Our Story
Please review our Master Plan and how we take on the challange of building our community within a community.
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Take A Tour
Come and see us in action! We love having guests and would love to have you join us for a tour!
Tours are held on a monthly basis, begin at noon, and include a light lunch. These tours are intended to last for no more than 45 minutes, although you are welcome to stay longer if your schedule allows.
If you are interested in joining us, please call us at (405) 242-4646 or e-mail info@wingsok.org to find out when the next one is being held.
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Event Schedule
WINGS Events
Please check our calendar regularly for new posted events.
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The WINGS Story
A copy of our Master Plan is available online in a PDF format. The Master Plan was designed with the combined efforts of Andrew Stewart, Josh Hill, and Jim Hasenbeck of Studio Architecture in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
In 2002, Special Needs Adult Communities, (SNAC) Inc., doing business as Wings, was created as a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation. Its purpose is to realize the mission and vision of the friends, family and supporters of adults with disabilities in Oklahoma.
Wings is fashioned after the highly successful Brookwood Community, located just outside Houston in Brookshire, Texas. The Brookwood model is, “a community within a community”, a self-contained residential and work educational campus designed to enhance the lives of adults with functional disabilities who cannot live comfortably “on their own” in society. Wings is designed to provide holistic life-long services in a warm, creative environment, carefully balanced between independence and assistance. This community atmosphere promotes a strong sense of pride and belonging for all.
Wings is also a progressive application of the American Free Enterprise System. The Community will be independent of all direct government subsidies and be largely self-sustaining through tuition, private sector donations and its thriving business enterprises. The Community will present employment opportunities for both disabled and non-disabled adults.
James is a WINGS Artist and shares his love for WINGS:
What is your favorite part of your day at WINGS? Prayer time and Bible study
What kind of work do you do? I glue words on strips of paper, and I trim words (for our handmade cards)
What is the best thing about WINGS? Cooking!
Do you like coming to WINGS? Yes!
Where else do you work? Sonic and Joe’s Pizza
What do you do when you aren’t at WINGS? Play baseball for Team Cardinals South, work at Sonic and Joe’s Pizza, and sing in the Joyful Sound Choir
What do you want others to know about WINGS? Come to a tour. It’s fun!
