Small, timely help that keeps a family moving forward.

Tulsa Resource Hub Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to providing rapid, practical support to families in crisis across the Tulsa metro area.

2026Founded
April 2026IRS 501(c)(3) ruling
Tulsa metroService area
Referral onlyModel

Our mission

We work through a trusted referral network of case managers and partner organizations to deliver immediate assistance when it is needed most. By focusing on fast response and real-life needs, we help stabilize families and prevent deeper hardship.

Our services include emergency gas cards, bus passes, utility disconnection diversion, homelessness diversion, and after-hours or weekend grocery delivery. Every request is reviewed through our referral-only model to ensure support reaches families already connected to ongoing care.

We believe small, timely interventions can make a lasting impact, keeping families safe, children supported, and households moving forward.

It started with a spring cleaning.

One day, three best friends met to gather the donated items they had collected after a spring cleaning. There was so much, we thought to market it as a free event where anyone in the local community could come pick up what they needed, like a free garage sale.

The early success was driven by that event, hosted for the community to come pick up free, lightly used clothes, household goods, and baby items donated by the founding members. Once we saw the large turnout and how quickly the donated inventory went, we knew there was a bigger need to fill. That sparked the idea of the Tulsa Resource Hub.

That first donation event provided hundreds of items and set the pattern for everything since: find out what families actually need, and get it to them fast.

Kids picking up free lunch bags at a Tulsa Resource Hub outreach table in a Tulsa parking lot

Two girls smiling at the Tulsa Resource Hub outreach table with rows of free lunch bags

Families choosing free children's clothes and school supplies under the Tulsa Resource Hub tent

Volunteers handing out bags of free groceries and supplies outside a Tulsa apartment building

Who we are: three co-founders. One of them is probably answering your email.

The three co-founders of Tulsa Resource Hub Foundation together at an outdoor event

Founder and CEO

Lyn Colson

Lyn is a stay-at-home mom and the Founder and CEO of the Tulsa Resource Hub Foundation. She writes all grant proposals, locates and secures resources, manages the groups, organizes donations, handles business development, and manages the website and events, all while raising two little ones.

Co-founder

Jessica Jimenez-Mapes

Jessica has worked within the public school system and has a passion for social services, mental health, and community events, with a background in social work. She manages business development, organizes donations, public relations, and the website and resource documents available to the public.

Co-founder and Board Member

Sarah Atiqi

Sarah is a Vice President of Finance for a renewable energy company in Boulder, Colorado. She is from the Tulsa community and has a passion for volunteer work and social welfare. She serves on the Board and assists with financial decisions and fundraising events.

Legal status

Tulsa Resource Hub Foundation is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity (ruling date April 1, 2026). EIN 41-5001018. Serving the Tulsa Metro Area.

Tulsa Resource Hub Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity in its programs and services.