Prenatal, Children & Youth

Prenatal, Children and Youth: LIFT Community Action Agency offers a wide-array of services for expectant mothers, infants, toddlers, children, youth and parents or primary caregivers. From Education, Nutrition, and Substance Use Prevention to Improving Child Safety and well-being, the provision of services for our most vulnerable populations has historically and continues to be a priority of the agency. Click on the links below to learn more.

Court Appointed Special Advocate Program

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program utilizes trained volunteers to be the “Voice” for children in the Courts and Child Welfare System. A CASA volunteer advocates on behalf of a child who has been court-declared as “deprived” meaning abused, neglected or abandoned. Join our team of volunteers today.

CASA

Child & Adult Care Food Program

LIFT CAA’s CACFP program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture and has been proudly serving Oklahoma communities for more than four decades! On average, the CACFP Program is able to provide 160 Daycare Home Providers with meal reimbursement incentives. Check out CACFP’s site to learn more about what CACFP can do for you!

CACFP

Choosing Childbirth Program

Choosing Childbirth is serving women who are pregnant or may become pregnant and their children up to age three in SE Oklahoma. We will provide women with the education, resources, and support to empower them to choose childbirth and make informed decisions. Through group-based education moms will connect with others in similar stages of life to form bonds and connections with each other. We will provide moms and their families with resources, education, and information that will help them overcome barriers in life so that they will have an improved pregnancy experience, a better birthing process, and feel supported on their journey with pregnancy and parenting. Transportation assistance and incentives are available to moms throughout their journey on our program. There are no income requirements for joining the program. We are now enrolling clients.

Choosing Childbirth

Early Learning Centers

LIFT CAA operates Early Learning Centers in Swink, Idabel, Antlers, Hugo and Broken Bow. These centers support working families by providing full-day full-year childcare services for youth from birth to age three years. Each site has a three-star rating, the highest rating possible under Oklahoma’s quality rating and improvement system. Click on our page to find out if you qualify for free childcare.

Early Learning Centers

Head Start / Early HS / Early HS Childcare

Serving youth from 6 weeks through four years of age with educational opportunities to help prepare them for Kindergarten continues to be a core service of LIFT Community Action Agency, Inc. Collectively, these programs serve more than 600 youth each year. These youth show improvements in social, emotional and cognitive skills. Support services are also provided to the parents/primary caregivers. Check out our pages to learn more.

Head Start Programs

Healthy Start

This program serves pregnant women, new mothers and the extended family by connecting them with health care and other resources in order to improve women’s health before, during and after pregnancy. The program goal is to improve health outcomes and reduce and/or prevent infant mortality rates in high risk areas.

Healthy Start Program

Family Resource Center

Family Resource Center is dedicated to strengthening families and building a healthier community. We provide a wide range of supportive services including parenting education, early childhood programs, basic needs assistance, youth development, and mental health resources. Our goal is to empower families with the tools, knowledge, and connections they need to thrive—at every stage of life. Contact us today 580-326-7581 and ask for the Family Resource Center!

Family Resource Center

YouthBuild

The YouthBuild Program for Choctaw County provides educational instruction, occupational skills training, classroom and hands on construction training for at-risk youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school, are adjudicated, are aging out of foster care, possess a disability, are homeless, or qualify as at risk participants.

YouthBuild Program