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| Legal Name | Restoring Hearts Supporting Hands |
| DBA | Restoring Wichita |
| EIN | 93-4976456 |
| 501(c)(3) | Yes — active |
| Established | 2024 · Services launching 2026 |
| Stage | Pre-launch / strategic planning |
| Location | Lawton, OK |
| Population | Adults across southwest Oklahoma facing addiction, food insecurity, housing instability, military transition challenges, or any form of lostness — recovery is our specialty, restoration is our mission |
| Model | Faith-based, peer-led, non-clinical |
| Cost to clients | $0 for all services |
| Year 1 goal | $75,000 – $150,000 |
| Website | restoringwichita.org |
| Contact | info@restoringwichita.org |
| DAF gifts | Accepted — EIN above |
| Stock gifts | Accepted — contact us |
"Restoring Wichita empowers adults — in addiction, in housing crisis, in hunger, navigating life after military service, or lost in any form — to achieve whole-person restoration through Jesus-centered peer support and wraparound community services. With God all things are possible."
Restoring Wichita is a Jesus-centered, peer-led nonprofit providing whole-person recovery support to adults across southwest Oklahoma. We believe Jesus Christ makes recovery truly possible — and we build every service around that conviction. Our programs are open to every person in recovery regardless of faith background. Our foundation is not.
"Restoring Wichita treats addiction by treating everything addiction destroys."
Restoring Wichita's model aligns directly with current federal priorities:
Southwest Oklahoma carries one of the state's highest per-capita substance use burdens — Comanche County alone records over 2,800 opioid-related ED visits annually — alongside some of the most underfunded wraparound recovery infrastructure in the region. The Lawton-Fort Sill community has treatment capacity. What it has never had is a peer-led, faith-integrated, whole-person recovery organization built specifically for this market. Restoring Wichita is the first.
Southwest Oklahoma has treatment options. What it lacks is the wraparound support infrastructure that makes treatment stick — the peer relationship, the stable housing, the mental health bridge, the basic needs stability, and the faith community that clinical discharge planning cannot provide.
Treatment addresses the substance. It does not address the housing instability that makes post-treatment sobriety nearly impossible. It does not provide the peer relationship that is statistically the strongest predictor of sustained recovery. It does not connect clients to mental health providers for co-occurring disorders. It does not ensure food security during the first fragile weeks. Restoring Wichita is the system that fills every one of these gaps simultaneously.
Christian foundations and faith-informed funders have prioritized recovery support as a mission area — and the evidence base for faith-integrated recovery is strong. Yet most recovery organizations in our region are secular or clinically focused. RHSH is among the only faith-based, peer-led, whole-person restoration organizations in southwest Oklahoma. We specialize in addiction recovery — and we serve any neighbor who is hungry, unhoused, or simply lost. Our model opens the full spectrum of faith, food, housing, health, and human services funding simultaneously.
RHSH delivers five integrated services operating as a single recovery pathway, not parallel programs. Each service maps to a specific grant funding category and a documented recovery barrier.
Individual and group peer support by Certified Peer Recovery Coaches (CPRCs) with lived experience. Faith-based, non-clinical, consistent 90-day assignment.
Food assistance, hygiene supplies, essential resource connections. Warm referrals to community food and clothing resources. Immediate stability enabling recovery engagement.
Housing navigation, referrals to transitional housing partners via MOUs, and stability monitoring at 30/60/90-day intervals.
Warm handoffs to licensed mental health providers via formal MOU agreements. Follow-up confirmation within 14 days. No unlicensed clinical services delivered.
Workshops on employment readiness, financial literacy, and daily living skills. Direct employer connections. 90-day employment outcome tracking.
8-week Bible study and discipleship program for clients who want to know Jesus. Led by Rev. Harwell (M.Div.). Open to all — never required. Recovery begins in the soul.
