Bricktown - TEEM Partnership

 

Bricktown Rotary is teaming up with TEEM to help citizens who have been released from jail or prison with some basic needs that we all take for granted.

 

Without employment, transportation, housing, or money, starting “fresh” can be difficult – if not impossible. TEEM’s mission is to break those cycles of poverty and incarceration by providing resources and education to those in need. Each year, the community has an opportunity to join this mission by dropping off hygiene products at donation boxes around Oklahoma City. With unemployment rates and sanitation needs increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need is even greater this year than in years past, and TEEM hopes to collect 7,300 hygiene products over the two-month time period.

 

Bricktown Rotary is putting together 40- back pack/care packs of Hygiene items that will help the prisoners have a good start after being released from prison.

 

This project will go on for the months of July, August & September.  We began collecting items in July and are putting together 20 packs for August and 20 packs in September. We have collected enough items and will pack out bags August 17, 2020 and deliver them August 19, 2020.  Way to go Rotarians!!

 

Larger Items:
 

NEW underwear & socks

Towels
Blanket
Nonperishable food items
Gift Cards for Food places where they can eat

 

Items for Hygiene to go in back packs: