Serve the City
Frontline partners with local ministries and non-profits in our City to love people and push back darkness. Learn more about our city partners below.
Ida Freeman Elementary:
At Ida Freeman, they commit to providing an AMAZING adventure that builds confidence in children and breaks social norms that would hold students back. They believe and are comfortable in the fact that every student can and will learn — at their own rate — in their own way. They will support each other as we all move forward in this endeavor.
How to serve:
You can serve Ida Freeman by working with your community group to gather healthy snacks for their food pantry for the kids. You can also individually volunteer at the school through teacher/class preparation support or mentoring or reading with students.
Anna's House Foundation is a faith-based organization whose mission is to provide immediate, stable and loving homes for Oklahoma County's children in state custody. AHF desires to offer a future of hope and faith to foster children and foster families by providing housing, support, training, and resources in a Christian community setting. We provide an exceptional, personal network of support for families in Oklahoma County and contingent counties caring for children in foster care, and the unique needs children share.
How to serve:
You can serve Anna’s House by joining a crew that goes out to their Luther community on the second Friday of each month for their Parents Nights Out. Along with other volunteers you babysit the kids, feed them dinner, and put them to bed, while giving the foster parents a date night out. You can also serve them by working with your community group to gather and donate diapers and wipes as well as other supplies for the foster families that are a part of Anna’s House.
Hope Pregnancy Center is a non-profit organization that was established in 1986 and serves an average of 3,260 women and men each year. The Center strives to provide a safe, confidential and caring environment to explore pregnancy choices without judgement. The Center provides professional pregnancy testing and ultrasounds, education on each option, caring staff and volunteers to listen as clients process options and circumstances, and support programs to walk through the decision-making process and beyond. Hope Pregnancy Center never charges for any services and offers adoption referrals and support; parenting classes where parents can earn baby items for participating; and post abortion support.
How to serve:
You can serve Hope Pregnancy by working with your community group to gather and donate baby clothes and supplies to their baby boutique. You can also work with your community group to help provide a meal and spend time with the men and women in their parenting class. Lastly, you can schedule a tour of Hope Pregnancy Center with your community group to learn more about their mission. You can also individually volunteer with Hope Pregnancy by being trained to meet one on one with clients as a client care specialist. They need both men AND women for this role. You can also help facilitate their weekly parenting class, or help them make handmade knitted newborn hats for ladies who receive a positive pregnancy test at their clinic.
The Community Responding to International Students Program (CRISP) is designed to bring international students together with American families. Families from the Edmond and Oklahoma City areas are paired with international students from the University of Central Oklahoma. The goal of CRISP is for the families and international students to spend time together at least once a month. This gives international students a firsthand experience of how an American family lives, while American families can learn about other cultures and appreciate the diversity that is represented at UCO.
How to serve:
You can serve with CRISP by getting paired up with an international student in their program to spend time together at least once a month for a year, through events that UCO puts together or through individually planned activities.
Ask Mom:
In our current cultural moment, 61% of college students are dealing with serious loneliness coupled with anxiety. These needs are the current reality on campuses across the country. Ask Mom launched at UCO last Fall to bring a mother’s touch to campus. These momsbring a lifetime of wisdom with natural influence through conversations with students every Monday at UCO. These deeper conversations are shared over a homemade cookie. The moms are trained to have a listening ear and provide an environment where students can openly discuss life issues and be loved, which lead to gospel centered conversations. The secret recipe? Homemade cookies, hugs (if they want one), and a listening ear. You to join these women by signing up to bake 2 dozen cookies each week during the school year, or joining their team on campus. Join in on the mission of gospel proclamation and kingdom demonstration by partnering with ASK MOM.
How to serve:
You can join these women by signing up to bake 2 dozen cookies each week during the school year, or joining their team on campus. There is a basket in the cafe where you can sign up to bake cookies and drop them off. Join in on the mission of gospel proclamation and kingdom demonstration by partnering with ASK MOM.
To find out more about serving opportuities or if you have any questions, email Anna Grace Hammontree at ahammontree@frontlinechurch.com