501(c)(3) confirmed · SAM.gov registered · MOUs executed · Intake tools built · First peer coach hired
First clients enrolled · Peer coaching and basic needs services active · Housing navigation begins · First quarterly report delivered
Mental health linkage MOU active · Employment workshops launched · 30/60/90-day follow-up data collection begins
Full five-service model operational · Annual impact report · Year 2 planning · Candid Gold Seal pursuit
Restoring Wichita tracks outcomes using three simple tools maintainable in Google Sheets — no specialized software required. All data is collected at enrollment, during service delivery, and at 30/60/90-day follow-up intervals.
| Domain | Output Metric | Short-Term Outcome | Long-Term Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recovery | # coaching sessions delivered · # recovery plans active | Reduced isolation · Active recovery plan · Peer network formed | 90+ days sobriety · Strong peer network · Community reintegrated |
| Housing | # housing referrals made · # placements confirmed | Housing referral completed and confirmed | Stable housing at 30/60/90 days |
| Basic Needs | # meals/items distributed · # referrals completed | Basic needs stable · Recovery engagement possible | Sustained food security · Resource network established |
| Mental Health | # MH referrals made · # connections confirmed within 14 days | MH provider connected · Wellbeing score improvement | Sustained MH engagement · Wellbeing score increase vs. baseline |
| Employment | # workshops delivered · # employer referrals made | Employment readiness skills acquired | Employed/in training/in education at 90 days |
Clients served, sessions delivered, referrals made, distributions completed. Delivered within 30 days of quarter end.
Sobriety rates, housing stability, MH connection rates, wellbeing score changes, and narrative case summaries.
Full-year outcomes with narrative, client stories (with consent), financial accounting, and Year 2 goals.
RHSH's theory of change: when a lost sheep receives consistent peer support, stable housing, food and basic needs, mental health connection, and a faith community that will not give up — restoration becomes achievable and measurable. We specialize in addiction recovery. We serve every lost sheep.
501(c)(3) status · Faith identity · Credentialed board · Certified peer coaches · MOU partnerships · Tracking system · Grant funding
Peer coaching · Faith support groups · Food distribution · Housing navigation · MH referrals · Life skills workshops · 30/60/90 follow-ups
# clients enrolled · # coaching sessions · # support groups · # referrals made · # meals distributed · # follow-ups completed
Reduced isolation · MH support connected · Basic needs stable · Active recovery plan · Improved wellbeing score
90+ days sobriety · Stable housing · Employed or in training · Strong peer network · Community reintegrated
Restoring Wichita is a pre-launch organization with no prior financial history. The budget below represents our Year 1 projection based on program design, staffing requirements, and operational needs. All figures are projections.
| Category | Item | Year 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Peer Coaching | 1 FT Certified Peer Recovery Coach | $42,000 |
| Basic Needs | Food, hygiene supplies, resource connections | $8,000 |
| Housing | Navigation support, referral coordination | $5,000 |
| Mental Health | MOU administration, follow-up coordination | $3,000 |
| Employment | Workshop facilitation, materials | $4,000 |
| Total Program | $62,000 | |
| Category | Item | Year 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership | Executive Director (partial — volunteer Year 1) | $0 |
| Operations | Office, insurance, filing, software | $8,000 |
| Communications | Website, outreach materials | $3,000 |
| Evaluation | Data tools, outcome tracking | $2,000 |
| Total Admin | $13,000 | |
Carol Robinson serves as Executive Director without compensation in Year 1, reducing administrative costs significantly. ED compensation will be phased in beginning Year 2.
Restoring Wichita is governed by an eight-member board with deep credentials across behavioral health, peer recovery, nonprofit finance, faith leadership, law, community health, housing, and corporate affairs. Seven of nine members identify as women. Seven of nine identify as people of color. Two are bilingual in English and Spanish.
MSW, University of Oklahoma · 8+ years behavioral health and human services, southwest Oklahoma · Founded Restoring Wichita after navigating the recovery system for her son Garrett.
