The Oklahoma Bar Foundation announces $785,858 in grants to 35 nonprofit organizations for fiscal year 2022. These programs are expected to provide legal services and support to over 56,000 Oklahomans, including children and families, court-ordered diversion participants, domestic violence survivors, refugees and immigrants, and those in need of civil legal aid and law-related education.
Grant funding for OBF Grantee Partners comes from Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) and OBF fundraisers, including two special campaigns conducted in honor of the OBF’s 75th Anniversary.
Grantee Partner Organizations:
| Grantee | Program/Services | Area of Service | Lives Impacted | Funding Amount |
| CASA of Canadian County | Advocacy for Abused Children | Canadian County | 126 | $15,000 |
| CASA of Oklahoma County | Advocacy for Abused Children | Oklahoma County | 705 | $15,000 |
| CASA of Southern Oklahoma | Advocacy for Abused Children | Carter, Love, Murray Counties | 118 | $15,000 |
| CASA of Western Oklahoma | Advocacy for Abused Children | Beckham, Custer & Washita Counties | 191 | $15,000 |
| Center for Children & Families | Court Ordered Divorce & Co-Parenting Program | Cleveland & Oklahoma Counties | 629 | $15,000 |
| Oklahoma Guardian Ad Litem Institute | GAL Services for Low-Income Families | Statewide | 200 | $50,000 |
| Oklahoma Lawyers for Children | Legal Services for Abused Children | Canadian, Logan & Oklahoma Counties | 2,600 | $69,000 |
| Pittsburg County Child Abuse Response Effort | Trained Advocates for Forensic Investigation & Recovery | Pittsburg County | 250 | $10,000 |
| The Care Center | Victim Legal Services & Forensic Interviews | Statewide | 1,000 | $10,000 |
| Tulsa Lawyers for Children | Legal Services for Abused Children | Tulsa County | 300 | $50,000 |
| Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma | Civil Legal Services for Low-Income Populations | Statewide | 20,000 | $85,000 |
| Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation | Advocacy & Support for Access to Justice Programs | Statewide | $8,000 | |
| Oklahoma Bar Association – Heroes Program | Legal Services for Low-Income Veterans & Military Personnel | Statewide | $588 | |
| Oklahoma City University Law | American Indian Wills Clinic | Statewide | 100 | $30,000 |
| Trinity Legal Clinic of Oklahoma | Community Justice Initiative | Canadian, Cleveland & Oklahoma Counties | 300 | $50,000 |
| 1st Step Diversion Program | Diversion & Mentorship Program | Tulsa County | 40 | $15,000 |
| Mental Health Association of Oklahoma | Diversion & Mentorship Program | Tulsa County | 196 | $20,000 |
| Community Crisis Center | County Court Advocates | Craig, Delaware & Ottawa Counties | 550 | $8,770 |
| Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS) | DVIS Legal Program | Tulsa & Creek Counties | 4,247 | $15,000 |
| Marie Detty Youth & Family Services | Domestic & Sexual Violence & Stalking Services | Caddo, Comanche & Cotton Counties | 1,122 | $15,000 |
| The Spring | Human Sex Trafficking & Domestic Violence Support | Statewide | 8,714 | $10,000 |
| Wings of Hope, Family Services Center | Survivors Legal Support | Logan, Noble & Payne Counties | 1,336 | $5,000 |
| YWCA Oklahoma City | Forensic Exam Program | Oklahoma County | 550 | $31,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma | Immigration Legal Services | Muskogee, Osage, Tulsa Counties | 836 | $25,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of OKC | Immigration Legal Services | Canadian, Cleveland & Oklahoma Counties | 1,138 | $35,000 |
| The Spero Project | The Common – Refugee Legal Services | Canadian, Cleveland & Oklahoma Counties | 270 | $20,000 |
| University of Tulsa Law School | Immigrant Rights Project | Statewide | 400 | $20,000 |
| YWCA Tulsa | Immigration Legal Services | Rogers, Tulsa & Wagoner Counties | 1,250 | $15,000 |
| Oklahoma County Juvenile Bureau | Connect to Redirect Program | Oklahoma County | 1,500 | $4,725 |
| Oklahoma County Juvenile Bureau | Court Ordered Literacy Program | Oklahoma County | 100 | $5,775 |
| Teen Court | First-Time Juvenile Offender Peer Court | Comanche County | 1,000 | $25,000 |
| Youth Services of Tulsa | First-Time Juvenile Offender Peer Court | Tulsa County | 502 | $10,000 |
| Autism Foundation of Oklahoma | Law-Related Education/Training Program | Statewide | 5,000 | $10,000 |
| Oklahoma Bar Assoc. – Young Lawyers Division | High School Mock Trial Program | Statewide | 800 | $50,000 |
| YMCA of Greater OKC | Youth & Government Program | Statewide | 800 | $8,000 |
| 56,870 | $785,858 |