Neighbor for Neighbor

Neighbor for neighbor has ten basic programs which provide thousand of services to the indigent, low income and uninsured population each year. NFN services are two fold: 1) Survival---For clients and patients in crisis that need basic services to survive--such as food,shelter, and medical care: and 2) Guidance--- For clients and patients that need additional services and a plan to press forward out of their impoverished or unhealthy predicament.Summaries of NFN's programs are as follows:NFN health programs: At NFN, thousands of people receive medical,dental, and optical care from wonderfulstaff and volunteer medical professionals.NFN free medical clinic provides acute and systemic care that patients would not be able to receiveotherwise. There are specialty clinics such as diabetic, women's and cardiac. In addition to the regular clinics, a cornerstone of our current medicalprogram is the minor surgery site four days a week.NFN prescription dispensary provides prescription screening and prescriptions. NFN helps many of our patients to receive free medications directly from the manufacturer for several months. NFN also provides prescriptions from our shelves. NFN does not assist with narcotics or psychiatric drugs or select expensive medications.NFN dental clinic provides acute and restorative services. NFN provides emergency extractions, restorative services, oral surgery, and cleanings and children's services.NFN eyeglass clinic provides free eye exams, glasses, frames and subsidizes the cost of eyeglass lenses for adults and children. NFN is currently partnering with the Tulsa Downtown Lions Club to increase these services.NFN family assistance program: NFN provides bus token, rental assistance, utility bills assistance, work boots & uniforms, identification cards and other basic services. Financial counseling and job referrals are also provided.NFN food distributionprogram: NFN's food pantry supplements monthly food supply for low-income or disadvantaged families. The clients that are not elderly or disabledare asked to contribute by becoming a volunteer if they need help for more than a few months. NFN's food supply is received in two ways: monthly purchases from local companies and by donations from churches, schools, individualcommunity members,employee food drives in private companies.NFN life skills program: NFN has life skill classes and individual coaching sessions; GED program; job placement; and classes that address nutrition, addiction, anger management and communication. Volunteer certified therapists are available two days a week at NFN---referrals for other psychiatric services are also provided when appropriate. This program was based on the adage "Teach a man to fish and he willhave food for a lifetime." The goal of these classes is to help people understand how to break habits that hinder their ability to have a healthy life and a better future.NFN legal clinic: The NFN legal clinic serves our clients by drafting legal documents which help families and children with emergency needs as well as provides relief for clients oppressed by deceptive financial schemes. Negotiations are also handled on behaf of our clients with mortgage companies. Landlords, car dealerships and other contracts.NFN circle housing programs: The home ownership program is for low-income families and the home repair program is for the low-income elderly or disabled that own their own home.Community Projects: Community projects distributes free books, clothing and household items. Community holiday party for children and their families.Advocacy and achievements: NFN has provided substantial services for 44 years. NFN has been working with the poor to fight poverty. NFN conceived and aided in the implementation of magnet schools which served ofr a model for the desegregation plan adopted by the Tuls Public Schools in 1971; NFN initially established the precursor to the Tulsa Community Food Bank; NFN provided office space and support.For the initial University of Tulsa free legal clinic; NFN strongly represented the poor on the coalition for fair utility rates; amd a multitude of ther advocacy projects through its daily services.Annual Service Statistics - September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015Family Assistance ( # of families) Utility Assistance 112 Licenses/IDS 350 Christmas 3446 Clothing vouchers 54 Eyeglass Vouchers 215 Bus tokens 2374 Social Work & Referrals 39,573 Financial Counseling 14,824 Job Referrals 9,160 Food Store Couchers/Grant 9,807 Rent Assistance 1 Health Clinics MedicalDentalOptometryPrescription Clinics) Medical Exams 88 Med Triage 175 Optometric Exams 261 Optometric- Opthalmology Placement 1629 Optometric - Glasses Provided 238 Prescriptions (Pap, Medical & Dental) 686 Social Work & Referrals 617 Lab Tests/Consultation 11 Outside Lab Tests/Consultation 37 Diabetic Ed Exam 23 Chiropractic Exam 47 Heart Exam 79 Optometric Triage 562 Legal Cases - Telephone Consultations 645 Cases - Office Consultations 388 Cases - Referrals 388 Legal Documents 6,749 Court Document Packets 524Community Projects Books Clothing & Household items 115,074 Photos Taken 527 Christmas: Gift bags & refreshments 7,557 Nutcracker/Christmas carol tickets 200 Tuitoring/Community Infor 5,211 Sewing,Quilts,Fabric 2,746 # of Families 294 # of Children 1,782Housing Houses - Mew home ownership mortgages 11 1 House repairs for elderly or disabled 235 House repairs - NFN & others (Hours) 388 Life Skills Life Skills Request for services 19,964 Life skills and nutrition classes 20,614 Individual coaching sessions 3,743 Meals provided 4,833 Telephone consultation 13,359 Referrals 20,575 Business clothing provided 121,880 Job Referral 12,185 Individual Appointments 2,346 Depression Relief 3,881 Hygiene Kits 11,392 Counseling 3,625 Food Distribution