December 3 I OKC Fairgrounds

HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE FOR FAMILIES

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It’s My Community Initiative

is a nonprofit organization that combines research-informed strategies with powerful, practical programs to tackle the challenges facing financially vulnerable individuals and families.

We understand the interplay between education, well-being, and employment—and we’re committed to setting individuals and families up for success across all aspects of life.

our programs

TRUE Dads empowers low-income fathers to be the kind of dads they want to be. Through free workshops and coaching sessions, dads and co-parents learn parenting and healthy relationship skills, receive employment support, access community partner resources, and forge connections with other fathers.

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Safe Families helps keep children safe and families intact by providing children a safe place to stay while their parents deal with a short-term emergency. Safe Families Oklahoma helps stabilize families in crisis by temporarily hosting children in volunteers’ homes to help prevent child neglect and abuse before it occurs, reducing the number of children entering foster care.

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Work Ready Oklahoma focuses on empowering Oklahomans toward self-sufficiency through targeted job preparedness and skill-building workshops. This program is central to their mission of enhancing the workforce and reducing reliance on government assistance by promoting independence with robust, community-based support.

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IMCI Youth Initiative serves disadvantaged youth in Oklahoma City between the ages of 14 and 18 through on-site after-school services to help them achieve their education, employment, relationship, and family goals. Using an education-focused model, this program teaches basic life skills and provides increased awareness about the importance of effective poverty-prevention strategies. 

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LEADERSHIP

Camal Pennington

Executive Director

Allie Wallace

Director of Operations

Will Henson

Director of Finance

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Greg Dewey

Board Chair

Gina Bruno-Dunn

Board Secretary

Raju Kaul

Treasurer

Gabrielle Johnson
Jeff Morton
Lee Copeland
Marc Taylor
Sandino L. Thompson
Dr. Sharri Coleman