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Breaking the Cycle

Breaking the cycle of poverty begins with early childhood education. Combining that with innovative family services helps prepare children and families for success. Watch to learn more about how we do it.

According to the most recent American Community Survey, an estimated 11,872 children under age five in Tulsa County lived in poverty.

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Family Advancement

CAP Tulsa services that focus on both children and parents simultaneously have the most promise for advancing families beyond poverty.

Research suggests that educated, employed and financially stable parents are more likely to foster their children’s positive development.

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Early Childhood Education

Learning begins the moment your child is born. According to research, by the time many children from low-income families enter kindergarten, their early math and reading skills are not as developed as their peers.

By age four, children from low-income families can have as much as a 30 million word gap.

CAP Tulsa featured on CBS Evening News

CAP Tulsa was featured on CBS Evening News on Saturday, May 4, 2013. The story was part of a weekend package that also included interviews with George Kaiser, and parents at Educare.

The focus was on early childhood education in the state of Oklahoma and how the Pre-K system in our state serves as a national model. It took an in-depth …

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Growing Together

The Tulsa World recently published an article about the increase in community donor funding for reform projects in Tulsa Public Schools. CAP Tulsa, and the work we are doing with Growing Together, is mentioned. Growing Together is a community partnership established in 2011 to bring organizations and Tulsa residents together for collective impact in the Kendall-Whittier and Eugene Field neighborhoods.

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