After Facing Closure, Operations Continue for Gary Nonprofit

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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA Gary-based nonprofit has resumed operations after losing a longstanding government contract. The Metropolitan Oasis Community Development Corp., which provides counseling and other social services to residents of Gary and surrounding areas, says a new contract with the Indiana Department of Child Services saved it from closure.
The organization earlier this year received the contract to operate the REFORM Family Preservation Program for the DCS. The program is designed to provide “services aimed at keeping children in the home with their caregivers when it is safe to do so,” according to the DCS website.
The Metropolitan Oasis CDC was founded more than 30 years ago by Pastor Floyd Dumas Sr. His daughter, Toya Robinson, currently serves as CEO of the nonprofit and says she had accepted that it was time to move on before the new contract was awarded.
“I was ecstatic. I was excited for those staff members who would be able to return, and I was especially happy for the families we would be able to serve,” Robinson said in a news release. “With Oasis embarking on a new chapter, we thought it was the perfect time to freshen up our brand. Our community can still expect exceptional service from our team with a commitment to positively impact the families and communities we serve.”
The nonprofit says its previous contract involved removing a child from the home and providing services for them. With the new contract, the organization aims to use “evidence-based models designed to assess, treat, and restore broken families as one unit in a familiar dwelling.”
You can learn more about the REFORM Family Preservation Program from the DCS by clicking here.