Tulsa Public Schools' Hale High School has partnered with Meals on Wheels to build wheelchair ramps for seniors and people with disabilities in the community.
This partnership gives students in the construction program the opportunity to apply the skills learned in their classes to serve the Tulsa area.
With the help of their instructor Kent Harris, Hale students build modular sections of wheelchair ramps which are sent to Meals on Wheels for volunteers to assemble at clients' homes.
So far students have built six ramps.
“This has been an incredible partnership," said Jonathan Vanbeber, Director of Client Services at Meals on Wheels Metro Tulsa. "Nathan Hale educators have found ways to engage their students in the community, learning skills and contributing to the health and independence of Tulsa neighbors. This represents one of the many ways Tulsa Public Schools is preparing our children to be leaders in Tulsa, helping youth in the classroom find innovative solutions to the needs of seniors and people with disabilities in the community.”