RAIN Oklahoma is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization providing HIV services to Oklahoma since 1992.
03/06/2026
Lawton Friends
The Injury Prevention Service is hosting a CarFit event on March 19th at the Lawton Food Bank! CarFit is a free educational program that helps older adults check how well their vehicle “fits” them for comfort and safety.
Appointment times are available every 20 minutes from 9:45 am to 12:45 pm.
Call 405-426-8440 to make your appointment before the spots fill up!
Interested in hosting a CarFit event or being trained as a CarFit Technician?
A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) that results from a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. This sudden movement can cause the brain to bounce or even twist inside the skull, stretching and damaging brain cells and creating chemical changes in the brain. To learn about the signs and symptoms of a concussion and how to reduce your risk, visit Oklahoma.gov/health/concussion.
02/03/2026
The Oklahoma Mission of Mercy will give priority entry status to 50 U.S. veterans. Volunteers will pre-screen up to 50 veterans beginning at 3:00 pm after the clinic is set up on Thursday, February 5.
02/03/2026
Please share! This Friday & Saturday.
Our annual free dental clinic is this week! Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7 in Enid, Oklahoma at the Stride Bank Center. Doors open at 5:30am each day. For more details, please visit www.okmom.org
01/25/2026
Closed Monday, January 26th, due to INCLEMENT WEATHER.
01/24/2026
01/23/2026
Closed due to Inclement Weather
01/23/2026
Tulsa area:
10/25/2025
For years, the NE OKC Community & Cultural Center has provided free daily meals and other crucial programming to our neighbors — no questions asked.
As our community faces rising costs and ongoing challenges, programs like this one matter more than ever. If you or someone you know could use a warm meal, stop by 3815 N Kelley Ave any day between 3–6 PM.
And if you’re able, consider donating or spreading the word to help sustain this vital community effort. It takes a village!
*We want to clarify that this is not NEOKCR’s programming, but a longstanding community effort. This is also not programming via the Northeast OKC Neighborhood Coalition, but a separate entity. Please support!
10/25/2025
10/24/2025
Recources for those in need, courtesy of KOCO:
Oklahoma DHS: Be a Neighbor
Oklahoma DHS: Government Shutdown FAQ
Hunger Free Oklahoma
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
Tinker Air Force Base Food Pantry
Food and Shelter, Inc.
211 Oklahoma
Double Up Oklahoma
Oklahoma Smoke BBQ
Core of Knowledge Literacy and Learning Center
405 Pizza Co.
Naija Wife Kitchen
My BBQ and Grill -Choctaw
Red Dirt Collective
Imans Kitchen & Sweets
Skyline Urban Ministry Food & Resource Center
Infant Crisis Services
Trinity Baptist Church: 1329 NW 23rd, Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City First Church: 4400 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City
Mid-Del Food Pantry: 322 N Midwest Blvd, Midwest City
The Urban Mission: 3737 North Portland, Oklahoma City
ATS Counseling: 1625 W. Owen K. Garriott Ste. F, Enid
Baptist Mission Center, 2125 Exchange Ave., Oklahoma City
Christian Service Center, 115 SW 24th St., Oklahoma City
First Baptist Moore - Care Center, 301 NE 27th St., Moore
St. Andrews Catholic Church, 800 NW Fifth St., Moore
10/23/2025
Address
3800 North Classen Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73118
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In the late 1980's in New Orleans, Louisiana, Margaret Austin was completing Clinical Pastoral Education. She became aware of rooms no one visited and the doors remained closed. She discovered the people behind those doors had AIDS. Margaret asked who was attending to their pastoral needs and found many had no support. She knew this had to change.
During this time, Oklahoma’s Mary Catherine Smothermon was dealing with the AIDS related illness of her son. Following his death, she felt called to support others with HIV/AIDS. She stepped out in faith, quit her job, and began preparing for her next "assignment.”
Ms. Smotherman studied, grieved, prayed, and obtained certification as an AIDS Educator/Counselor and volunteered for the AIDS Support Program. Early in 1990, the two women met. The dream of one became the answer to the other and RAIN Oklahoma became a reality.
The program was simple. Through training and education, volunteers worked to dispel the fear, stigma and misconceptions surrounding HIV/AIDS. Volunteers began providing support services for those with HIV/AIDS. The support included preparing meals, running errands, cleaning the house, mowing the lawn, giving rides to doctor's appointments, taking the dog to the vet and emotional support.
The RAIN Team became an extended family for those living with HIV/AIDS.
In 2005, RAIN merged with CarePoint, Inc., an organization providing free HIV testing, Ryan White Case Management Services, housing support, and prevention education.
Access to new treatment options, coordinated case management, regular medical care, housing and transportation assistance, dental and mental health services have changed the lives of most HIV positive individuals. With appropriate treatment those with HIV can live long, productive lives.
Today, RAIN Oklahoma serves more than 1,000 HIV positive Oklahomans and their families. The ADvantage Medicaid Waiver Program provides in-home services for elderly, disabled or chronically ill Oklahomans (not necessarily HIV positive).
