May 2025 – Travelers Aid International

Upward Transitions

May 30, 2025/in Member Stories/by susan

TAI Member Upward Transitions broke the fundraising record for its client programs at the organization’s annual gala on May 9, the key event celebrating UT’s 100th anniversary in 2025.

“We are so grateful to you for your support and participation in our mission to serve the most vulnerable in the Oklahoma City community,” CEO Periann Pulliam said. “The funds we raised are incredibly important as we work to prevent generational poverty through community collaboration, emergency relief and empowerment, therefore inspiring hope with our neighbors experiencing housing instability.”

Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby (pictured and with Periann and Chickasaw Nation Secretary of Health Dr. Charles Grim) received UT’s “Inspiring Hope” award at the gala. During his tenure, the Chickasaw Nation has focused on providing essential services to those in need, including expanding healthcare, offering educational scholarships and creating economic opportunities for marginalized communities.

Daystar Life

May 30, 2025/in Member Stories/by susan

Daystar Life on May 15 officially launched its new Little Bites of Hope Children’s Resource Center and unveiled its refreshed name and logo.

The center will provide healthy snacks and enrichment activities for children while their parents receive services at Daystar, which include a healthy food pantry, clothing provisions, hygiene essentials and emergency financial assistance.

With regular programming featuring story time, arts and crafts and engaging learning activities, the children’s center “is a joyful and meaningful step in our mission to support the whole family — with care, compassion and dignity,” said Daystar Executive Director Heide Cornall. “Our new logo really reflects what we do: we take our hands and, with these hands, we lift our hearts towards the sun, and we lift our community from the darkness to the light.”

REAL ID Requirement Takes Effect May 7, 2025

May 6, 2025/in Newsroom/by ryanewing

Starting May 7, 2025, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will require travelers to present a REAL ID-compliant license or another form of acceptable identification to pass through airport security checkpoints.

Travelers who do not have a REAL ID can still fly with one of several other valid forms of identification. View the full list of acceptable IDs on the TSA website.

To learn more about REAL ID, including how to obtain one and answers to common questions, visit the REAL ID FAQ page from the Department of Homeland Security.

For TSA-specific inquiries, refer travelers to TSA Customer Service.

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