Broken Arrow Neighbors is an interfaith organization annually providing basic needs emergency assistance to more than 4,000 financially disadvantaged people in the Broken Arrow and Coweta areas.  A number of these clients require multiple visits to Broken Arrow Neighbors to build on services that help them regain their level of self-sufficiency.

    We are people of all faiths who believe that meeting the needs of the poor, the working poor, and the frail elderly is everyone's job. To some, Broken Arrow Neighbors makes the difference between continuing independent living and becoming just another government statistic - homeless and broken.

    Broken Arrow Neighbors reaches out to those in need. We nourish the body with food and the spirit with respect and dignity. We are gentle with the angry, patient with the trying, firm with the weak, supportive with the struggling, a companion to the lonely, and hospitable to all.

    As we look back at the past year, who could have forseen such a downturn in the economy or the many challenges our entire country is facing? Broken Arrow Neighbors has felt the effects twofold; the tremendous increase in requests for assistance, and the decrease in donations. Many of those that at one time supported the agency are now having to seek assistance.

    The staff and volunteers have refocused their efforts to ensure that BAN continues to provide food, clothing, financial assistance, medical care and many other services to our neighbors in need.

    In these times of such uncertainty, it is very comforting for the thousands of clients that depend on us to know, that even in the face of adversity, Broken Arrow Neighbors' volunteers and staff along with the strong support of this wonderful community will continue its mission of "assistance with dignity."