Emergency Infant Services

PROJECT PURPOSE

Emergency Infant Services? (EIS) mission is to ?meet the basic human needs of infants and children through five years of age whose families are in financial crisis.? We began 45 years ago when a task force recognized an unmet need in the Tulsa community. They saw families with sustained poverty could receive long-term assistance, but families with short term, immediate needs had few options to receive help. They founded EIS to meet that need. Our guiding principal is to provide immediate, compassionate aid to children under age six whose parents are unable to provide for them. EIS provides basic necessities to thousands of Tulsa?s fragile children. We supply food, milk, infant formula, diapers, clothing, pack ?n plays, and car seats. Unlike most agencies, we require little paperwork to ensure families can get same-day service. Clients do not need an appointment, nor proof of income. EIS is the only Tulsa agency which provides extensive and immediate assistance geared to the particular basic needs of infants and children under age six. Families with a needy child can?t endure a waiting period when they?re out of food, formula or diapers, and our community cannot afford the consequences of sustained neglect of our children.

EVIDENCE

No child suffers hunger or deprivation of basic life necessities when their parents are unable to provide for them. Client intake 2021 was over 18,000 children and growing in Tulsa and surrounding counties. We project serving 21,000 children, ages infant through five, this fiscal year.

POPULATION DESCRIPTION

Tulsa County, OK is more vulnerable than 86% of U.S. counties. Client intake forms are showing 88% families assisted pertained to Covid related reasons. Communities with higher vulnerability have pre-existing economic, social, and physical conditions that may make it hard to respond to and recover from a COVID outbreak. WHAT MAKES THIS AREA VULNERABLE Higher population density has been demonstrated to increase the risk of quick viral spread and adverse health outcomes. VERY HIGH Crowded living & working areas. High-risk environments, such as prisons, nursing homes, or factories, significantly contribute to a person's exposure to and vulnerability to the virus. VERY HIGH Minorities & non-English speakers. Language barriers can restrict access to public health messaging and resources. Data on COVID has demonstrated that racial and ethnic minorities are often at the highest risk of poor medical outcomes. VERY HIGH Unemployment & low income. Financial insecurity, lack of access to health care, or the inability to work remotely or with protections and benefits increases vulnerability to severe COVID outcomes. HIGH Housing and transport challenges. Crowded housing, housing insecurity, access to indoor plumbing and limited transit options make it more difficult to avoid Covid exposure. Covid Act Now Alert information used for Tulsa County, March 30 2022.

PERFORMANCE MEASURING

EIS fulfilled that mission last fiscal year to over 18,000 children through the following programs : Formula-provided 203,088 8 oz. bottles of formula to 3,300 infants. Diapers-618,225 diapers and pull ups were given to 13,191 children. Food-222,618 pounds of food were provided to 6,746 families. Furniture-783 children received a crib, high chair, or pack-n-play. Car Seats-367 children received a car seat. Clothing-8,354 families received clothing. Milk-5,808 families received a gallon of milk.

ONGOING INVESTMENT AMOUNT

$

ONGOING INVESTMENT DESCRIPTION

None

ONGOING INVESTMENT REQUIRED

Able to continue operation without additional funding from the State of Oklahoma