ABOUT US
About us
For over 30 years, New Hope Oklahoma has provided support to children with justice-involved parents. Research indicates the devastating, lifelong impact that parental incarceration can have on the children we serve. The need for these intervening services has never been more evident as Oklahoma continues to hold record incarceration rates. Our programming engages local resources and research-backed curriculum to meet the complex needs of children and their caregivers, all at no cost to qualifying participants. This is done through after-school programs, summer camps, case management services, and community events which meet targeted physical, social, and emotional needs. Our staff works daily to empower children of the justice-involved and see some of our state’s most vulnerable kids achieve their highest academic, career, and life goals, rather than falling victim to the staggering odds they face.
Mission and Vision
Mission: We create nurturing environments rooted in hope, where youth of the justice-involved can navigate unique grief, build relationships and cultivate pathways to lifelong success.
Vision: Empowering youth with justice-involved caregivers, one child at a time.
Leadership Team
On any given day, more than 26,000 Oklahoma children are enduring parental incarceration.
Only 2% of children go on to complete post-secondary education after experiencing maternal incarceration.
1 in 9
1 in 9 Oklahoma children have a parent in prison or in jail.
