State's plan to bring 'hope' to kids

COVID-19..

MANYUNDER-PRIVILEGED FAMILIESACROSS OKLAHOMA HAVE HAD TOLEARN TO NAVIGATE THESEUNCERTAIN TIMES.

ANDCHILDREN ARE ALSO FEELINGTHE EFFECTS ... OF NOT BEINGIN SCHOOL SINCE MID-MARCH.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S GITZELPUENTE ...SHOWS US THESTATE'S NEW PLAN... AIMED ATPROVIDING "HOPE" TO KIDS.THE STATE GOVERNMENT ISPARTNERING WITH SEVERALORGANIZATIONS ACROSSOKLAHOMA..

LIKE THE BOYS ANDGIRLS CLUBS..

TO PROVIDEMENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TOKIDS WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTEDBY COVID-19.Late this afternoon..GOVERNOR KEVIN STITTANNOUNCed 15 MILLION DOLLARSFROM THE FEDERAL CARES ACTWILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THEOKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMANSERVICES..

FOR THE NEWINITIATIVE.THEY'RE CALLING IT"COMMUNITY HOPE CENTERS"THAT WILL PROVIDE A MENTALHEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND FREEMEALS AT SELECT NONPROFITSAND ORGANIZATIONS THAT TAKECARE OF CHILDREN AGES 5 TO18.

THE FIRST SITE WILL BEOPERATED OUT OF THE BOYS ANDGIRLS CLUBS OF OKLAHOMACOUNTY WITH TWO MEALS PERDAY..

WEEKEND FOODBACKPACKS..

IN ADDITION TOTHE MENTAL HEALTH STAFF.

THECLUBS OF METRO TULSA AREALSO PART OF THECONVERSATION..

AND LOOKFORWARD TO RECEIVING SOMEASSISTANCE.3:11- 18 "We see kids thatyou know have mental healthissues all the time, outsideof COVID as I was saying,but we've often discussedwouldn't it be great to havea mental health resourceright there people that'swhere their expertise andtraining is."RICHARD WHITE..

THEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THEBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB TELLS METHEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVINGABOUT 200 OR MORE KIDS ATTHEIR FACILITIES.GOVERNOR STITT CONTINUES TODISTRIBUTE MONEY TODIFFERENT AGENCIES ANDCAUSES..

FROM THE $1.2BILLION IN FEDERAL CARES ACTTHAT WAS AWARDED TO THESTATE.

LAST WEEK..

HEANNOUNCED MORETHAN 10 MILLION DOLLARS WILLBE GIVEN TO SCHOOLS TOPURCHASE PERSONAL PROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT.

COMING UP AT SIXGITZEL PUENTE..

2 WORKS FORYOU.