Entitlement

Aging Services, Inc. receives CDBG funds to administer a Home Delivered Meals Program for home-bound senior adult residents in Moore. Participants will be assessed and found to be home-bound. The meals will be provided 5 days per week for a total of 260 servings per year. The delivery of the meal will also serve as a check on the well-being of the senior adult.

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.

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

Bethesda, Inc. receives CDBG funds to administer a Childhood Sexual Abuse Victims and Caregiver Therapy Program for children who reside in Moore. Sexually abused children ages 3 to 18 and their non-offending caregiver are eligible for counseling services to heal the trauma of sexual abuse. Staff will complete an assessment of trauma and history of abuse and determine placement of child in individual or group counseling.

The mission of Bethesda, Inc. is to heal the trauma of childhood sexual abuse through therapy, education, and prevention.

For further information or assistance please contact Bethesda at 405-364-0333 or visit their website here.

Mary Abbott Children's House receives CDBG funds to assist in administering a Forensic Interview Program. This program minimizes the number of times a children must share their experiences of sexual abuse and neglect. Children ages 3 to 18 in the City of Moore are given the opportunity to tell his or her experience to one adult. This reduces the possibility of secondary trauma. This agency must receive the request for assistance from law enforcement or DHS Child Protective Services.

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.

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

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.

The mission of Moore Youth and Family Services, Inc. is to support community0based programs that provide behavioral health services to adults, youth, and families. 

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