![]() He was pulled from the rubble with brain trauma, a broken jaw and ruptured eardrums and now works in guest relations for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder. “We’ve all moved on with our lives,” said Nguyen, the oldest of the group at 25. Murrah Federal Building into a tomb of rubble on April 19, 1995.ĭespite seared lungs, ravaged faces and mental and psychological scars, the small group of men and women now in their early 20s try not to dwell on the past. REUTERS/Heide Brandesĭubbed the ‘miracle babies’, Webb, Allen, Nekia McCloud, Chris Nguyen and Brandon and Rebecca Denny were the only six child survivors from their daycare center when a fuel and fertilizer bomb turned Oklahoma City’s Alfred P. But with the new center we will be able to take the funds we are paying out to other providers back toward our center and enrich our program even more.Nekia McCloud, PJ Allen, Brandon Denny, Chris Nguyen and Joseph Webb (L-R) reunite for the first time in ten years at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma April 12, 2015. We try to approve as many applicants as possible but we only have a limited amount of funds to use for the subsidy portion. ![]() And for those that do not qualify we also provide Tribal Subsidy to certain applicants. ![]() We follow all of the guidelines of the state so Native American families can use the assistance from the state as well. Through our Building Blocks centers we are able to provide the best quality of care they would get at a larger city center. The elected officials of the AST want to provide as many services to our members as possible and readily available child care in both locations will make that a reality for many. The Absentee Shawnee have two historical bands in the Shawnee and Little Axe areas and that is where most of our people are concentrated. Many Native Americans in Oklahoma, especially Absentee Shawnee, prefer to stay in these rural areas where they grew up. By providing child care in these smaller and rural areas we are allowing our Native people the opportunity to avoid taking their children to the cities and allowing them to stay closer to their homes. Many Native Americans in Oklahoma live in rural areas and work in the larger cities. We also provide Tribal Subsidy to Native Americans in our service area which includes the Oklahoma City and Norman, OK urban areas. We provide these services through our Building Blocks II Child Development Center in Shawnee, OK and soon to open Building Blocks III Child Development Center in Little Axe, OK. Building Blocks CDC is equipped with a safe room located within our facility as well as monthly fire drills and quarterly tornado drills so we are prepared in an emergency situation.Ībsentee Shawnee Tribe CCDF Program provides the best quality and accessible care possible for Native American children in our area. We offer a variety of activities for our children including individual developmental goals. Teachers are required to prepare a curriculum based lesson plan on a weekly basis introducing a new theme and activities. ![]() We accept children ranging from the age of 6 weeks old to 5 years of age. We are a curriculum based facility licensed for 90 children. Building Blocks Child Development Center IIīuilding Blocks main goal is to provide each child with a safe environment as well as a hands-on experience to learning about our surroundings, environment and family values.īuilding Blocks CDC is a child development center with our primary focus being the growth and development of your child including their mind, physical attributes and emotional well being in a positive learning environment.īuilding Blocks CDC is located on the Absentee Shawnee Tribal complex. ![]()
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