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Oklahoma Children’s Health Insurance Program
Managing Agency Oklahoma http://www.ok.gov/
Program Description
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program, also known as SCHIP, provides health care coverage for uninsured infants, children and teenagers in Oklahoma. Oklahoma and every state in the nation have this program. Your child is eligible for SCHIP if your family income meets a certain Federal guideline based on a higher income bracket than the traditional Medicaid program. For example, a family of three could make up to $2,353 a month for a child to qualify for SCHIP. To be eligible for the program, your child also must: be under the age of 19, not be eligible for Medicaid under eligibility rules in effect before November 1997. Uninsured children who meet previous eligibility standards must be enrolled in Medicaid, not SCHIP. The State Children’s Health Insurance Program pays for your child’s: doctor appointments, prescription medicines, hospital stays, and other health care services.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of Oklahoma, under 19 years of age, not covered by health insurance (including Medicaid), and a U.S. national, citizen, legal alien, or permanent resident.
In order to qualify, you must also have an annual household income (before taxes) that is below the following amounts:
Household Size* Maximum Income Level (Per Year)
1 $20,665
2 $27,991
3 $35,317
4 $42,643
5 $49,969
6 $57,295
7 $64,621
8 $71,947
*For households with more than eight people, add $7,326 per additional person.
Depending on your income level, you may have to pay a premium for coverage. Please see this state’s program information for details.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply for this program, please contact your local administering agency:
http://www.okdhs.org/okdhslocal/
Program Contact Information
For more information about the Oklahoma Children’s Health Insurance Program, call our toll-free number at: 1-800-987-7767
Or visit the Oklahoma Health Care Authority’s website at: http://www.okdhs.org/
Updated 05-06-12
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Oklahoma Head Start
Managing Agency Oklahoma Health Care Authority http://www.okhca.org/
Program Description
The Head Start program (for children ages three to five) and Early Head Start program (for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers) promote school readiness for children in low-income families by providing comprehensive educational, health, nutritional, and social services. Parents play a large role in the programs, both as primary educators of their children and as participants in administering the programs locally. Both programs provide pre-literacy and literacy experiences in a multi-cultural environment. Parents are also provided social services, including assistance with childcare. Services are also available to migrant and seasonal farm worker families.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Oklahoma and a parent or primary caregiver responsible for a child who is too young for public school.
In order to qualify, you must also have an annual household income (before taxes) that is below the following amounts:
Household Size* Maximum Income Level (Per Year)
1 $14,521
2 $19,669
3 $24,817
4 $29,965
5 $35,113
6 $40,261
7 $45,409
8 $50,557
*For households with more than eight people, add $5,148 per additional person.
If you do not meet these criteria, you may still qualify if you are a U.S. national, citizen or permanent resident whose financial status is low income or very low income, who is under-employed, unemployed or about to become unemployed, facing pregnancy, less than 19 years of age yourself, or the parent or primary caregiver for children under the age of 19 years. Other qualifications may apply.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
The Head Start Locator provides a searchable database of Head Start programs. To apply for this program please visit the following website, which will direct you to the Head Start office nearest to you:
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/HeadStartOffices
Program Contact Information
Please visit the Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies (OKACAA) website for more information on Head Start: http://okacaa.org/programs/head-start/
You can also call OKACAA to speak with a State representative regarding Head Start at: 405-949-1495
Kay Floyd Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies 2800 NW 36th Street, Suite 221 Oklahoma City OK 405-949-1495 405-949-0955
kfloyd@okacaa.org
Posted 04-09-12
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Oklahoma Weatherization Assistance Program
Managing Agency Oklahoma http://www.ok.gov/
Program Description
Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program is the nation’s largest residential energy efficiency program. Its mission is to insulate the dwellings of low-income persons, particularly the elderly, persons with disabilities, families with children, high residential energy users, and households with a high energy burden, in order to conserve needed energy and to aid those persons least able to afford higher utility costs.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Oklahoma, your household’s annual income before taxes must not exceed $16,245 if one person lives in the household; $21,855 if two people live in the household; $27,465 if three people live in the household; $33,075 if four people live in the household; $38,685 if five people live in the household; $44,295 if six people live in the household; $49,905 if seven people live in the household; and $55,515 if eight people live in the household. For larger households, add $5,610 for each additional person in the home.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
The Office of Community Development (OCD) receives and distributes the funds, plans, implements and manages the program, and contract with the Community Action Agency (CAA). Contact your local Community Action Agency for more information and to apply:
http://www.okdhs.org/okdhslocal/
The application must be mailed to your local office, which can be found here:
