families

This section is for anyone looking to stretch their dollars.  The most pressing concern for many of the families we work with is getting enough groceries on the table for this week.  We also know many of our teachers and volunteers have also taken pay reductions or reduced hours.

As part of OKE’s mission to provide school day supplies, including books, hygiene items and food, to local kids in need, we realized we could do more to help the community at large. We decided to provide resources for our families, teacher and volunteers to take their often limited funds and stretch them as far as they can go to adequately meet the needs in their households.

Most importantly, we know many families don’t realize they have options when they shop. When funds are tight, they resort to choosing the cheapest option, which isn’t always the healthiest. They don’t realize they can get a larger quantity of healthier foods for less.

One of the ways to do this is through coupons, education and tips for frugal living.  We have added a special section for information about frugal living and maximizing shopping trips.

In the OKE Savings Center, we have added pages and pages of coupons you can print from home:

Here’s an example of savings:  By using coupons found in the Sunday paper and on the OKE site, one household saved $47 off their entire grocery bill.

We also plan on sharing different community seminars to offer tips and ideas to help our families and friends learn how to maximally live within their current means.

Using these resources, we can enable our community to better provide for their household needs.

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