City of Tulsa

Mayor's Office of Children, Youth, and Families

“Every kid in our community deserves a chance at a bright future and I’m happy to formally commit ourselves to this work by institutionalizing a dedicated office for children, youth, and families here at City Hall,” Mayor Nichols said. “By prioritizing this work, we are setting a bold direction for our city and I’m eager to see the opportunities this will bring to so many in Tulsa.”

- Mayor Monroe Nichols IV

What is MOCYF?

The Office of Children, Youth, and Families (MOCYF) is responsible for implementing a strategic plan to ensure that 15,000 Tulsa children and youth are on a path to economic mobility and thriving by 2030.

MOCYF will be run by local nonprofit ImpactTulsa and report to the Mayor’s Office. The Office will serve as a collaborative hub for improving outcomes for Tulsa’s children and families by aligning cross-sector efforts, leveraging data-driven solutions, and mobilizing community resources.

Tulsa Children & Youth Statistics

Children who thrive academically and socially are three (3) times more likely to succeed in their future endeavors, contributing to Tulsa’s economic growth and resilience
3,000 students annually face eviction filings—most acutely impacting our youngest learners and students of color—by aligning resources to support housing and attendance
There is a network of organizations that use data-driven approaches to identify areas of growth, track progress, and scale interventions that make the greatest impact on children’s academic, mental health, and social outcomes; some of these areas of growth include increasing PreK enrollment from 68% to 75% and doubling the percentage of early grade readers on track to proficiency (up from 27% currently);
Commitment to youth is bolstered by strong networks of Tulsa area schools, community organizations, faith-based institutions, and early childhood education programs, all of which are integral to fostering whole-child development
Fostering children's healthy development and family well-being will depend on consistent, efficient and effective coordination of effort between and among the government agencies, non-profit organizations, educational institutions and many others, whose services, programs and delivery systems must collectively address the needs of the whole child and their family

Additional resources for data on Tulsa’s Children and Youth:

Tulsa Children's Cabinet
The City is working to establish a Tulsa Children’s Cabinet (the “Cabinet”) within the Mayor’s Office. The Cabinet will foster and coordinate efforts to enhance the level of cooperation and collaboration across City departments, nonprofit agencies, educational institutions, that serve Tulsa’s children, youth and families.

Some of the Cabinet’s responsibilities will include:

Act in an advisory capacity to the Mayor and the MOCYF to advance the goals of improving the health, well-being and thriving of Tulsa’s children, youth and families in order to achieve 15,000 additional youth on a path to economic mobility
Address such other topics and initiatives relating to children and youth readiness as prescribed by the mayor or his designee

The Deputy Mayor and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Children, Youth and Families will serve as co-chairs of the Cabinet and all City departments will provide assistance, information, and advice to the Cabinet.

Read the Executive Order

Mayor's Office of Children, Youth, and Families

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