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The bronze sculptures depict the civil rights leader's first protest with her students at Katz Drug Store in downtown Oklahoma City in 1958.

We caught up with Jackson to see what she’s working on, and what’s on the horizon for Peace City.

In this impact spotlight, we’re shining a light on three more of our partners who excel in providing services and fostering transformative change in their respective focus areas.

As we celebrate alongside the organization for their ribbon-cutting ceremony in Oklahoma City, we conducted a Q&A with BeHeard Movement’s Founder and President, Evan Dougoud.

Get to know Corbin better with our little Q&A.

A youth who crashed their parents’ car after a joyride with friends sits in a courtroom at the Oklahoma County Juvenile Bureau (OCJB) while their defense attorney whispers to them just before the State begins their opening statements.

We awarded unrestricted grants of $10,000 each to 37 nonprofits in Oklahoma as part of a small celebration marking the organization’s 10th anniversary.

Evictions happen fast, and tenants have few protections in an unbalanced system.

The Diversion Hub celebrated opening a second location in Canadian County.

We grabbed coffee and doughnuts before forming teams and heading out to survey and count as many people experiencing homelessness as possible.

Our partners do amazing work, and we think it’s important to highlight them for all they do for the people they serve.

Prison sentences in Oklahoma are extremely punitive when compared to the national average.

Diversion Hub connects justice-involved individuals to social services and programs to minimize their contact with the criminal legal system—reducing the pressure on Oklahoma’s jail and prisons.

Live Free OKC hosted a press conference on July 1, 2024, to give a status update on gun homicides in Northeast OKC.

OSBI’s most recent crime reporting shows that in 2021 the crime rate in Oklahoma City was 77.88 per 1,000 residents, compared to 102.72 per 1,000 in Tulsa. Additional reporting by the FBI shows that crimes counted as part of the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) have decreased or remain flat in most categories in Oklahoma. But is this the full story?

In the cold, early morning hours on January 25, roughly 100 volunteers spread out across Oklahoma City to conduct the 2024 Point In Time (PIT) count.

Dan Straughan retired in April after 20 years of serving as the Executive Director of Homeless Alliance. In 2004, after working at the Federal Reserve and then United Way, Dan was eager for a new adventure. A visionary group of civic leaders, that later became the founding board of the Homeless Alliance, was searching for better ways to serve Oklahoma City’s unhoused population and selected him as the organization’s first employee.

“Drug courts are a place where people can and do change,” said District Judge Kenneth Stoner in a recent op-ed. “In fact, when people are engaged with compassion and accountability, that change is not just possible, it’s probable and predictable.” Judge Stoner oversees the Oklahoma County Treatment Court (OCTC), which observed National Treatment Court Month in May.

On April 12, 2024 — business leaders, nonprofits, and elected officials met to discuss advancing second chance opportunities for justice-involved individuals at the Economic Mobility Roundtable, presented by Arnall Family Foundation, Vera Institute of Justice, and Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR).

Get to know Chris better with our little Q&A, and check out his bio on our Who We Are page.