Local programs fight to educated citizens and provide them with access to fresh food and exercise.
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
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Myriad Botanical Gardens has many fun options for the first days of fall
Shakespeare in the Park, paddle boarding, yoga and other options are available for the public.
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Myriad Gardens’ new health and wellness initiative offers myriad reasons to get outside and eat well
Fleener said she appreciates the general cultural shift away from dieting and “getting fit” toward “being well.”
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Local program fights against generational poverty
Getting Ahead classes help people break the bonds of generational poverty and take steps to make their lives better.
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Mobile meal programs provide nourishment
Mobile Meals of Oklahoma County relies on grants and volunteers in the face of reduced state funding.
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Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund gets revamped
Jackie Cooper’s relatives, including singer Graham Colton, breathe new life into Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund and Red Tie Night.
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Sharing spirit
“Being incarcerated, you miss your family. You want to be there. If they could only give us day passes and we could go for a few hours, I promise I’d come back.”
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Oklahoma City Community Foundation awards grants, creates comprehensive fitness website
GetMovingOKC.org is designed to be a one-stop spot to help Oklahomans improve their health.
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Exit Stage?
Built in 1970 by renowned architect John Johansen, the building at W. Sheridan and S. Hudson avenues has been empty since it sustained significant flooding damage in 2010. Afterward, the Arts Council of Oklahoma City transferred ownership of it to the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. Groups such as the Central Oklahoma Chapter of the American […]
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Pounding the pavement
Randy Entz, transportation planner for the Oklahoma City Planning Department, will discuss sidewalks and trails that are being paid for by a recent bond issue and out of the MAPS 3 program, which sets aside $10 million for new sidewalks and $40 million for new trails. “It’s a good way for people to get an […]