26-year U.S. Army veteran · Fort Sill, Oklahoma · Senior leadership and strategic planning · Brings institutional knowledge of the Fort Sill military community and southwest Oklahoma nonprofit landscape.
CPA, Oklahoma · Cameron University · Kiowa Tribal Enterprises Financial Officer · Brings financial oversight expertise and deep ties to the Native community of southwest Oklahoma.
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary · Senior Pastor, Wichita Hills Baptist Church · Cameron University adjunct · Brings faith community relationships and theological grounding to the board.
LCSW · Comanche County Memorial Hospital · 16 years trauma and substance use disorder treatment · Bilingual EN/ES · Brings clinical oversight authority and behavioral health expertise.
B.S., Cameron University · Certified Community Health Representative · Comanche Nation Health & Wellness Department · 16 years · Brings Native community knowledge and relationships to program development and outreach.
22-year U.S. Army veteran · Housing Navigator Certified · 11 years HUD CoC experience · Lawton Housing Authority · Brings housing navigation expertise and veteran community connections.
Cameron University MBA · FISTA Community Relations Manager · Lawton Economic Development Corporation board · U.S. Navy veteran · Brings corporate relationship expertise and fundraising strategy to the board.
Restoring Wichita is governed by a diverse, credentialed board led by Founder and Executive Director Carol Robinson, MSW. Board leadership includes Col. Renee Davis (Ret.) (Board Chair, 26-year Army veteran, Fort Sill); Marcus Tsatoke, CPA (Board Treasurer, Kiowa Tribal Enterprises Financial Officer); Rev. James Harwell, M.Div. (Faith Director, Wichita Hills Baptist Church, Southern Baptist); Dr. Elena Vargas-Reyes, LCSW (Clinical Director, Comanche County Memorial Hospital, bilingual EN/ES); Naomi Tahdo (Native Community Director, Comanche Nation Health & Wellness Department, CHR); Sgt. Maj. Darius Coleman (Ret.) (Housing Director, Lawton Housing Authority, 22-year Army veteran); Tyler Mackenzie (Corporate Relations & Fundraising, Navy veteran, FISTA); Five of eight board members bring military or veteran community connections; four identify as people of color; one is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Restoring Wichita's program model depends on formal partnership relationships — MOU agreements with mental health providers and housing partners are required to deliver our core services. The following partnership categories are being actively developed.
Formal MOU agreements with licensed mental health providers in southwest Oklahoma — enabling warm handoffs for mental health linkage. MOU execution is a pre-launch requirement before first client enrollment.
Formal MOU agreements with transitional housing providers — enabling warm referrals and confirmed placements for housing-unstable clients. Sgt. Maj. Coleman's HUD-VASH network is the primary entry point.
Relationships with Lawton-Fort Sill churches and faith communities — providing the belonging piece of recovery that clinical treatment cannot offer. Rev. Harwell and Naomi Tahdo lead faith community outreach.
Relationships with Feeding America partner organizations, local food pantries, and the Walmart Spark Good registry network for basic needs fulfillment and warm referrals.
Employer relationships enabling direct job connections for clients completing the employment readiness program. Tyler Mackenzie's corporate and veteran network is the primary entry point.
Relationships with Oklahoma community foundations, local healthcare systems, and community health organizations. Marcus Tsatoke's tribal financial network and board relationships open these doors directly.
Both welcome. Unrestricted support gives flexibility to protect program quality during Year 1 launch. Restricted gifts are welcome when you have a specific program focus — we confirm scope before accepting. Either way, you receive the same reporting standard.
Donor-advised fund gifts and appreciated stock donations are both accepted. EIN: 93-4976456. Legal name: Restoring Hearts Supporting Hands. Contact Carol Robinson directly for transfer coordination.
Carol Robinson is available for grant conversations, site visits, LOI submissions, and major gift discussions. She responds to every inquiry personally within 24 hours.
