Metro Tech
BEST
Oklahoma City
TANF and Policies
Community Resources
100

Metro Tech has THIS MANY campuses.

What is four?

100

This is the agency that refers clients to BEST.

What is DHS?

100

This is the name of OKC's mayor.

Who is David Holt?
100

This is what T.A.N.F. stands for.

What is "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families"?

100

This resource on MTC's campus provides food products and is accessible by scanning a QR code on your phone or by contacting Metro Tech staff for assistance.

What is Metro Technology Center's Food Pantry?

200

Every week Metro Tech's superintendent and media team presents a YouTube video that summarizes the past week's events. This is the name of that video series.

What is the "Weekly Wrap Up?"

200

This is what B.E.S.T. stands for.

What is Basic Education and Skills Training?

200

This is the date honored by the Oklahoma City National Memorial.

What is April 19, 1995?

200

This is the maximum allotment of time a person can work full-time toward their education while receiving TANF benefits.

What is 12 months?

200

This government assistance program can help you pay your energy bills.

What is LiHeap?

300

This is the name of Metro Technology Center's Superintendent. 

Who is Aaron Collins?

300

This time span is how long BEST will follow up with its clients after they have completed their coursework and earned their certifications.

What is 6 months?

300

This public transportation system in OKC hosts public buses, street cars, rental bikes, and even water transportation.

What is EMBARK?

300

This is a person's maximum allotment of months eligible to receive TANF benefits.

What is 60 months (5 years)?

300

Open Monday through Friday, this organization provides Oklahoma County residents the following services through their social services office: Food assistance, utility assistance and rent/mortgage assistance (as funding allows).

What is the Oklahoma County Salvation Army or The Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma?

400

This is Metro Tech's motto:

What is "Preparing for Life"?

400

The long-term program at Metro Tech with the most BEST students in the last three years.

What is Medical Assisting?

400

This is OKC's newest Museum, and it showcases state-of-the-art exhibitions in native American history, culture, and art; public, educational programs; and a restaurant serving unique Native-inspired cuisine.

What is The First Americans Museum?

400

All states have at least one form of TANF. Other than the state government, these entities can also provide TANF services.

Who are Native American tribes? (Cherokee, Muscogee, and Osage)

400
This Oklahoma City organization provides many resources, such as free eye exams and low-cost frames, a food resource center better than a pantry, a garden program providing fresh produce and gardening lessons, a style shop for adults and kids, and a free 12-week wellness program for qualifying individuals.

What is Skyline Urban Ministries?

500

98% of students in long-term programs at MTC receive certifications. The following percentage illustrates how many of these graduates go on to receive positive placement in the work force. 

What is 95%?

500

As a TANF program, BEST provides all of the following resources except: financial literacy, reading and arithmetic assistance, parenting and nutrition resources, GED/HiSET testing, work-based learning, or academic training.

What is GED/HiSET testing?

500

Oklahoma City has many districts, such as Bricktown, Stockyards, the Paseo Arts District, and Midtown. This is the name of the district where Metro Tech's Springlake campus is located.

What is The Adventure District?

500

These are the three S's that define how your TANF work activities must be designed.

What is scheduled, structured, and supervised?

500

This job resource center located at Lincoln and 50th is a "one stop shop" for all of your job search and community resource needs. Their "hot jobs" list and "community resources" live docs are available for job seekers and businesses alike.

What is the Central Oklahoma Workforce Innovation Board and/or American Jobs Center. (COWIB or AJC)

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