In 2022, TAUW received ARPA dollars through Tulsa County. Combined with additional resources, TAUW awarded more than $300,000 to local partners to launch the Tulsa County Food Insecurity Collaborative Plan. The Plan works in three distinct areas to address food insecurity: 1) data technology to assess distribution and need of emergency food resources; 2) feasibility study to analyze systems to build more equitable access to healthy and affordable food; and, 3) improved technology to expand SNAP enrollment.
“This project is unique to TAUW but is made in the true spirit of the Social Innovations grants process,” said Annie Mitchell, Vice President of Community Investments at Tulsa Area United Way. “These investments hold the promise of providing dramatic insight into our food service networks, both analyzing gaps and finding new resources for organizations to work together and provide food stability across the community. TAUW is so proud to be a part of this project alongside our partners who are providing vital basic needs to people on a daily basis.”