City Care Inc

CITY CARE EXISTS TO DO THE WORK FEW OTHERS ARE WILLING TO DO. WE BELIEVE IN THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF EVERY PERSON. IT IS WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION WE ADVOCATE FOR THE OVERLOOKED IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY, RELIEF FOR THE HURTING, AND HOLD SPACE FOR COMPLETE RESTORATION OF LIVES THAT HAVE GOTTEN OFF COURSE. WITH ENOUGH ENDURANCE, WE WITNESS, FIRSTHAND, REMARKABLE STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION.

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING - CITY CARE PROVIDES 112 UNITS OF PERMANENT, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND HOLISTIC SERVICES THAT ADDRESS ALL ASPECTS OF A RESIDENT'S LIFE. SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES RESIDENTS ARE OFFERED FURNISHED HOMES AND PROVIDED ROBUST, ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT WHERE THEY CRAFT A HOUSING PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON EMPLOYMENT, MENTAL AND MEDICAL HEALTH PLANS, BENEFITS PROCUREMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT. FOCUSING IN ONE OF THE MOST IMPOVERISHED AREAS OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OUR MISSION IS TO BE AN ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO INVEST IN AND BECOME INVOLVED MEMBERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

WHIZ KIDS IS A FAITH-BASED ONE-ON-ONE VOLUNTEER TUTORING AND MENTORING PROGRAM THAT CARES FOR FIRST THROUGH FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS BY PROVIDING A SPACE FOR THEM TO BE KNOWN, LOVED, AND NURTURED JUST AS THEY ARE. FOR OVER 25 YEARS, THE PROGRAM HAS FOCUSED ON SERVING THE WHOLE CHILD: ACADEMICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. WE CARE FOR STUDENTS READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL, NAVIGATING INEQUITABLE SYSTEMS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, AND COULD BENEFIT MOST FROM A MENTOR RELATIONSHIP WITH A COMPASSIONATE ADULT. WHIZ KIDS CURRENTLY HAS 28 ACTIVE SITES, SERVING HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS NINE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE OKC METRO.

CITY CARE'S HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAM REACHES THOSE LIVING UNSHELTERED BY PROVIDING EMERGENCY LOW-BARRIER SHELTER, COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE SERVICE TO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING NAVIGATION AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES. WE ARE FOCUSED ON REACHING THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE CITY, INCLUDING FAMILIES WITHOUT SHELTER, JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS, AND THOSE LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS AND ON THE STREET DUE TO LACK OF LOW-BARRIER BED AVAILABILITY. HOUSING NAVIGATORS WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ON ID PROCUREMENT, EDUCATION RESOURCES, HOUSING VOUCHERS, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, HEALTHY FOOD SOURCES, AND MORE. EACH YEAR, OVER 2,500 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ARE SERVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.