Neighborhood Services Organization

4a: wic - women, infants and children Neighborhood Services Organization's wic clinic is the largest independent wic clinic in Oklahoma and provides supplemental food vouchers, health care referrals and nutrition/health information to low-income pregnant, breast- feeding, and postpartum women and their infants/children up to age five. In 2022, our wic super-clinic served 45,700 women and children - the most ever. We were able to gift families with life-changing knowledge of how to adequately nourish bodies, and improve overall health outcomes. In addition, we served as a summer food site, providing more than 1,276 meals.

4c: nso low-cost dental clinic: historically, Oklahoma has ranked at or near the bottom for adults who have appropriate oral health care. Since 1969, nso has offered Services through its low-cost dental clinic. In 2022, nso's low-cost dental clinic made sure that oral health care is accessible to every person in our community regardless of race, ethnicity, or economic status. Our low-cost dental clinic served 1,620 patients, providing 11,959 procedures. Our oral health outreach program took our message of oral health to schools, senior centers, nonprofits, daycares, and other community sites, serving neighbors more than 99,000 times.

4b: housing and community development since 1920, Neighborhood Services Organization, Inc. has served central Oklahoma's most marginalized neighbors - those living in poverty, those experiencing homelessness, the uninsured/underinsured and those at risk for homelessness and hunger. Throughout its history, nso has focused on meeting the dynamic needs of the community. This includes incubating innovative programs that meet emerging and unmet needs. Several of those programs, including the okc food bank and others, were founded and nurtured at nso before becoming independent nonprofit organizations. Nso leaders continue to monitor the needs of the community. We collaborate with other service providers to identify gaps and eliminate duplication of effort. Today, our service priorities are housing, nutrition, and health. In 2022, nso's housing programs included homeless prevention, emergency assistance with rent and mortgages, transitional living, and permanent supportive housing. Populations served include young men ages 18-23; mothers and children; and chronically unhoused adults with mental illness. The carolyn williams center (cwc) is a 24-month transitional housing program serving unhoused young men ages 18-23. Many cwc residents have aged out of foster care. The cwc's goal is to provide a safe, healthy home for the young men, while helping them develop the resources and skills needed to transition into a permanent home. In 2022, this program served 22 young men. Nso has two transitional living programs for unhoused mothers and children. At martha's house, women and their children have a furnished three-bedroom apartment. At gatewood, mothers who are pregnant or have a young child have a furnished one-bedroom apartment. The goal is to ensure moms and their children have a safe, healthy home for up to 24 months while they gain the skills and resources they need to support their families in permanent housing. In 2022, our martha's house and gatewood served 15 moms and 33 children. Palo duro is a permanent supportive housing program serving unhoused adults with chronic mental illness. Many palo duro residents lived on okc streets for years before coming to nso. Our goal is for them to maintain their permanent housing, stay healthy and be part of the palo duro community. In 2020, palo duro housed 34 adults. In 2022, nso helped 30 families (74 adults and their children) help avoid homelessness by providing one-time rental or mortgage assistance. All nso housing programs work to help residents live as independently as possible.