Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK) has selected 15 501(c)(3) organizations to receive grant funding from the Healthy Kids, Healthy Families® (HKHF) initiative, managed and coordinated by BCBSOK. Created in 2011, HKHF supports nonprofit organizations that provide a variety of healthrelated services, with proven sustainable and measurable programs. The HKHF program provides funding for programs that reach children and their families in four key areas: nutrition, physical activity, preventing/ managing disease and supporting safe environments. In 2021, grants were focused on organizations addressing behavioral health, child safety and domestic violence. “While Oklahomans continue to weather the immediate impact of COVID-19, we seek to address issues that will impact our community long term,” said Joseph R. Cunningham, M.D., president of BCBSOK. “We are pleased to invest in programs to offset challenges that may emerge as a result of the pandemic.” Some of the grant recipients include:

• A Chance to Change Foundation, Oklahoma City: Investment in the “A Chance to SUCCEED” program which provides adolescents a safe place for group counseling and education on mental health and substance-related topics.

• The Care Center, Oklahoma City: Support acquisition of a technology platform to expand the reach of the ROAR Program, a child abuse response and evaluation prevention educational program. The award-winning curriculum gives children the tools to identify and prevent child abuse.

• Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc. (DVIS), Tulsa: Provide a Family Nurse Practitioner at the emergency shelter to provide direct health care services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence and their children.

• Family & Children’s Services, Inc., Tulsa: Acquire technology to expand Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) rooms for at-risk children and their families.

• La Luz Organization, Oklahoma City: Expand access to bilingual services for individuals facing domestic violence through a partnership with the new Family Justice Center in Canadian County.

• Lilyfield, Inc., Edmond: Support the “Empower Foster Care Prevention” programs, designed to reduce the circumstances that lead families to be involved with the child welfare system and respond to the needs of children who have experienced or are at high risk of experiencing abuse or neglect.

• Mental Health Association Oklahoma, Statewide: Provide a Mental Health Assistance and Education Coordinator for the Outreach, Prevention & Education team. The position will provide mental health system navigation and suicide prevention trainings for Oklahomans across the state.

• Moore Youth & Family Services, Inc., Moore: Support the acquisition and installation of the optimal safe environment equipment so the organization can continue to provide a safe, therapeutic environment for children and adolescents who have experi enced trauma.

• Morton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc., Tulsa: Expand bilingual behavioral health service at East Family Health Center. The grant will bridge the technology and outreach gaps between patients and behavioral health providers.

• Oklahoma City Family Justice Center, Inc. aka: Palomar, Oklahoma City: Support the development of a curriculum for the peer support model, including research to guide the development of the curriculum, resources to launch the program in five communities and training volunteers to implement the model.

• Potts Family Foundation, Statewide: Provide training in the ACE interface Master Trainer Program for communities that are participating in the Self-Healing in Communities Model.

• Project: SAFE, Shawnee: In partnership with Youth and Family Resource Center (YFRC), employ a mental health professional specializing in trauma and victim services. This individual will be housed at Project: SAFE with clinical oversight through YFRC.

• Parent Child Center of Tulsa (PCCT), Tulsa: Support PCCT Youth Programs. This suite of programming is offered in schools and other community locations with the goal of keeping children safe through education and outreach.

• The University of Tulsa, Tulsa: Expand The University of Tulsa’s True Blue Neighbors Behavioral Health Clinic reach to serve individuals throughout the state of Oklahoma through offering high-quality behavioral health services through telehealth.

• Youth & Family Resource Center, Inc., Shawnee: Support for a Nurse Practitioner/ Medical Director position for the Hope House Center for Child Health and Family Well-Being.