Grandparents raising grandchildren may apply for fall school supply assistance

Sunbeam Family Services is accepting fall school supply assistance applications for grandparents who are raising their own grandchildren in the absence of parents in the home. Applicants should be age 55 and older and living in Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian or Logan counties.

The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren school supply program at Sunbeam provides pre-qualified grandparents with backpacks filled with grade-specific school supplies for their grandchildren. The program is made possible through a collaboration of Sunbeam and local law enforcement agencies.

Applications are due by May 31.

The backpack and school supply distribution will be held on July 27. This year, 400 children will benefit from the school supply assistance program.

For more information, go to sunbeamfamilyservices.org/GRG or call 405-609-6551.