Mission
Building Brighter Futures with all Children and Families
Ruling year
1960
Chief Exectuive Officer
Sarah Rahhal
Main address
1100 NW 14th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73106 USA
EIN
73-0590119
NTEE code
Family Services (P40)
Kindergarten, Nursery Schools, Preschool, Early Admissions (B21)
Temporary Shelter For the Homeless (L41)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Learning begins long before a child starts kindergarten. Research shows relationships with adult caregivers build a strong foundation of neural connections in the brain by age 3. Access to high-quality early childhood education is essential to the future success of babies, toddlers, and their families. Children who are not prepared to start school at age 5 are at risk of never catching up, leaving an achievement gap that can persist throughout their entire lives. Foster Care - On average, 7,800 children are in OKDHS custody throughout Oklahoma and are in need of safe, loving homes where they can grow and thrive. Mental Health - Oklahoma has some of the highest rates of Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders. 46 percent of all Oklahomans are in need of mental health services.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Early Care and Education Program
Access to high-quality early childhood education and care is essential to the future success of babies, toddlers, and their families. Relationships with adult caregivers build a foundation of neural connections in the brain by age 3, and has lifelong implications for health, education, and other social outcomes. Sunbeam prepares over 700 babies and toddlers living in under-resourced communities to enter school by providing high-quality Early Head Start education programs through full-day, full-year center-based services at 16 locations across Central Oklahoma and through Sunbeam’s Home Visitation program. Sunbeam’s center-based services include Educare Oklahoma City (part of the Educare Learning Network), Pierce Early Education Center, and Harbison Early Education Center. Children and families participate in the highest quality curriculum, family engagement activities, educational opportunities, and health and wellness events.
Foster Care
Sunbeam has been supporting children in foster care and foster families since the 1930s. Foster families have access to a variety of support, including trauma-certified therapists, priority placement in Sunbeam's early education centers, 24/7 on-call support, and specialized training. This program welcomes foster parent applications from individuals and families regardless of marital status, sexuality, gender identity, gender expression, religion, or race.
Mental Health
Sunbeam provides affordable mental health services on a sliding scale for individuals, families, and children. Highly skilled and caring staff are trained in evidence-based practices and are passionate about helping people improve their mental, physical, and emotional wellness.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program
Sunbeam helps grandfamilies through support groups, connection to resources, mental health services, and connection with Sunbeam's early care and education services.
Infant Early Childhood Mental Health
This program offers therapy services to pregnant women and families with children through age 5. Sunbeam offers training in the community, which includes topics such as child development, attachment, adverse childhood experiences, and the impact of trauma on the developing brain.
Caregiver Program
Support groups provide an opportunity for caregivers 60+ to socialize and share experiences and resources.
Where we work
Accreditations
Council on Accreditation (COA) [for Children and Family Services] - Accreditation 2020
Awards
Affiliations & memberships
Chamber of Commerce 2021
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 2021
United Way of Central Oklahoma member agency 2021
Oklahoma City Black Chamber of Commerce 2021
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 2021
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsSunbeam prepares over 700 babies and toddlers living in under-resourced communities to enter school by providing high-quality Early Head Start education programs.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Early Care and Education Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
100% of children will be safe from a substantiated finding of abuse/neglect in their foster home
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Foster Care
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Provide differentiated direct service delivery to young children and their family support systems, while driving excellence in practices that benefit them through partnerships, advocacy, and targeted workforce development.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Expand the reach of high-quality direct service delivery to serve more families.
Invest in practitioner development to secure the ability to fulfill our Mission and Vision with well-qualified talent.
Leverage strategic collaborations and partnerships to enhance the social safety net for families.
Amplify quality impact through advocacy and financial sustainability.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Sunbeam Family Services has built a strong and compelling reputation in the Oklahoma City metro area and within key communities of practice by delivering high-quality services, supported by an innovative partnership model, strong relationships, and a high degree of community responsiveness. Within the legacy contributing to its strong reputation was Sunbeam’s role in establishing the seventh Educare school in the nation, integrating an early childhood program with policy, research, and systematic professional development. Sunbeam’s Strategic Plan represents deliberate choices to leverage its strengths and increase its role in shaping the future in its key fields of practice.
Sunbeam continually aspires to be a recognized leader in early childcare and education, with specialized support for entire family systems. We consistently strive to strengthen the social service ecosystem in our communities. We seek to be advocates of the highest-quality services and ensure the sustainability of our work.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Sunbeam opened Millwood Early Education Center in May 2022. Sunbeam is renovating Edwards Elementary and will open Edwards Early Education and Community Hope Center in Fall 2022.
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Ethics and transparency
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Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
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- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
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