By: Ashlyn Brothers
TULSA, Oklahoma -
The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges partnered with the Oklahoma Caring Foundation to help make sure all their clients could get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Staff members at The Center For Individuals with Physical Challenges said a few words come to mind Friday including fellowship, community, and a sense of hope that happy days are ahead.
Friends and family of John said he s silly, social and doesn t like to sit still. However, like many others in the special needs community, John s spent the last year in isolation. Having to keep him at home. Us not being able to visit him. His caregivers having to take special precautions so they can maintain a relationship with him. Those relationships are gold for him. Change is difficult, said Lynn Endres, sister and guardian.
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An Oklahoma nonprofit on four wheels is making sure kids get the vaccines they need.
The Oklahoma Caring Van Program provides free immunizations of kids across the state, removing obstacles for Oklahoma families so kids can get the vaccines they need. It is not just flu shots, said Fernnando Guillen with the Oklahoma Caring Van Program.
This is the mission of The Oklahoma Caring Foundation. The Foundation too, started small- with a dream to be able to serve those in need across all of Oklahoma, voiced a narrator in a video posted on the nonprofit’s website.
You might have seen the Caring Van while you were grocery shopping or dropping your kids off at school. There are nine of them that travel year-round to serve families across the state.
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