Positive Tomorrows

Positive Tomorrows is Oklahoma's only elementary school and social service agency specifically for children and families experiencing homelessness. We help students and families succeed, and we do it in three main ways. 1. By breaking down barriers to learning like hunger, lack of basic necessities, medical care, and transportation. 2. By supporting families so they can improve their housing, employment, and overall quality of life. 3. By providing a differentiated, trauma-informed education to every student, complete with enriching, extracurricular opportunities. This year Positive Tomorrows served 185 students in its education program, and provided 14,962 transportation services, 43,199 meals provided, and 7,811 basic necessities were distributed.

While students learn in the classroom, our family support department works with families to teach them how to become self-sufficient. Our case managers assess families' immediate needs like food, clothing, and shelter first; then focus on long-term planning. Case managers help families increase their income, employment, and ultimately aim to help them obtain stable housing. By focusing on the entire family, we make it possible for children to learn. This year we served 204 families. 79% of families maintained or improved their employment status, 93% improved or maintained stable housing, and 79% showed an increase in income levels. 301 health checkups, dental & hearing screenings, and eye exams were provided, and 954 mental health needs were met.

Positive Tomorrows hosts an extracurricular program that consists of a daily after school program and day camps during summer, fall, winter and spring breaks. The extracurricular program provides a safe place for children to stay during after-school and school break hours, and provides access to opportunities like museum visits, art classes, music lessons, scouting, science, swimming lessons, boxing lessons, golf, ballet, yoga, basketball, and more. This year 157 students participated in after-school programs, and 271 participated in break camps.