http://www.okdhs.org/okdhslocal/
Program Contact Information
For more information on the Oklahoma Weatherization Assistance Program, please visit: http://www.okcommerce.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=339&Itemid=425
To speak with someone regarding the Weatherization Assistance Program, please contact Kathy McLaughlin by calling toll-free at: 1-800-879-6552
Or sending an e-mail to:
kathy_mclaughlin@odoc.state.ok.us
Updated 12-21-11
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Festivals and Fun Times:
Oklahoma, Broken Arrow
Rooster Days Festival
Rooster Days Dates: May 11, 2012 – May 13, 2012
Location: Central Park
15oo South Main Street
Broken Arrow, OK
Tulsa County
Promoter: Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce
Description: parade, carnival, contests
Oklahoma, Pryor
Rockoklahoma
Dates: May 25, 2012 – May 25, 2012
Location: Fever Music Festival Grounds
Pryor, OK
Mayes County
Event Hours: TBD
Oklahoma, Tulsa
Gem Faire
Dates: June 1, 2012 – June 3, 2012
Location: Expo Square
Central Park Hall
Tulsa, OK
Tulsa County
Phone Number: 503-252-8300
Description: see over 60 exhibitors, be entered for hourly prizes and view displays and demonstrations from the Tulsa Rock & Mineral Society.
Admission: $7.00 weekend pass
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Oklahoma Summer Food Service
Managing Agency State Department of Education (OK)
http://www.ok.gov/
Program Description
The Oklahoma Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides nutritious meals to children who would normally receive free or
reduced price meals when school is in session. SFSP helps children to maintain a nutritious diet and helps their families to stretch
their food dollars during the summer months.
The program is offered in many and various locations such as parks, playgrounds, housing authorities, day camps, churches,
community centers, etc. Often the SFSP meal service is combined with learning and recreational activities for the children.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the state of Oklahoma, your household’s annual income before
taxes must not exceed $20,036 if one person lives in the household; $26,955 if two people live in the household; $33,874 if three
people live in the household; $40,793 if four people live in the household; $47,712 if five people live in the household; $54,631 if six
people live in the household; $61,550 if seven people live in the household and $68,469 if eight people live in the household. For larger
households, add $6,919 for each additional person in the home.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply for the Summer Food Service program, contact the site nearest you:
http://www.sde.state.ok.us/Schools/ChildNut/contact.html
Program Contact Information
To learn more about the Oklahoma SFSP please visit:
http://cnp.sde.state.ok.us/cnp/cnp_sfsp.html
If you would like to speak with a customer representative about SFSP please call the Oklahoma Child Nutrition Office at:
405-521-3327
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Program Description
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services, in cooperation with the Federal government, provides seasonal assistance to low-
income households to assist with winter heating bills, and to provide help for some families who have received utility cut-off notices.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of Oklahoma. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP) is comprised of four components: Winter heating Assistance, energy crisis assistance, summer cooling and
weatherization (administered by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce). LIHEAP is federally funded and benefits available are
based on federal funding each year. The maximum income standards are updated each year on October 1 using federal guidelines.
The current maximum annual income standards by household size before taxes must not exceed $21,660 if one person lives in the
household; $29,140 if two people live in the household; $36,620 if three people live in the household; $44,100 if four people live in the
household; $51,580 if five people live in the household; $59,060 if six people live in the household; $66,540 if seven people live in the
household; and $74,020 if eight people live in the household. For larger households, add $3,740 for each additional person in the home.
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply for this program, please contact the local administering agency near you:
http://www.okacaa.org/info/listings.html
Program Contact Information
For more information about Oklahoma LIHEAP, please visit:
http://www.okdhs.org/programsandservices/liheap/
Or send an e-mail to:
liheap2@OKDHS.org
Managing Agency
Oklahoma
http://www.ok.gov/
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Program Description
The objectives of the National School Lunch Program are to make available to all students enrolled in schools and institutions a
nutritionally adequate meal during a period designated as the lunch period. The purposes of the School Breakfast Program are to
make breakfast available in schools for students who for various reasons come to school without an adequate breakfast and to
increase the number of school breakfast programs by continuing to notify all non-breakfast-program schools of the program. Both
programs are administered by the Child Nutrition Office of the Oklahoma Department of Education.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Oklahoma and a parent or primary caregiver
responsible for a child(ren) who attends school (high school or under). Those who qualify must also have an annual household
income before taxes that must not exceed $26,955 if two people live in the household; $33,874 if three people live in the household;
$40,793 if four people live in the household; $47,712 if five people live in the household; $54,631 if six people live in the household;
$61,550 if seven people live in the household; $68,469 if eight people live in the household; and $75,388 if more than eight people live
in the household. For larger households, add $6,919 for each additional person in the home.
