Impactful Women of the 918: Brittany Stokes

Brittany Stokes

About 13 years ago, Brittany Stokes had a life-changing conversation that inspired her to shift from a corporate career to one working with vulnerable children. Initially, this led Stokes to found Project Orphans, which provides holistic care for children in Uganda. While working with Project Orphans, she began to recognize a problem closer to home. “We saw a gap for teen girls in foster care — especially those aging out of the system,” Stokes recalls. “That gap became the foundation for Tulsa Girls’ Home.”

Tulsa Girls’ Home provides “therapeutic, hope-rooted care in a safe, loving home,” says Stokes. Girls living at the home receive counseling, education support, job training, mentorship and more. In addition to the primary home, Tulsa Girls’ Home provides transitional living — fully furnished townhomes located on the TGH property in Jenks.

“The impact has rippled far beyond our home,” says Stokes. “The Jenks and Tulsa communities have embraced our girls with open arms — offering job opportunities, classes, church support and genuine encouragement. Together, we’re creating a culture that no longer sees these girls as ‘foster kids,’ but as valuable, capable young women who matter.”

As a licensed therapist-candidate, Stokes also serves on the board for Aetna Better Healthcare of Oklahoma and is an adjunct therapist at Glenpool schools with CREOKS. And as a mother of four, Stokes is teaching her children to make an impact, too. “My husband and I want our kids to grow up knowing that we don’t ignore people in need—we respond,” she says. “One of my proudest mom moments was when my son saw someone in need and asked if we could get them a Happy Meal. That’s empathy in action. That’s the goal.”