Deputy Mayor Crystal Reyes and Impact Tulsa staff updated the committee on the Mayor’s Office of Children, Youth and Families and the newly convened Children’s Cabinet, presenting a fiscal map of public and private dollars for children and youth, an eviction‑alert pilot that links eviction dockets to school liaisons, and planned action alliances on early childhood, workforce readiness and family stability.

Fiscal map and early findings
Presenters described the fiscal map as a baseline tool that inventories public and private spending for ages 0–24 from 2019–2023, with a 2024 iteration underway. Initial findings presented to the cabinet included that most public dollars flow through school districts and federal programs; the city’s direct investments were described as a small share of total funding (staff characterized a low single‑digit percentage of total flows), and county funding was described as heavily weighted toward juvenile detention. Staff said the map is intended to transition from an informational product to a strategic coordination tool for aligning public and philanthropic investments.

Eviction alert expansion and school interventions
The presentation highlighted an automated daily eviction docket alert that notifies district McKinney‑Vento liaisons when a student address appears on the eviction docket. The city said it plans to expand the alert to include students in Jenks and Union whose addresses fall within city limits; the mechanism currently notifies district offices, which then coordinate school‑level student‑centered responses and referrals to navigators and landlord‑tenant resources. Councilors requested more detail on the district‑to‑school workflow, earlier indicators the city might use (for example, utility or water‑billing flags) and whether schools actively follow up at the principal/coordinator level when alerts arrive.

Partnerships, action alliances and funding
Staff described several partnerships that will provide pro bono technical assistance and short‑term capacity — including consulting partners for youth voice, cradle‑to‑career work and a year‑long FEWS Corps fellow to build a youth workforce ecosystem. Presenters also noted philanthropic and national foundation attention that could bring grant funding to scale certain initiatives; one such potential opportunity was a Ballmer Foundation grant under consideration to support housing stability and data infrastructure. Councilors asked for clarity on the mayor’s office budget (a current year contract with Impact Tulsa was cited) and requested a one‑page fund map and a clearer articulation of the office’s mission and year‑one work plan ahead of the council’s budget retreat.

Next steps and council requests
Committee members asked for a deeper, hour‑long walkthrough of the fiscal map, a breakdown of philanthropy and city contributions, the eviction alert workflow from docket to school intervention, and a clear explanation of the 15,000‑youth target and how it is measured across milestones (birth through age 24). Staff agreed to return with written materials, maps and a recommended schedule for those briefings ahead of budget deliberations.

Ending
Council members supported the cabinet’s work in principle but asked for documentation and a tighter explanation of funding sources, program footprints and measurable milestones before further budget commitments.