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply for free or reduced price meals, contact your child’s school. A listing of your state’s schools can be found here:
http://sde.state.ok.us/Services/Directory/oklaschools.html
Program Contact Information
Please visit the Oklahoma Child Nutrition Homepage web site to learn more about the programs:
http://cnp.sde.state.ok.us/cnp/cnp_food.html
If you would like to speak with a State representative regarding the programs, you can call the Oklahoma Department of Education at:
405-521-3327
You can also contact your child’s school to find out what meals are served and how to apply for free or reduced price school meals.
Below is a link to the school district directory for the State of Oklahoma where you can search for your school location:
http://sde.state.ok.us/Services/Directory/oklaschools.html
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Program Description
The Food Stamp Program is nationally cited as the “nutrition safety net of the nation”. In Oklahoma, food benefits are issued to more
than 400,000 adults and children each month. The purpose of the Food Stamp Program is to raise nutritional levels of low income
households causing an improvement in the general health of the nation as a whole. The Food Stamp Program makes available the
same food choices to all persons in an effort to meet a variety of individual needs. Nutrition education is also available and is
personalized to meet specific needs of each household.
Eligibility for food stamp benefits is based on need. This means the amount of food benefits is based on the number of people in the
household and the amount of income and resources available to the households. The following information will be requested during
the application process:
1. Names and social security numbers for all household members
2. Income (both earned and unearned) of all household members
3. Resource information for all household members, such as ownership of vehicles, property, checking accounts, savings accounts,
stocks, bonds, etc.
4. Shelter expense, such as rent or mortgage payments
5. Utility expenses, such as electric, gas, water and garbage, etc.
6. Medical expenses if there is a disabled member of the household or a member over the age of 65
7. Child support obligations
8. Child Care expenses You and your family may be eligible for benefits. You will need to work with your local county Oklahoma
Department of Human Services (OKDHS) office to be sure.”
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of Oklahoma. The Food Stamp Program has both an income and
resource test for each household applying for benefits. The maximum income standards are updated each year on October 1 using
federal guidelines. The current yearly maximum income and resource standards by household size are: $13,284 for a 1 person
household; $17,808 for a 2 person household; $22,332 for a 3 person household; $26,856 for a 4 person household; $31,380 for a 5
person household; $35,904 for a 6 person household; $40,428 for a 7 person household; and $44,952 for an 8 person household. For
each person over 8, add $3,746 to the maximum gross income for 8 persons. The current resource maximum standards are: $3,000
in countable resources for households with a member age 60 or older, or disabled person of any age; $2,000 in countable resources
for other households. Countable resources include liquid resources such as cash on hand, money in checking and savings accounts,
stocks, bonds, CDs; non-liquid resources such as land, buildings, personal property (not household goods).
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
If you are ready to apply for benefits, visit your local county DHS office, a local One Stop center, or Social Security office to obtain an
application. You may also download the application from our Web site at:
http://www.okdhs.org/NR/rdonlyres/EA913428-A7D2-4FE8-8CD9-1628C5B5CFF8/0/08…
For more information about Oklahoma Food Stamps, please email:
foodstamps@OKDHS.org
Managing Agency
Oklahoma
http://www.ok.gov/
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Program Description
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services, in cooperation with the Federal government, provides seasonal assistance to low-
income households to assist with winter heating bills, and to provide help for some families who have received utility cut-off notices.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of Oklahoma. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP) is comprised of four components: Winter heating Assistance, energy crisis assistance, summer cooling and
weatherization (administered by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce). LIHEAP is federally funded and benefits available are
based on federal funding each year. The maximum income standards are updated each year on October 1 using federal guidelines.
The current maximum annual income standards by household size before taxes must not exceed $13,537 if one person lives in the
household; $18,212 if two people live in the household; $22,887 if three people live in the household; $27,562 if four people live in the
household; $32,237 if five people live in the household; $36,912 if six people live in the household; $41,587 if seven people live in the
household; $46,262 if eight people live in the household; and $50,002 if more than eight people live in the household. For larger
households, add $4,675 for each additional person in the home.
