OBF Announces 2023 Housing Protection & Community Redevelopment Grantees
The Oklahoma Bar Foundation is proud to announce $207,500 in grants to six nonprofit organizations for fiscal year 2023 program funding. These Grantee Programs provide legal services to low-income Oklahomans in the areas of foreclosure and eviction, domestic violence, civil legal aid, and commutation.
2023 Housing Protection & Community Redevelopment Grantees:
| Grantee | Area of Service | Funding Amount |
| Community Action Agency (LASO)* – Community Legal Counsel Center | Canadian & Oklahoma Counties | $23,000 |
| Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma – Mortgage Foreclosure Defense | Comanche, Cotton, Pittsburg & Tillman Counties | $29,000 |
| OCU Law School – Pro Bono Housing Foreclosure & Eviction Assistance Program | Oklahoma County | $50,000 |
| Safe Center (LASO)* – Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault & Stalking Services | Stephens & Jefferson Counties | $48,000 |
| Tulsa County Public Defender – Project Commutation | Tulsa County | $51,500 |
| Tulsa County Bar Association – Courtroom Assistance Program for low-income citizens facing eviction | Tulsa County | $6,000 |
| *Indicates embedded attorney from Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma (LASO) | Total | $207,500 |