Phillips Murrah's Paying It Forward amplifies the message of one non-profit organization each month, all year long.
In Dec. 2020, Phillips Murrah partnered with Oklahoma NPR radio station KGOU to sponsor broadcast announcements each month that shine a light on a selected non-profit organization. Our aim is to amplify each beneficiary organizations’ needs and goals, and to help increase awareness, drive volunteer quality and quantity, assist in fundraising support, and improve capacity to deliver service to the community.
Our Paying it Forward beneficiary in April 2024 is CASA of Oklahoma County, Inc. #PIFOKC
CASA of Oklahoma County, Inc.
This month’s Pay it Forward beneficiary is Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Oklahoma County, Inc., whose mission is to provide trained volunteers to champion the best interests of children in foster care.
CASA of Oklahoma County, Inc. was established in 1987, and in 1988, its first Volunteer Advocates were inducted. The program was established under §10A-1-1-105 of the Oklahoma State Statute. Since then, CASA of Oklahoma County has become an essential part of the Child Welfare System in Oklahoma County, serving 653 foster youth with 287 volunteer advocates in 2022.
In Oklahoma, there are over 4,700 children in foster care every year. CASA provides a trained, compassionate adult who can advocate for the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect. The CASA volunteers get to know the children and communicate with all parties involved in the case, including people in the child’s life, to provide complete information and sound recommendations to the court. As a neutral third party, the CASA volunteer offers the court an unbiased and child-focused opinion. According to research by the National CASA Association, children who have a CASA volunteer are more likely to find a safe and permanent home, receive education and support services while in foster care, and are less than half as likely to re-enter the foster care system.
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Previous Beneficiaries
March 2024: Dale Rogers Training Center, Inc.
February 2024: Northeast OKC Renaissance Inc.
January 2024: The Dragonfly Home
December 2023: Palomar, Oklahoma City’s Justice Center
November 2023: Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
October 2023: YWCA Oklahoma City
September 2023: ReMerge Oklahoma
August 2023: CREW-OKC
July 2023: Oklahoma Foundation for the Disabled
June 2023: Alzheimer’s Association Oklahoma Chapter
May 2023: Sunbeam Family Services
April 2023: Make-A-Wish Oklahoma
March 2023: Focus on Home
February 2023: Open Design Collective
January 2023: Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City
December 2022: City Rescue Mission
November 2022: Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
October 2022: Palomar, Oklahoma City’s Justice Center
September 2022: Oklahoma Single Parent Scholarship Program
August 2022: Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation
July 2022: Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma
June 2022: Pivot Oklahoma – A Turning Point for Youth
May 2022: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
April 2022: The Nature Conservancy Oklahoma
March 2022: Suited For Success
February 2022: Children’s Hospital Foundation
January 2022: Positive Tomorrows
December 2021: Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
November 2021: Infant Crisis Services
October 2021: Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc.
September 2021: OKC Beautiful
August 2021: Bethesda, Inc.
July 2021: Oklahoma Humane Society
June 2021: Arts Council Oklahoma City
May 2021: Partners in Public Health
April 2021: CASA of Oklahoma County
March 2021: The Homeless Alliance
February 2021: Mental Health Association Oklahoma
January 2021: Positive Tomorrows
December 2020: Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma