Mental Health Resources
If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress due to COVID-19, call 1-800-985-5990 to be connected to resources and direct support to help you navigate these difficult emotions and anxieties Si usted o alguien que conoce está experimentando angustia emocional debido a COVID-19, llame al 1-800-985-5990 (marca 2 para español) para conectarse con […]
Partner Highlight: City Year Tulsa
Veronica Rojas-Sotelo has a special place in the heart of Kendall-Whittier neighborhood because she grew up in the community. Her family relocated from Mexico to Tulsa when she was 12 years old. Veronica vividly remembers the difficult transition of moving to a new country and learning a new language. But, because of everything she overcame […]
Impacting the community: How Growing Together has made strides in the Kendall-Whittier Neighborhood
Since 2011, Growing Together has been committed to making changes and implementing programs that help create healthy neighborhoods for children. Currently serving the Growing Together neighborhood, this organization has seen significant changes and improvements in the areas of education, housing and community vibrancy with the potential to grow and expand to different Tulsa neighborhoods. Education […]
New program helps TPS teachers buy affordable homes near neighborhood schools
New program helps TPS teachers buy affordable homes near neighborhood schools By NOUR HABIB A new collaborative housing program will provide up to $56,000 in cost assistance to Tulsa Public Schools teachers who want to live and work in the Kendall-Whittier neighborhood. The program, a partnership between nonprofit organization Growing Together and local home builder […]
Growing Together says new data system will help track student achievement
Growing Together says new data system will help track student achievement By NOUR HABIB A local nonprofit working with several Tulsa Public Schools sites has contracted with a Tulsa technology company to create a database that will help it better track the success of student interventions. Growing Together — a collaborative nonprofit working to bring […]
Tulsa Habitat for Humanity gets $6.7 million grant from Zarrow Foundation to expand affordable housing program
Tulsa Habitat for Humanity gets $6.7 million grant from Zarrow Foundation to expand affordable housing program By Bill Sherman Tulsa Habitat for Humanity announced a broad new initiative Thursday that will expand its reach to more people having difficulty finding affordable housing. “We’re here to make a truly historic announcement that we hope will forever […]
West Park project complete in Tulsa’s Kendall-Whittier neighborhood
West Park project complete in Tulsa’s Kendall-Whittier neighborhood By: Mike Averill For Claire Theriot, a single mom, preschool teacher and college student, the new West Park apartments are a blessing. “None of those factors add up to being an exceptionally wealthy person,” she said. “With this I’m able to give my child the childhood he […]
Growing Togther: Improving Education & Community in Tulsa’s Eugene Field & Kendall-Whittier Areas
Growing Togther: Improving Education & Community in Tulsa’s Eugene Field & Kendall-Whittier Areas By: Rich Fisher On this installment of ST, we learn about a locally-rooted socio-economic and educational project called Growing Togther. It’s a nonprofit that works to bring meaningful and lasting change to two different Tulsa neighborhoods marked by concentrated areas of poverty, […]
Growing Together collaborates with theChurch.at to recruit Reading Partners volunteers
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Growing Together showcases its work at Rogers High School
