2011 Summer Food Options in Tulsa

Yesterday was the last day of school for thousands of Tulsa Public Schools students.  No doubt a day many have been looking forward to since the first day of school in August.  But for some, summer is a difficult time because they no longer have the security of free or reduced meals at school.  The [...]

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Congratulations!

I would like to take a few moments to share some good news with our loyal readers.  As many of you know, CAP’s CareerAdvance  is an awesome program that helps the parent’s of children in our early childhood education program move into nursing careers that provide a family sustaining wage.  Thanks to the hard work of [...]

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Tulsa World Shines a Light on Healthy Women, Healthy Futures

The Tulsa World recently published an excellent article about Healthy Women, Healthy Futures (HWHF), which is an interconception health promotion program serving women in Tulsa.  CAP in conjunction with the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa College of Nursing and the George Kaiser Family Foundation launched the program to improve the physical, emotional, social, dental, and vision health of non-pregnant [...]

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Fablab in KW Neighborhood

So, awhile back we posted about our experience at the Boston Fablab and how we might work to bring one to Tulsa. Well, fast forward and Kendall Whittier Inc is seriously pursuing the idea of putting one in the KW neighborhood. There will be a community presentation on Oct 5 at 7pm at Educare at [...]

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PLANiTulsa Releases Draft Plan

Yesterday evening, PLANiTulsa officially released a draft of  Tulsa’s vision and planning for the future. As many of you are aware, Tulsans have spent the last year attending planning sessions through PLANiTulsa and helping to guide and provide input towards Tulsa’s future. Micah and I have written past blogs on the subject which I encourage you to read if [...]

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Radiothon for Child Abuse Network

The Child Abuse Network, an innovative Tulsa agency that uses an integrated model of child abuse investigation and recovery services, is being featured today on Clear Channel’s local radio stations. All day the stations will feature stories about what CAN does, how its affected the lives of the children it serves, and interviews with the [...]

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Moveable Oases for the Food Desert

Some of the innovation gang headed over to a local taco stand for lunch to enjoy the weather and much talked about experience by the local media of late. When we came back, I had an a-ha moment of why doesn’t Tulsa introduce some sort of traveling fruit and vegetable truck in our food deserts? Since [...]

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100+ Mayors Promoting Child and Family Well-Being

The Mayor’s Action Challenge for Children and Families just signed on its 100th Mayor. Initiated last November at the National League of Cities’ -Congress of Cities and Expositions – The Challenge calls upon mayors to promote child and family well-being including setting at least one local and unique goal in each of the following four [...]

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I like school better with Grandmas and Grandpas – Liam

This month’s Edutopia magazine featured none other than our very own Jenks.  With a title of “Senior Citizens Help Young Children with Reading – and Relationships” I was pretty sure where the article was going, but was I in for a surprise… In 1998, Don Greiner started construction of a nursing home in Jenks next [...]

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Congrats OU-Tulsa

Congratulations to OU-Tulsa for being selected by the University of Pennsylvania Netter Center for Community Partnerships as its first regional training center on university-assisted community schools. OU-Tulsa has been recognized for its innovative university-community-school partnerships. It is anticipated the training center will not only deepen OU-Tulsa’s involvement in the community including the Tulsa Area Community [...]

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