South Peoria Neighborhood Connection Foundation dba South Tulsa Community House

PROJECT PURPOSE

South Tulsa Community House (STCH) is a social services provider in the 61st and Peoria community. Our Mission is to Empower Riverwood families and individuals by reducing hunger, combating poverty and providing a pathway to empowerment to improve their lives through direct services and collaborations. Our programs provide Food and Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing and support for Financial stability resources. Our request is for financing infrastructural costs as well as the Food and Nutrition program. many of our clients do not have transport and walk to the House. We would like to make available collapsible folding wagons for them to use. Some pregnant mothers have often cited the challenge of transporting the food we give them as a barrier to them accessing the service. Some have disabilities or are seniors and we would like to make the parking lot easier for them the wheel their mobility devices. Our 30-year-old roof leaks during the rainy season and the HVAC system requires constant attention. We would like to augment part of the funding from the County to install extra food storage capability. We need support for program staff, especially those working in the food pantry, receiving and packing and distributing food.

EVIDENCE

I am not sure what exactly you require, but there are invoices and proofs of payment for expenses incurred. Therefore there are financial records available. For the infrastructure requests, we have sourced quotations from reputable sources. We own the premises from which we operate but it now needs some rehabilitation. We also have records of clients who are willing to attest to the support they receive from us. I have attached audited accounts and 990 for your ease of reference.

POPULATION DESCRIPTION

South Tulsa Community House serves the low income community of Riverwood, an area from Riverside to Lewis and from 41st to 81st. This includes the 61st and Peoria quadrant. This area has the highest population density next to downtown Tulsa and hosts a third of all section 8 housing in Tulsa. It was rated by Feed America as the highest food insecure section of Tulsa, with high child poverty levels. Members of this community are hardworking and held 2 or 3 jobs at a time. But when Covid hit, they were the first to be affected by lay offs in the service industry. As schools closed they had to stay hoe and look after their children because they could not afford childcare. In one f the complexes with 100% disabled residents, they were all infected with Covid. We conduct food delivery outreach to 180 disabled residents in a community apartment complex.

PERFORMANCE MEASURING

The STCH 2022 -2025 Strategic Plan has 5 Key focus areas, the first of which pertains to data collection and analysis and use in decision-making to ensure responsive programming. On a monthly basis, we collect and document data on the number of clients served and the type of services they require. These are presented to the Board in a Service Report. In a addition, a data analytics partner has already been engaged and is currently assisting us with establishing metrics for measuring outcomes. A Gantt chart accompanies the strategy for monitoring attainment of set goals and objectives every six months.

ONGOING INVESTMENT AMOUNT

$

ONGOING INVESTMENT DESCRIPTION

None

ONGOING INVESTMENT REQUIRED

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