Partner Agencies
2011
American Red Cross, Great Plains Service Center 580-355-2480
401 W. Gore Blvd., Lawton, OK 73501
Throughout Oklahoma, the Red Cross responds to the immediate needs of those affected by disasters, serves as the emergency communication link between members of the Armed Forces and their families, and is the Nations' recognized leader in health and safety training.
Armed Services YMCA 580-355-5520
201 SW 4th St., Lawton, OK 73501
The Armed Services YMCA stands ready to meet the needs of and provide support and comfort for Fort Sill military members and their families. A few of those programs and services are full-time, part-time and emergency childcare, free transportation, food, clothing, household items, direct finance aid, a school age support and tutoring program and a weekly Bible study. Our primary focus is on junior enlisted families E5 and below. 14,125 military and family members were served in 2010.
Boy Scouts of America, Last Frontier Council 580-357-3633
620 NW Cache Ave., Lawton, OK 73507
The Last Froniter Council, Boy Scouts of America proovides leadership training designed to teach Duty to God and Country, encourage service to other people and develop physical fitness, mental alerness and moral steadfastness.
C. Carter Crane Shelter for the Homeless 580-248-0936
1203 SW Texas Ave., Lawton, OK 73501
The C. Carter Crane Emergency Homeless Shelter provides a warm, comfortable safe haven for those individuals and families in need of a place to stay when they have no place to call home.
Catholic Charities 580-353-1811
11 NW 44th St. Suite C, Lawton, OK 73505
Catholic Charities' Lawton Regional Office serves people of all faiths, races and socio-economic backgrounds in Lawton and the surrounding communities. The Lawton office offfers the Family H.O.P.E. case management program, emergency assistance as well as adoption services. The agency also provides case coordination at Villanova Apartments. Family H.O.P.E. (Help, Organize, Prioritize, Empower) assists families with children and builds partnerships with families in need so that they may achieve self-sufficiency. The goal is to promote independence and empower families to overcome the obstacles of poverty. Based on a family's needs, services may include emergency financial assistance, budget counseling, life skills counseling, job placement, and devlopment of an individualized plan for gaining independence. No fees or charges for Family H.O.P.E. Services.
Center for Creative Living 580-248-0471
3501 SW Elise Hamm Dr., Lawton, OK 73505
The Center for Creative Living meets social, recreational, physical and intellectual needs of the senior citizens who are 55 years old or older. The center provides a warm and friendly atomosphere in which seniors can join with others to exercise at various levels, join a bridge group, play dominoes or pool, learn to square dance, take an art class, learn to quilt or participate in scrap craft class, learn to use the computer, go on tours, take in theatre and learn about key senior issues of health and wellness concerns.
Christian Family Counseling Center 580-248-0983
N44 Cache Road Square, Lawton, OK 73505
Since 1985 the Christian Family Counseling Center has helped over 39,000 people with many mental health issues. The staff of 8 professional counselors and 1 physician has combined 159 years of exeperience helping hurtin people. All of the counselors have Masters Degrees in counseling. The Center's success in helping people is substantiated by the result of outcome based testing that shows that people who come experience a very high degree of improvement. Christian Family Counseling Center offers Reduced Fee and No Fee counseling based on family income and space available.
Family Promise of Lawton 580-353-7522
Family Promise of Lawton, Inc. is a program that offers an alternative to the traditional shelter. At many shelters men and women are separated into different sleeping areas. Family Promise is unique in that keeping families together as they face the devastation of homelessness is a priority. Family Promise will provide families with housing, hygiene items, food, transportation, job assistance, clothing, case management, and financial training.
Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma, Inc. 800-698-0022
1602 NW Lawton, Lawton, OK 73501
Girl Scouts is creating leaders in the Lawton area. Through program activities like high adventure, science and technology, and community service, girls are learning leadership skills that will carry them through life, and will impact the future of our community.
