Our Daily Bread Stillwater Joins Forces to Enhance Services for Oklahoma Children and Families

As part of a statewide initiative, Our Daily Bread Food & Resource Center in Stillwater has joined forces with 15 coalitions across the state to identify needs and develop community resources for families with young children. The project, known as Know and Grow Oklahoma: Building Resilient Children, Families & Communities, aims to bring together representatives from various organizations to share knowledge and expertise.

'We can all learn from each other about how to better serve Oklahoma children and families,' said Rachael Condley, Our Daily Bread Food & Resource Center. 'These efforts will help us acquire a better understanding of how the children and their families are doing and how individuals and/or community groups might respond in support of them.'

The coalition includes representatives from Resilient Payne County, Early Childhood Coalition, City of Stillwater, Payne County Health Department, Oklahoma State University, Meridian Technology Center, Stillwater Chamber of Commerce, Head Start, and Stillwater Public Schools. Our Daily Bread will collaborate with the OSU Center for Rural Health and Healthy Communities Healthy Children to collect information, host community events, and conduct interviews.

'We plan to work diligently together throughout our service area and with partners statewide to identify challenges and concerns, while discovering new needs for the families we serve,' Condley added.

Our Daily Bread Food & Resource Center has received a $10,000 grant from the Potts Family Foundation (PFF) in Oklahoma City to support this project. The center will utilize Oklahoma State University's Center for Rural Health to collect feedback through surveys, conversations, and building relationships within the Stillwater community and surrounding areas.

'This is part of a statewide effort to help families get their needs met,' Condley emphasized. 'We're so thankful for the support of organizations like Healthy Communities Healthy Children in Stillwater during this project.'

Our Daily Bread Food & Resource Center plays a vital role in helping families access essential resources, and this project will enable them to better understand the needs of the community and develop targeted services.

By working together with partners across the state, Our Daily Bread aims to create a more resilient and supportive network for Oklahoma children and families. The center's efforts will help identify challenges, concerns, and new needs, ultimately leading to improved outcomes for those they serve.

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