Partners
Extreme Poverty
Ally\'s House
Community Coach: Becky Methvin 794-2071/ mailto: beckymethvin@hotmail.com
Ally\'s House serves Oklahoma children with cancer and their families. About 90-100 children and adolescents, ages newborn to 15, are diagnosed with cancer each year in Oklahoma, with the majority of patients staying in the state for care at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. At Ally\'s House they work with doctors and staff at OU Medical Center to identify patients needs.
You can serve this agency by: organizing boxes of toiletries that are given to clients (vary), delivering boxes (vary), collecting new or used toys, CDs or DVDs(vary)and organizing their storage (vary).
East Main Place
Community Coach: Heather Colley 321-8761/ mailto: rnhcolley@gmail.com
Offers transitional housing, comprehensive support for the homeless.
You can serve this agency by:organizing closets (vary), help move clients in(vary), clerical (vary)
Food and Shelter for Friends
Community Coach: Dawn Maack 701-2387/ mailto: maackfamily2003@yahoo.com
Provide a no-cost meal and temporary housing to economically disadvantaged persons in Norman.
You can serve this agency by: serving food (vary), clerical (vary), landscaping (vary), fundraiser (vary)
Full Circle Adult Day Care Center
Community Coach: Tehia Barnes 203-5912/ mailto: tehiajb@hotmail.com
Assists families b providing meals, and health monitoring for their elderly loved ones in order to prevent nursing home replacement.
You can serve this agency by: holding a weekly Bible Study (weekly), birthday party (monthly), "Senior Prom" (annualy), talent show (quarterly), clerical (vary), bring a pet for pet therapy (vary), landscaping (vary), one-on-one time (vary)
Habitat for Humanity
Community Coach: Jeremy Dalton 209-1441/ mailto: jdalton27@sbcglobal.net
Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry working in partnership with God and the community to build simple, decent, affordable housing, and to provide hope for responsible, hard-working, limited income families living in substandard conditions.
You can serve this agency by:helping build a home, landscaping, cleaning, etc; (all semi-annual), clerical (vary)
Meals on Wheels
Community Coach: Julie Sparks 360-2357/ mailto: backfxr@swbell.net
Provide hot, nutritious meals to Norman\'s senior, disabled, or ill residents who are in need.
You can serve this agency by: delivering meals (regular or substitute basis), help pick-up or deliver poinsettas during holidays (annual), make placements for clients (GREAT FOR CHILDREN) (vary), pet food delivery (vary)
Abused and Oppressed
Bethesda, Inc.
Community Coach: Tommie Ketch 613-4796/ mailto: tommiegreer@yahoo.com
A private agency that specializes in psychotherapeutic counseling and treatment for sexually abused children and their non-offending caregiver, in outreach and prevention.
You can serve this agency by: selling Christmas cards (annual), Christmas parties for clients (annual), work on flower bed (vary), provide snacks for clients (bought or baked) (vary), clean (vary)
Court Appointed Special Advocates
Community Coach: Dwain Pellebon 364-4583/ mailto: dpellebon@ou.edu
Trains and supervises community volunteers who act as advocates for abused and neglected children who are wards of the juvenile court.
You can serve this agency by: clerical (vary), cleaning (vary), landscaping (vary)
Preventable Diseases
Care NET
Community Coach: Heather Barton701-5903/ mailto: heatherleabarton@yahoo.com
Care NET Pregnancy Center of Norman expresses the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by proclaiming the gospel and providing practical assistance in the areas of sexuality, pregnancy, and post-abortion trauma.
You can serve this agency by: helping with the "layette of love" (vary), decorate for clients\' Christmas Party (annual), administrative work- weekly or one-time projects (vary), help with fundraising (vary)
Thunderbird Clubhouse
Community Coach: Rick Ford 795-1811/ mailto: ricky.ford@gmail.com
Provides a safe, empowering environment that promtes opportunities for people living with and recovering from mental illness through work and relationships.
You can serve this agency by: helping clients move (vary), donating items (vary), clerical (vary)
Transition House
Community Coach: Rhonda Bourland 246-2405/ mailto: drbourland@yahoo.com
Provies support to adults working on their recovery from mental illness through Transitional Living and Community Outreach Programs. Additional services include a Drop-In Center and Prescription Assistance Program.
You can serve this agency by:helping redo rooms (vary), donating items (vary), Norman Christamas Parade (annual), June Bug Jam (annual)
Education and Prevention
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Community Coach: Meredith Tipton/ mailto: matipton@gmail.com
Helps children reach their potential through professional supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships, with measurable impact, for children who need and want them, contributing to better schools, brighter futures, and stronger communities for all.
You can serve this agency by: being a "Big" (weekly), Big for a Day (annual), planning/ decorating for client Christmas Party (annual),
Center for Children and Families, Inc.
Community Coach: Judy Moss 360-1103/ mailto: judy@dillardgroup.com
Provides education, support, intervention, prevention and advocacy services to families in order to improve the well-being of children in Cleveland County.
You can serve this agency by: assisting with the "Two year-old Birthday Party" (annual), Father\\\'s Day event (annual), cleaning toys (quarterly), Wilson Elementary After School Program (weekly)
Health for Friends
Community Coach: Alicia Breath 360-2705/ mailto: adbreath@hotmail.com
Provides education, referrals, and a wide range of quality health services to including medical, dental, pharmacy, and prenatal services to the medically underserved in Norman.
You can serve this agency by: sewing quilts (vary), knitting layette sets (vary), Adopt a client at Christmas (annual), help build a storage shed (vary), help put in new floor (vary)
Independent Living Services for Youth
Community Coach: Sharlee Rother 217-8700/ mailto: shar.rother@journeychurch.tv
Provides high school students who are living alone for a "compelling reason" with access to housing and basic services so that they can graduate. A compelling reason may include the death or chronic illness of a parent, parental incarceration, or dangerous home situation.
You can serve this agency by: bringing weekly after school snacks (weekly), organizing food pantry/ kitchen (vary), participating in career coaching (helping with resume/ preparing for job interview, etc;) (vary)
Norman Optimist/ Norman YMCA/ NYSA
Community Coach: Sharlee Rother 217-8700, X2521/ mailto: shar.rother@journeychurch.tv
The Norman community sports avenue provides an opportunity for children ages 3-16 to play and compete in various sports.
You can serve these organizations by: coaching for: flag football, soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, t-ball and cheerleading (weekly)working at the concession stand (vary), setting up the basketball gym (vary), preparing the fields (vary), YMCA Carnival (annual), NYSA Watermelon Fest (vary)
Norman Elementary Schools/ Scouts/ PTA
Community Coach: Kimbra Roush 306-1163/ mailto: kimbraroush@cox.net
Work with 1st grade students to help develop their reading skills, serve wth the scouts or serve with the P.T.A.
You can serve the school community by: reading (weekly), serving with the Boy/ Girl Scouts (weekly/ monthly)