbott Children's House
Forensic Interview- $43,000
Offers coordinated investigation and intervention services to child abuse victims in a child-friendly location.
405.579.5800
http://www.abbott-house.org/
NAIC- Norman Addiction Information & Counseling
Youth & Family Services- $66,000
Addresses the individual needs of adolescents with substance abuse problems through counseling, education, case management and intervention.
405.321.0022
http://www.fotizo.net/naic/index.tcl
Parents Helping Parents
Operation Parent Power- $500 (Discretionary Funding)
Provides education to parents on ways to prevent substance abuse in children and youth.
405.562.1919
http://www.parentshelpingparents.info/
INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES
Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency
Norman Transitional Housing Case Management- $15,000
Provides transitional housing combined with supportive case management to persons transitioning out of homelessness.
405.701.2170
http://www.cocaa.org/
Health for Friends
Dental Clinic- $75,000
Provides education, referrals and dental care to the underserved in Norman.
Pharmacy- $33,000
Provides an in-house pharmacy for low income and uninsured individuals at low or no cost.
General Medicine- $64,000
Provides routine medical servoces, urgent care medical services and health education to lwo income and uninsured individuals.
405.329.4161
http://www.healthforfriends.org/
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
Legal Aid Services- $17,845
Provides free, high quality civil legal services to low income and elderly people in Oklahoma.
405.360.6631
http://www.legalaidok.org/
NAIC- Norman Addiction Information & Counseling
Substance Abuse Services- $44,000
Assesses and addresses the needs of individuals with substance abuse problems through counseling, education, family services and case management.
405.321.0022
http://www.fotizo.net/naic/index.tcl
Oxford House
Second Chance Act Project Collaboration- $18,000
Develops the social integration of incarcerated women from the Cleveland County jail or women involved in community corrections.
405.701.0780
Transition House
Community Outreach- $36,500
Provides on-going socialization opportunities, support and crisis intervention for individuals with mental illness.
Transitional Living- $27,750
Provides treatment, education, linkage to benefits and support to assist individuals with mental illness as they transition from patient settings to community living.
405.360.7926
http://www.thouse.org/
SENIORS & PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
ABLE- Council for Developmental Disabilities
Residential Program- $11,500
Provides residential and employment services to adults with developmental disabilities.
405.701.5682
http://www.ableinnorman.org/
Among Friends
Adult Care- $23,500
Provides a safe and friendly place for adults with special needs who are limited in their access to the community.
405.701.2121
Full Circle
DHS Assisted Program- $23,500
Assists families by providing activities, meals and health monitoring for their elderly loved ones in order to prevent nursing home placement.
Caregiver Education- $3,000
Provides caregivers with the tools and skills needed to manage their responsibilities.
405.447.2955
http://www.fullcircleok.com/
Meals on Wheels of Norman
Meal Delivery- $103,480
Provides a hot, nutritious, home-delivered meal to Norman's senior, disabled or ill residents who are in need.
405.321.7272
http://www.mealsonwheelsnorman.com/
Thunderbird Clubhouse
Health & Wellness- $19,555
Provides healthy meals and nutrition education to mentally ill members to enhance nutritional levels.
405.321.7331
http://www.thunderbirdclubhouse.org/
Aging Services Inc.
Housekeeping- $16,000
Provides housekeeping services to senior citizens, allowing them to stay in their homes.
405.321.3200
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