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply for this program, please contact the local administering agency near you:
http://www.okacaa.org/info/listings.html
Program Contact Information
For more information about Oklahoma LIHEAP, please visit:
http://www.okdhs.org/programsandservices/liheap/
Or send an e-mail to:
liheap2@OKDHS.org
Managing Agency
Oklahoma
http://www.ok.gov/
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Program Description
The WIC Program provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to health care, at no cost, to low-income pregnant,
breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are determined to be at nutritional risk. To be fully
eligible for the WIC Program, applicants must be determined by a health professional, at no cost, to be at nutritional risk (i.e., have
certain medical-based or diet-based risk conditions). The WIC program of Oklahoma is administered by the Oklahoma State
Department of Health.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Oklahoma, pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum
woman, infant or child up to 5 years of age and: (1) are individually determined by a health professional to be at nutrition risk; and, (2)
meet an income standard, or are determined automatically income eligible. A person who participates or has family members who
participate in certain other benefit programs, such as the Food Stamp Program, Medicaid or Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families, automatically meets the income eligibility requirement.
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply, set up an appointment at the WIC clinic closest to you:
http://www.ok.gov/health/documents/WIC%20Clinic%20Sites%20Most%20Current.pdf
Program Contact Information
Please see the following Web Site for the income standard or maximum income limit for WIC eligibility:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/howtoapply/incomeguidelines.htm
For more information on Oklahoma WIC, you can visit their website at:
http://www.ok.gov/health/Child_and_Family_Health/WIC/The_Program’s_Purpose/…
You can also call the Oklahoma State Department of Health toll-free at:
888-655-2942
Or call locally at:
405-271-4676
Managing Agency
State Department of Health (OK)
http://www.ok.gov/
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Program Description
Unemployment insurance benefits provide temporary financial assistance to workers unemployed through no fault of their own that
meet Oklahoma’s eligibility requirements.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must have worked in Oklahoma during the past 12 to 18 months and have earned at
least a minimum amount of wages as determined by our guidelines. You must also be able to work and available for work each week
that you are collecting benefits.
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
In order to establish your unemployment insurance claim, you may do so by phone:
Oklahoma City:
405-525-1500
TDD:
405-522-8597
Tulsa:
918-437-1855
If you live outside of Oklahoma City or Tulsa, go to the nearest Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Claims Center and tell
the Customer Service Representative that you are unemployed and wish to apply for benefits. Click here for a list of all Oklahoma
Employment Security Commission offices statewide:
https://unemployment.state.ok.us/LocalOffice.asp
For more information, please visit our web site at:
http://www.ok.gov/oesc_web/
Managing Agency
Oklahoma
http://www.ok.gov/
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Program Description
The Special Milk Program (SMP) provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions who do not participate in other Federal
meal service programs. The program reimburses schools for the milk they serve. Schools in the National School Lunch or School
Breakfast Programs may also participate in SMP to provide milk to children in half-day pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs
where children do not have access to the school meal programs.
General Program Requirements
Any child in a school or institution that participates in the Special Milk Program can get milk. Schools may elect to offer free milk to
low-income children. In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Oklahoma, your household’s
annual income before taxes must not exceed $20,036 if one person lives in the household; $26,955 if two people live in the household;
$33,874 if three people live in the household; $40,793 if four people live in the household; $47,712 if five people live in the household;
$54,631 if six people live in the household; $61,550 if seven people live in the household; and $68,469 if eight people live in the
household. For larger households, add $6,919 for each additional person in the home.
Your Next StepsThe following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
To apply for the Special Milk program, directly contact your child’s school, camp, or child care institution to find out if it participates in
the Special Milk Program.
The Federal agency Child Nutrition Programs manages this program and provides state contact information here:
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Contacts/StateDirectory.htm
Additionally, you can view further information about your state’s Special Milk program here:
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page=2&TopicRelationID=485
Program Contact Information
To learn more about the Oklahoma Special Milk program, please visit:
http://cnp.sde.state.ok.us/cnp/cnp_spmk.html
For more information regarding the Oklahoma Special Milk Program, please call the Department of Education-Child Nutrition office at:
405-521-3327
You may also contact your local school district if you have other inquiries regarding the program.
Managing Agency
State Department of Education (OK)
http://www.ok.gov/
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