‘Parent Promise’ Provides Resources To Strengthen Oklahoma Families

Mother or father Promise is an area nonprofit that’s aim is to strengthen the bonds of Oklahoma households. 

“Our mission is to stop youngster abuse and neglect by way of the supply of dwelling base schooling help packages that’s extra generally often known as dwelling visiting,” mentioned Sherry Honest, govt director of Mother or father Promise.  

Packages supplied are fully voluntary, with the aim of serving to mother and father and anticipating mother and father navigate life’s challenges.  

“The challenges might be that of unemployment, it may be somebody that’s actually unsure the way to handle a child as a result of perhaps they didn’t have one of the best instance of fogeys,” mentioned Honest.  

Shoppers are assigned case employees to determine areas of want like schooling, clothes or meals.  

 “So, whether or not that’s lease and utility help, that’s childcare help, that’s emergency housing, no matter sources they’re needing she may also help join them to the precise place,” mentioned Reagan Mach, Neighborhood Relations for Mother or father Promise.  

“They’ve helped me change into extra assured inside myself of being a mother,” mentioned Mother or father Promise shopper, Keiziah Pompey.  

Pompey has a historical past of drug abuse and didn’t increase her two oldest youngsters, however with the assistance of Mother or father Promise she will now concentrate on elevating her younger son. 

“This program taught me to be a lady inside me, they usually gave me steering that I wanted to mature sufficient to have the ability to increase a toddler, and to like myself in order that I can love him,” mentioned Pompey.  

“They work with our program as a result of they need to succeed they usually need to be one of the best mother and father they are often,” mentioned Honest.  

Pompey mentioned there may be one main distinction between Mother or father Promise and different packages she has been in.  

“They’re not judgmental, one of the best factor about this program is they don’t seem to be judgmental, if I have been to fall off, I do know that they’d assist me get again to the place I must be,” mentioned Pompey.  

“Very first thing we do is, how has it been? How are you guys doing? We need to be sure that that household is in a very good place, earlier than we begin educating them issues,” mentioned Shawna Norman, program supervisor for Mother or father Promise.  

It’s that caring spirit that now has ladies like Pompey on the highway to success  

“These ladies are greater than in my nook they’re by my facet. They’re standing there,” mentioned Pompey.  

This system presents three totally different dwelling visiting fashions, Wholesome Households America, which focuses on prenatal mothers and households. Mother and father as Lecturers, which focuses on newborns to age 5. After which Trade Mother or father Aide, that focuses on households with children within the 6- to 12-year-old vary.  

The group companions with different nonprofits for extra sources for households. For details about Mother or father Promise, go to their web site or for sooner service name (405) 232-2500