Youth Opportunity

The young. The innocent. The most vulnerable, most impressionable and those with the future in their hands.
Children have the least say and influence in the course of their young lives, lives that are all too often subject to forces far beyond their control. We do all we can to give kids across central Oklahoma the tools, education and role models they need to succeed, despite their circumstances.

United Way of Central Oklahoma Adds The CARE Center to Partner Agency Network

United Way of Central Oklahoma welcomed The CARE Center to its network of nonprofit Partner Agencies during its regular board meeting on September 29. Based ...
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Mission: ‘Helping Others Helps You’

Volunteering is one of the greatest gifts life can give. Learn how lives are changed at Central Oklahoma Camp and Conference Center.
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The Miracle of Angel

Fostering a child changes more than just one life.

Providing Opportunities for Children Who Need it Most

When you donate to United Way, you support a network of Partner Agencies that provide children with a safe place to go after school.

Helping Youth Choose a Better Way

Ten-year-old Jackson was dealing with serious discipline issues when a United Way partner agency stepped in to help.
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Confronting Paralyzing Anxiety

“Joe” is a seventeen year-old Hispanic male who entered the Moore Alternative School & Treatment (MAST) Program in August 2015.

Meet the Maddox Family

SaNiyah’s entire life depends on her family and help from the team at Special Care.
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A Very Full House

Lisa and Steve Buck were YFS' very first foster family, but becoming a foster family wasn't always part of their plan.