6 Foundations that have given Social Justice grants in Oklahoma

THE EDMOND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS A VOICE FOR BUSINESS. WE ENHANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN EDMOND.

TO ASSIST AFRICAN AMERICANS, OTHER MINORITIES AND THE POOR ACHIEVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUALITY.

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OKLAHOMA IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH, PREVENTING MENTAL DISORDERS AND ACHIEVING VICTORY OVER MENTAL ILLNESS THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, SERVICE AND HOUSING. OUR VISION IS A JUST, HUMANE AND HEALTHY SOCIETY IN WHICH ALL PEOPLE ARE ACCORDED RESPECT, DIGNITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, FREE FROM STIGMA AND PREJUDICE. AS SUCH, WE ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS, MONITOR LEGISLATION, DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, MAKE REFERRALS FOR SERVICES, PROVIDE ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIALIZATION, VOCATIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-EMPOWERMENT SKILLS, DEVELOP IMPROVED ACCESS TO AND COORDINATION AMONG EXISTING LEGAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, LEVERAGE PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES OR REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND OTHER DISABILITIES AS THEY NEGOTIATE THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROVIDE A RANGE

TheprimarypurposeistosupporttheBartlesvilleChoralSociety.TheBartlesvilleChoralSocietyisacommunitychorusofprofessionalandamateursingersdedicatedtotheperformanceofgreatchoralmasterpiecesfromalltimeperiods.TheChoralSocietyimprovesthequalityoflifeinnortheasternOklahomabyservingdiverseculturalcommunityneeds,improvingtheskillsandprofessionalismofitssingers,providingeducationandenjoymentforitsaudiences,andcollaboratingwithandsupportingotherartsorganizations.

THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE WESTERN GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A DUAL-IMMERSION PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL ESTABLISHED IN THE WHEELER DISTRICT. THE SCHOOL SERVES BOTH AN EXISTING PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE NEWLY DEVELOPED WHEELER DISTRICT WITH A TARGET ENROLLMENT OF 50/50 SPANISH-DOMINANT AND ENGLISH-DOMINANT STUDENTS. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL HAS A STUDENT POPULATION THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY FOUND WITHIN THE WESTERN GATEWAY AREA, OF WHICH THE WHEELER DISTRICT IS PART. THE FOUNDATION HOLDS THE TITLE TO THE LAND ON WHICH THE SCHOOL FACILITIES ARE CONSTRUCTED AND LEASE THE LAND TO THE SCHOOL FOR A NOMINAL RENT. THE FOUNDATION INTENDS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AT THE SCHOOL, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING: BICYCLE SAFETY; ENCOURAGEMENT OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES; TUTORING; MENTORING, AND PROVIDING SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING TO STUDENTS IN NEED. SUPPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES WILL HELP FURTHER THE EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF CHILDREN WIT