All third grade students in Muskogee and Hilldale Public Schools are the beneficiaries of the Muskogee Reads the Sesquicentennial program funded by the City of Muskogee Foundation. The Three Rivers Museum applied for a grant in 2022 to help increase education around Muskogee’s rich history and provide free books that are age appropriate to students and adults in the community. … Read More

Roger Bell, author of Images of America, Muskogee gave the first Sesquicentennial Book Club lecture at Three Rivers Museum. He spoke on the photos used in the book to illustrate the early history of Muskogee. The next lecture is November 17, 2022 when Jonita Mullins will talk about her new book, Muskogee, The Indian Capital. 

The Dream Team After School Program has proven to be a vital program for many of Muskogee’s families. One such family is that of a single mother of two adopted sons who attend the program. The boys, in fifth grade and in kindergarten, both have special needs due to being born to an addict. They struggle with socialization, completing homework, … Read More

Through the AmeriCorps VISTA program that Laura manages at Neighbors Building Neighborhoods, she was able to provide 72 VISTAs to assist with staffing programs who could not otherwise afford the help needed to succeed and serve the community. This served as invaluable help to organizations and programs whose budgets and resources were negatively affected by funding shortages. The VISTA members … Read More

In fall 2021, Julie and Rebecca with Neighbors Building Neighborhoods assisted the Muskogee Fire Department in applying for a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant to replace radio communications equipment throughout the department. In spring 2022, they assisted with gathering documentation for the environmental assessment required for the award. The grant was awarded on August 26, 2022. The attached photo is … Read More

The Muskogee Teen Center is a safe place for all youth to come and enjoy what we have to offer. That does not just mean after school. The 8th & 9th Grade Center at Alice Robertson teamed up with the Muskogee Teen Center this year to provide a fun morning of activities for their Rougher Card holder to celebrate their … Read More

Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma The greatest program impacts can be seen through the changing attitudes and behaviors of girls who have participated in staff-led Girl Scout troop meetings at their school or a community site. Staff leaders act as role models and mentors for girls, teaching them teamwork, confidence, positive values, ways to respectfully disagree, and how to give … Read More

Kids’ Space Child Advocacy Center When Britney was 15, she disclosed to her dad Billy that her uncle had been abusing her since before she could remember. She disclosed that he would kiss her, touch her, and make her touch him. She came to Kids’ Space for a forensic interview where she was able to talk about her entire experience. … Read More

Kids’ Space Child Advocacy Center Hunter, 11, raised his hand during a Play it Safe presentation and began telling our Play it Safe facilitator about a friend of his who he knows had a “confusing touch” and that her mom still lets the man who touched her around her. Our facilitator told Hunter that they could talk about it more … Read More

OSU High Obesity Program (HOP) “Head Start” on Nutrition- our objectives for funding this project was to work with the Muskogee County Head Start/Early Head Start to increase access to healthier foods. We worked with HONA who sourced all the produce weekly for us. Providing the mobile markets helped increase access to produce with the goal of improving health and … Read More