LIFT COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC

Community services - provide necessary community services to reduce poverty and empower low-income families and individuals to become self-sufficient. Community services expenses are approximately 15% of program service expenses. Court appointed special advocates (casa) 40 youth were served and 4 new volunteers trained. Healthy start: the healthy start grant was refunded in may 2024, for another 5 years. The service area now includes choctaw, pushmataha, mc curtain, atoka, cole and johnston counties. Healthy start provides services to pregnant women, dads, babies and children up to 18 months in age. Additional services now include community education that is available to anyone in the community. Since may 1, 2024 healthy start served 183 pregnant women, 211 inter-conceptional women, 16 dads, 150 babies, birth to 11 months, and 83 children, for a total of 643 participants served. Healthy start was awarded the first safe kids tulsa, agency of the year award. This award was given for the exemplary services to educate and properly install car seats in the communities we serve. Currently there are 11 car seat techs in the healthy start program. Healthy start has also had one employee pass the certified lactation councilor exam and three employees become certified pre-natal doulas. Rx for oklahoma 3 individuals were assisted in getting their prescriptions for free or reduced cost. Victims advocacy services provides support services for victims of crime. 120 victims were served in 2024. 1,420 victims received services since inception in july 2015. Emergency assistance - through funding received from emergency food & shelter program, and local donations to the lift emergency fund and through salvation army bell ringing, a total of 57 individuals/families received much needed emergency assistance. Safe place healing hearts - served 195 victims in areas of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking victims. Since inception in 2017 a total of 2,177 victims have been served. Youth build - provided pathways to education and employment through provision of high school education, construction apprenticeship training and life skills activities. Served 68 individuals since receiving new grant award, 47 obtained their high school diploma while 15 are currently enrolled; 68 have received osha 10 certification; 63 earned their hbi-pact construction certification, and 45 earned their first aid/cpr certifications. Tri-county opioid - educated 35 volunteer fire departments on how to administer narcan/naloxone, opioid misuse, and stigma surrounding opioid use disorder. Conducted 5 medications take back events and received 77 lbs of prescription medicine for proper disposal. Partnered with parents helping parents to start a parent support group for parents with children dealing with addiction issues or who are in recovery. Staff provided mental health first responder classes to 40 different community members in 2024 including staff from pushmataha, choctaw, and mccurtain county sheriff department. Provided 10 training courses for fentanyl testing kits with probation & parole, choctaw co & push co jail, antlers & hugo pd. Hosted a mental health/substance abuse and law enforcement event in may of 2024 to provide local mh/sa professionals with free continuing education credits and local law enforcement with free cleet hours. 85 professionals attended the training.

Other program services 4: transportation - provision of public transportation services, funded by federal grants, local contracts, and participation fees. Transportation expenses are approximately 7% of program service expenses. 311,235 miles were driven with accounting for 57,967 passenger trips provided by a fleet of 38 vehicles. 11,925 elderly clients were served and 10,523 trips for passengers with disabilities were provided. Other program services 5: economic development - foster economic and industrial development in a three county enterprise community. Economic development expenses are approximately 4% of total program service expenses. Intermediary program lift was designated by the rural housing services division of usda/rurual development as an intermediary assisting certified loan packagers in texas, north dakota, south dakota, kansas, arkansas, louisiana, missouri, nebraska, and oklahoma. In 2024, we assisted 40 non-profit agencies in those states in submitting 109 paclagers to rural development for review and assisted with 49 closings. State parks operated by lift include: clayton lake state park, hugo lake state park, and raymond gary state park.