Entitlement

The mission of Aging Services, Inc. is to enhance the lives and dignity of Cleveland County senior adults and provide programs, services, and referrals that assist and promote healthy independent living.

Aging Services, Inc. receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to operate a Home Delivered Meals Program serving homebound senior residents of Moore. Eligible participants must be City of Moore residents who are at least sixty (60) years of age and determined to be homebound through an in-home assessment conducted by Aging Services staff.

Qualified individuals receive one (1) hot, home-delivered meal five (5) days per week, helping ensure access to proper nutrition and supporting their ability to remain safely and independently in their homes.

For further information or assistance, please contact Aging Services, Inc. at 405-321-3200 or their website here.

The mission of Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency is to help low-income individuals and families to avoid crisis situations in two ways; meeting emergency needs first, then helping families gain self-sufficiency through supportive case management and partnerships with other social service providers.

Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to administer a Rental Assistance Program. This program provides payment for one (1) month of rent, contingent upon the landlord’s agreement to accept the payment and allow the tenant to remain in the home for at least thirty (30) days.

Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency is a nonprofit organization serving six counties: Cleveland, Lincoln, Logan, Payne, Pottawatomie, and Seminole.

For further information or assistance, please contact Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency at 405-701-2170 or on the website here.

The mission of Mary Abbott Children's House is to prevent abuse, advocate for children, and foster hope and healing. It is their goal to reduce the trauma child victims experience by giving them a safe place to share their experiences through a forensic interview and obtain medical assessments after instances of abuse and neglect. Additionally, they strive to assist families by providing advocacy and referrals to services that will set children and their families on the path to healing. Finally, they seek to educate the general public on child abuse response and encourage individuals to report suspected abuse to the proper authorities in a way that minimizes additional trauma for the child.

Mary Abbott Children’s House receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to support the administration of its Forensic Interview Program. This program is designed to minimize the number of times a child must recount experiences of abuse or neglect, reducing the risk of secondary trauma.

Children ages three (3) to eighteen (18) in the City of Moore are provided a safe, child-friendly environment where they can share their experience with a specially trained forensic interviewer. Services are initiated upon referral from law enforcement or the Department of Human Services (DHS) Child Protective Services.

For further information or assistance, please contact Mary Abbott Children's House at 405-579-5800 or visit their website here.

The Metropolitan Fair Housing Council of Oklahoma’s mission is to eliminate housing discrimination and promote racially and economically integrated communities through advocacy, education, and the enforcement of fair housing laws.

The Metropolitan Fair Housing Council of Oklahoma, Inc. receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to administer Fair Housing Services. Through this funding, they provide free fair housing enforcement assistance to individuals who believe they have experienced housing discrimination.

They also offer free fair housing education, training, and renter’s rights resources. In addition, they conduct fair housing and fair lending education and training for first-time and current renters, first-time homebuyers and homeowners, as well as landlords, property managers, builders, and developers across the state of Oklahoma.

Their work helps expand awareness and understanding of civil rights laws that promote equal housing opportunity statewide.

For further information or assistance, please contact Metropolitan Fair Housing Council at 405-232-3247 or on the website here.

The mission of Moore First United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. The mission of the Five Loaves Food Pantry is to provide food for people in need.

Moore First United Methodist Church receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to operate the Five Loaves Food Pantry. The pantry is open twice weekly and is also available by appointment to better serve community needs.

Located on-site at Moore First United Methodist Church, the pantry is staffed by dedicated volunteers and overseen by the Associate Pastor, providing food assistance to individuals and families in need.

For further information or assistance, please contact Moore First United Methodist Church at 405-794-6671 or on their website here.

The mission of Moore Youth and Family Services, Inc. is to support community-based programs that provide behavioral health services to adults, youth, and families. 

Moore Youth and Family Services, Inc. receives CDBG funds to assist in administering two programs:

The first program is the First Time Offenders Program for at risk children, ages 6 to 17 in the City of Moore. These children are at risk of suspension/dropping out of school, involvement in the juvenile system, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, as well as substance abuse. This program will provide needed community-based services that includes counseling, socialization, and educational assistance to adults, youth, and their families who are experiencing a variety of problems. The Agency Objectives' emphasize enhancing or bringing into being, behavior that is within the bounds of social appropriateness. It is felt that counseling and support from the agency and increased self and interpersonal awareness on the part of the client will allow successful resolution of problems.

The second program is the School Based Intervention Service Program that provides an early intervention via School Based Services to the Moore Public School System's secondary students. School Based Service members work with secondary students who are at risk of dropping out or being suspended from school, using substances, and/or exhibiting aggressive behaviors rather than utilizing healthy coping skills. Early intervention, support, and education is provided to students through individual sessions, group sessions, and consultation/linkage with parents/guardians and school employees. The program specifically targets students who are at higher risk than average for school problems.

For further information or assistance please contact Moore Youth and Family Services, Inc. at 405-799-3379 or visit their website here.

The mission of Saint Vincent de Paul is, “A network of friends, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need.”

Saint Vincent de Paul receives CDBG funds to administer a Utility Bill Assistance Program (such as gas, water, and electric) as well as rental assistance for Oxford House Sober Living occupants.

With utility bill assistance, families are able to sustain and maintain their current living conditions. Keeping neighbors in need in their home with the basics of water, electric and gas is one of Saint Vincent de Paul’s founding missions.

For the individuals starting a new life in the four (4) Oxford Houses in Moore, Saint Vincent de Paul provides a week of rent. The initial support gives occupants an opportunity to find a job and know they have time to attend AA meetings to make a new sober living for themselves. This also prevents homelessness.

For further information or assistance, please contact Saint Vincent de Paul at 405-314-0414 or their website here.