We equip youth, through prevention education, with knowledge & skills to make positive life choices.
We conduct award-winning prevention education programs in pre-K thru high school classrooms with professional educators in multiple school districts across NE Oklahoma. Age-appropriate curriculum builds on itself year after year and includes such topics as: goal-setting, developing healthy relationships, problem-solving, being self confident, bullying prevention, resisting peer pressure, refusal skills, cyber-safety, and substance abuse prevention. We also host several annual community events in the Tulsa area: Charity Golf Tournament, Kingpn for Kids bowling event, and Operation ART."
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Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
Since 1979.
What is your primary product or service?
PREVENTION EDUCATION that equips youth to be resilient against peer pressure and to make smart, positive life choices so they can become productive adults. Operation Aware generally engages an 8-week curriculum consisting of 40-55 minute, age-appropriate lessons scheduled in the classroom environment once a week.
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
Our prevention educators are professionals, not volunteers. Our progams are annually evaluated by a third-party for efficacy, and they are amended accordingly to remain effective and relevant. Our curriculum spirals from one school year to the next, so that students can benefit from repeat exposure through age-appropriate lessons as they get older.
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
We always have plans to expand! EVERY SCHOOL in Oklahoma should be helping its students with this program. We currently have the one office in Tulsa, OK.
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." -- Frederick Douglass
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