Food, Clothing and Utilities

 The majority of families living in the Shidler-Wheeler neighborhood meet the qualifications for the federal poverty level. It is a neighborhood giving life to the headlines of the local newspaper and the statistics that make the inner-city infamous. The 73129 zip code, where FaithWorks is located, boasts the second highest number of homicides in 2010 for Oklahoma. It is a neighborhood filled with challenges, but filled with hope.

 Sometimes the challenges of inner-city life weigh heavily on families. FaithWorks is able to work with families to meet basic needs through the support of friends of FaithWorks. Ruby Payne, a leading expert on poverty in America, describes poverty not only as a lack of finances but as a total lack of resources. FaithWorks, a resource to the community, gives families hope and stability.