Programs (Alpha Version: 5.4.0.107)

Our Programs

The WIC Program provides supplemental foods, nutrition education and referrals to healthcare, at no cost, to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are determined to be at nutritional risk. The WIC program of Oklahoma is administered by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

For years, the Margaret Hudson Program has served the community as a reliable resource for pregnant and parenting teens and their families. In our efforts to continue to provide our youth with life skills and tools for self-sufficiency, we have expanded our Outreach Department. The Second Step Program is an OJJDP model program and funded through a grant awarded by the Oklahoma State Office of Juvenile Affairs. It is a violence prevention curriculum that focuses on at-risk adolescent boys and girls ages 10-14. This free program will support change in the lives of students by teaching them specific skills that are related to: increasing pro-social behavior, dealing with anger management, problem solving and impulse control.

Students who attend the Margaret Hudson Program receive a balanced curriculum consistent with local and state academic standards. Teachers are employed by the school districts in which the programs are located. There is no loss of credit, and the student's records do not reflect the time spent at Margaret Hudson. Classroom ratios of 1:10 and 1:12 provide more personalized education than students would receive in a regular school environment.

The Margaret Hudson Program childcare facility is DHS (Department of Human Services) Licensed; NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accredited and is a Three STAR program. Our program cares for our teenage mothers' babies while they attend school on site.

Healthy Start is a federally funded program designed to reduce infant mortality in Tulsa County. Healthy Start provides Case Management services to high-risk pregnant teens and their infants under the age of two years. MHP employs two Healthy Start Case Managers. One Case Manager provides services at O.S.U. Houston Park Clinic and the other provides services to O.U. Family Clinic. Healthy Start Case Management services are also provided to Margaret Hudson students as needed.

The Margaret Hudson Program places a strong emphasis on prenatal and postpartum health care and education. Upon entry into the program, each student is assigned a registered nurse who conducts weekly health conferences, performs health screenings and assessments, provides prenatal care, and serves as a liaison between the student and other health care professionals.

Our vision for the Pointers On Parenting Family Support Group is in conjunction with the vision of MHP; to strengthen family units; to make stronger communities by integrating the fathers, father figures, and grandparents, ‘the family’ in the process.

The Moms and Mentors Program, available on both campuses, facilitates relationships between supportive professional adults and pregnant and parenting teens. Volunteer mentors meet weekly with MHP students in order to encourage academic achievement and job readiness, generate educational and career interests, and increase school attendance and participation. Mentors go through an application process and receive ongoing training and support.