Goodwill Industries of SW OK & N TX 580-355-2163
1210 Summit Ave., Lawton, OK 73501
Hearts that Care Volunteer Health Clinic 580-354-9007
304 SW A Ave., Lawton, OK 73501
Hearts That Care Health Clinis is open the first and third Thursday of each month. The clinic provides medical care to people without health insurance. Patients are seen on a first-com and first served basis. You must be present, in person, to secure an appointment. Appointment slots are limited to 30 patients and check-in begins at 9 am. The health care providers from the Lawton area see patients from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Prescriptions are filled at the clinic pharmacy which is run by registered Pharmacists. Clients are asked to bring phot identification and financial information (this should include previous tax year form or two recent pay stubs) and any medications. A $5.00 donation is appreciated but not required.
J. Roy Dunning Children's Shelter 580-355-0218
J. Roy Dunning Children's Shelter implemented the Emergency Foster Care (EFC) program in 1998. This program was developed to assist in fostering healthy attachment and personality development for children ages newborn to five years who have been abused, neglected, and/or abandoned. J. Roy Dunning Children's Shelter recruits, selects and carefully monitors potential Emergency Foster Care homes. The shleter currently has three active emrgency foster homes in its employ, with a total of 11 beds. Each certified EFC home provides a safe, nuturing environment for the children it houses.
Lawton Food Bank 580-353-7994
1203 SW Texas Ave., Lawton, OK 73501
The Lawton Food Bank is a non-profit organization that feeds low income people of Southwest Oklahoma. We also pay for identification cards or birth certificates for our clientele as it is virtually impossible to conduct any sort of business without proper identification. If one's sole source of income is social security, he/she may come every 60 days for food. We also feed families that are victims of a disaster. Those families may come twice, at their discretion, in a 60 day period. For those families we will waive the usual identifying documents.
Lawton Family YMCA 580-355-9622
5 SW 5th St., Lawton, OK 73501
Our organization provides many diffent programs for the Lawton Fort Sill Community. Our Y access program provides funding for participants that qualify. This allows everyone the opportunity to participate in sports, aquatics, helath and fitness programming and all other programs provided by the YMCA.
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma 580-248-4675
323 SW C Ave., Lawton, OK 73501
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. Lawton Law Center, along with the Chichasha Satellite office and Altus Satellite office, provides direct legal services for senior citzens on civil legal problems through judicial or administration representation, legal counseling advice and community education.
Marie Detty Youth & Family Service Center 580-248-6450
We are a social services agency that porvides services at little or no cost to our community. We specialize in the areas of substance abuse counseling, delinquency prevention services, child abuse prevention, services to battered women, runaway and homeless youth, and residential care for abused and neglected females. Our targeted population for most of our contacts is youth and families; however, we do provide many adult care services as well.
Roadback, Inc. 580-357-6889
1203 SW A Ave., Lawton, OK 73501
Roadback, Inc. has provided substance abuse treatement services in Lawton for the past forty years. Roadback Inc. has adult substance abuse treatement services including: detoxification for men and women, residential 45 day treatment for women, halfway house programs for men and women, out-patient counseling and sober treatments for singles.
Salvation Army Corps Community Center 580-355-1802
1306 SW E Ave., Lawton, OK 73501
For more than 105 years, The Salvation ARmy served the Lawton community with the love of God without discrimination. For those who are in crisis, transition, and facing hardships, the Salvation ARmy is often the place they look to for help. Whether it is a box of groceries, a night's shelter, or a meal in our soup kitchen, The Salvation Army is there to help.
They also proved activiteis for youth through its Boys and Girls Club. Here, children and youth are provided a safe environment in which to learn valuable life lesson, have fun and be mentored by trained caring adults.
Teen Court Contact Number 580-250-1466
Teen Cour, Inc. a first-offender's program assists in the timely, positive and practical resolution of routine misdemeanor offenses committed by juvenile offenders between the ages of 10-18. Our goal is to reduce teenage misdemeanor offenses and increase awreness of good citzenship for offenders as well as for our volunteers.
Wichita Mountains Prevention Network 580-355-5246
1318 SW Lee, Lawton, OK 73501
The Wichita Mountains Prevention Network services 15 counties in Southern Oklahoma. Established in 1989 , WMPN offers programs to prevent high risk behaviors including alcohol and other drug abuse and other community issues. The professioanlly certified staff assists communities, schools, families and youth issues.