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Get Reading Oklahoma bench signAdult Literacy Programs Now Airing Statewide on OETA

If you are an Oklahoma adult seeking to improve your reading, writing and math skills or you’re preparing to take the GED exam, help is here. Through Get Reading Oklahoma, an innovative project of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, adults across the state now have widespread accessibility to basic literacy assistance and preparation for the GED exam.
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Mobile Meals of Oklahoma County Receives Great Grant

Provide-A-Ride photoThere are home-bound elderly in Oklahoma County at risk of going hungry due to lack of transportation, inability to prepare meals and a limited income. Mobile Meals of Oklahoma County has been helping these seniors since 1971 through volunteers at area churches and nonprofit organizations who cook and deliver warm meals each week. Thanks to a recent Great Grant to 68 churches who participate in the Mobile Meals program, this vital service will continue to help seniors in need.
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Charles C. and Mary Lou MilesA Family’s Commitment to Education Creates Opportunities for Others Through Scholarship Endowment

If you ask Charles C. and Mary Lou Miles what brought them so far from their humble beginnings, they will tell you it’s education. Education has played a significant role in the couples’ lives, and in fact, it was education that brought the two together. It’s no surprise that their family chose to establish a scholarship fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation to honor the couple’s 60-year marriage, creating the opportunity for other students to pursue an education after high school.
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Looking to make a charitable gift on your own time?

The Oklahoma City Community Foundation offers a secure online giving service for all permanent endowments we administer. This convenient service allows you to make a gift at anytime with your Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card. Need help deciding which endowment to contribute to? For more information, click here.

 

2008 Annual Report

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FY 2008 Investment Report

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