SHAWNEE, Okla. — Youth and Family Resource Center, Inc. (YFRC) has been awarded $151,000 in federal funding through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), administered by the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA), to implement a new Tribal Youth & Family Strengthening Initiative serving tribal youth and families in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties. The initiative will focus …
Shawnee Youth and Family Resource Center Awarded $50,000 Grant to Support Rural Students and Families
In August 2025, Youth & Family Resource Center (YFRC) was honored to receive a Title II Office of Juvenile Affairs $50,000 Back-to-School Support Grant—an investment that has made a tremendous impact on students, families, and school districts across Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties. As a community-based organization committed to empowering youth and strengthening families, YFRC put these funds to work immediately …
Hope House: A Legacy of Protecting Children in Our Community by Harrison Flowers
The story of Hope House begins with an extraordinary visionary, Judge Glendale Carter, who saw a critical need that no one else was addressing. Back in the 1950s, Judge Carter was troubled by a heartbreaking reality: children who needed protection were being housed in jail cells. Partnering with a local tribal chief, he established Hope House with a simple yet …
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