The Instruments for Low Income Students program provides instruments on loan to low income students at Alice Robertson Junior High and Muskogee High School. This eliminates financial barriers to music participation for these students, allowing them to excel musically and reap all the benefits of music instruction. Funds are used to purchase instruments and fund maintenance and repair of the … Read More

The SAC Nutrition Muskogee Meals On the Go program, (MMOG), purpose is to deliver home delivered meals (HDMs) to program eligible consumers in Muskogee. HDMs are delivered within one hour after preparation 5 days per week by drivers trained in food safety and handling in safe containers. All meals served meet 1/3 of the RDA. For emergencies, 1-3 days of … Read More

The goal of Bridges out of Poverty is to help individuals and families in poverty to move into the middle class using the Getting Ahead workshop curriculum and Bridges out of Poverty model. The program educates the general population of Muskogee about the community issue of poverty. The other half of the work entails participants in poverty completing a 20-week … Read More

Ashley’s Story It can happen to anyone. One day we are an active and vibrant member of our community. We serve at church and are dedicated employees. Our homes are filled with laughter, excitement and love as we sit around the dinner table and share memories. But one day something small takes place. For Ashley it was an ankle injury. … Read More

Volunteers of America’s Payee Services currently assists 92 clients with financial management services who were homeless or at risk of homelessness. Ninety-five percent (95%) of the clients served are challenged by severe mental illness, substance abuse and physical disabilities. Financial management services ensures that clients’ basic needs are met by timely payment of rent and utilities. Referrals to partner agencies … Read More

This grant consists of loft apartment incentives, business incentives and restoration & beautification grants in the total amount of $1,000,000 payable over three (3) years beginning on July 1, 2018. There has been a significant amount of revitalization in the downtown area with the restoration of several businesses, new businesses and services opening within the downtown area. This has drawn … Read More

This two component program provides a mechanism for both juvenile and adult offenders to work off court assessed fines by completing work within the community. The Adult program is voluntary and allows adult offenders to receive $10 an hour credit toward fines and is operated in house by the City Attorney’s Office. The juvenile program is Court ordered by the … Read More

This project facilitates the rehabilitation and restoration of borderline derelict structures located within the Original Townsite requiring minimal rehabilitation. The structures are stabilized by providing funding for exterior repairs to low and very low income owner occupied households. Emphasis is on neighborhood revitalization, cleanup, and property maintenance along with weed and trash abatement. This project helps improve the public image … Read More

The City of Muskogee Foundation grants twelve scholarships each year to graduating seniors from Muskogee and Hilldale High School who plan to attend a four-year college or University in Oklahoma. The Excellence scholarship consists of six scholarships awarded annually for three years beginning with the student’s sophomore year. Students will successfully complete 30 hours and maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA … Read More