PIVOT INC
201 NE 50TH ST, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73105 www.pivotok.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PIVOT, INC. PROVIDES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON COUNSELING; HOMELESS YOUTH SERVICES; EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES; PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND DIVERSION SERVICES; AND ADDRESS A YOUNG PERSON'S OVERALL WELL-BEING. PIVOT HAS A YOUTH-DRIVEN, STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO TRANSITION INTO SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

YOUTH SERVICES FOR OKLAHOMA COUNTY, INC. IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE LACKING STABILITY IN THEIR LIVES. THEY ARE SOMETIMES HOMELESS OR COUCH HOMELESS, ALONE OR DISENGAGED. MANY LIVE WITH DAMAGING LABELS AND SHAME. ALMOST ALL ARE AGES 12 TO 21 AND HAVE OVERWHELMING BARRIERS IN THEIR LIVES WITHOUT THE RESOURCES TO OVERCOME THEM AND SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION INTO SELF-RELIANT ADULTS.

THERAPEUTIC CARE - PIVOT STRIVES TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF BEHAVIORS, CIRCUMSTANCES AND BARRIERS THAT CAUSE SEVERE PROBLEMS FOR THE YOUTH WE SERVE. OUR LICENSED THERAPISTS, YOUTH ADVOCATES AND SPECIALISTS ARE TRAINED TO IDENTIFY ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES THAT RANGE FROM PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL OR SEXUAL ABUSE TO COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, PARENTAL DIVORCE OR THE INCARCERATION OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. EACH YOUNG PERSON WHO COMES TO PIVOT HAS ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THEIR PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. PIVOT CAN ALSO HELP WITH DEPRESSION, POOR NUTRITION, HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ANXIETY, UNLAWFUL ACTIONS AND GRIEF.

COMMUNITY INTERVENTION CENTER (CIC)IS A 24-HOUR HOLDING FACILITY AND DISCHARGE POINT FOR JUVENILES ARRESTED IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY FOR MISDEMEANORS, SOME FELONIES AND STATUS OFFENSES, SUCH AS TRUANCY AND CURFEW VIOLATIONS. CIC IS A COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY, THE OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE OKLAHOMA OFFICE OF JUVENILE AFFAIRS AND SURROUNDING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THE CIC IS A SAFE, YOUTH-FRIENDLY FACILITY PROVIDING A CONSEQUENCE TO YOUNG PEOPLE. IT ALSO OFFERS IDENTIFICATION OF AND CONNECTION TO RESOURCES FOR THE YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO ADDRESS AND RESOLVE ISSUES THAT RESULTED IN THE ARREST AND MEET ANY OTHER NEEDS THE YOUTH AND FAMILIES HAVE.

FAMILY JUNCTION EMERGENCY YOUTH SHELTER MEETS HOUSING AND BASIC NEEDS. THERE ARE MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO NEED A SAFE, SECURE PLACE TO STAY AS WELL AS ACCESS TO BASIC NECESSITIES LIKE FOOD, PERSONAL HYGIENE AND CLOTHING. PIVOT OFFERS SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THROUGH ITS FOOD PANTRY AND CLOTHING CLOSETS AS WELL AS SHORT AND LONG-TERM HOUSING SOLUTIONS. WHETHER IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, LIVING ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT PARENTAL SUPPORT, FORMERLY JUVENILE JUSTICE INVOLVED, OR RUNAWAYS, PIVOT CAN PROVIDE SAFE, STABLE HOUSING FOR YOUTH.THE SHELTER ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION AND JOB ASSISTANCE. PIVOT BELIEVES REGARDLESS OF WHERE CHILDREN ARE FROM OR THE BARRIERS THEY FACE, THEY ARE WORTHY OF HAVING SUCCESS IN EDUCATION, FINDING A JOB AND PLANNING FOR A CAREER IN THE FIELD THEY CHOOSE. AT PIVOT PART OF EACH YOUNG PERSON'S EXPERIENCE INCLUDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, FURTHER HIS OR HER EDUCATION, GAIN VITAL LIFE SKILLS AND ACHIEVE JOB READINESS.

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