Who We Are

Board of Directors

Dr. Amy Barnett - Board President
Michael Hixson - Vice President
Toni Ruiz - Secretary
Julie Cornell
Jacqueline Rainey
Erin Adams
Dawn Keller
Rachel Hensley
Jason Cornelius
Kristi Bright
​Ella Barnett

Ex-Officio Members
Gary Theilen
Dr. Randy Barnett

Executive Director
Nicole Morgan

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Executive Committee
Chair, Board President - Dr. Amy Barnett
Board Vice President - Amy Martin
Board Secretary - Toni Ruiz

Nominating Committee
Dr. Amy Barnett
Erin Adams
Dawn Keller
Jason Cornelius

Personnel and Finance Committee
Julie Cornell
Erin Adams
Kristi Bright
Rachel Hensley

Approval Committee
Chair, Dr. Amy Barnett
Toni Ruiz
Jacqueline Rainey
Jason Cornelius
Rachel Hensley
Amy Martin

Highlights

​​Taking Senior pictures is important because you want to be able to look back and think, “Wow, I’ve come so far!” Thank you for a fun photoshoot Misty Brooks! In the words of our Youth "they turned out great!" Please check out Misty's website at https://www.mistybrooksphotography.com





Thanks to your generosity, our Youth doesn't have to stress/worry about paying for car insurance this year. What an awesome gift, Greg Morley & Eagle Realty! https://www.eaglerealtyok.org/







The blessings continue! We had two youth who didn’t have TVs. Thanks to Tessa Triplett they do now! Thank you so much Tessa!





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​Transportation is one of the biggest obstacles for youth aging out of foster care. Something incredible happened today!!! Kirk Fast donated a car for our STEP UP Program! Thank you Kirk! 


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​What an amazing group of young ladies! The GA’s at First Baptist Church chose STEP UP for one of their missions projects. They worked hard to gather items for us and prayed for us. Thank you so much! 



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​A new haircut can feel amazing & empowering. This may be because when everything seems out of your control, a haircut is something you can control. Yet for some of our Youth, getting a haircut is a barrier due to transportation & money. A simple haircut can be one of the most empowering things a Youth can do for themself. Shout out to Whiskers Barbershop & Salon for helping an awesome young man take back some control today.



A huge thank you to Jeff and Kristi Bright for moving the washer and dryer. Also a huge thanks to Jeff and Jill Berrong for donating the washer and dryer!




​STEP UP accepts In Kind Donations. There are numerous ways that you, your family, friends, co-workers, places of worship, clubs, everyone can help end homelessness! A BIG thank you to Connie Sharp & her little helpers for donating kitchen items for our youth!



Congratulations to one of our youth for being named the recipient of the 2020 David Leach Memorial Scholarship Class of 65. We are extremely proud of all that he has accomplished this year!