Understanding the Need for Low-Barrier Shelters in Tulsa: An Essential Step Towards Ending Homelessness
Understanding the Need for Low-Barrier Shelters in Tulsa: An Essential Step Towards Ending Homelessness In the mission to end homelessness in Tulsa, emergency shelters play a pivotal role as a first line of defense for individuals and families experiencing housing crises. With the City of Tulsa’s recent release of an RFP (Request for Proposal) for […]
Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Homelessness and Housing Insecurity
Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Homelessness and Housing Insecurity Understanding and Addressing Disproportionate Rates of Homelessness and Housing Discrimination within the LGBTQ+ Community June marks Pride Month, a dedicated period for celebrating and commemorating the LGBTQ+ community. This is an opportunity to reflect upon the rich history and individual lives that make up this vibrant community. Yet, […]
Fall 2022 All Member Meeting & Agency Tours
Fall 2022 All Member Meeting & Agency Tours AWH4T’s Fall All-Member meeting will be Nov. 10, noon-1 p.m., and will be followed by an agency tour, 1-4 p.m. The agency tour will feature new stops and continue to educate about AWH4T’s many critical agencies. Please take a moment to register at the link below. Morton Comprehensive Health Services will host […]
Invisible Homelessness
Invisible Homelessness When you imagine homelessness, who do you see? If you’re like most people, the answer is probably a vision of folks standing on corners with a sign in their hands or tents lining a sidewalk. Historically, this might have been a fairly accurate picture – and is certainly still the most visible! However, […]
LGBTQ+ Homelessness
LGBTQ+ Homelessness In recent years, nonprofits and federal agencies alike have made huge progress in understanding differing experiences of homelessness among varying demographic groups. For LGBTQ+ people, however, their experiences remain hazy. Like youth who experience homelessness, one of the primary difficulties in understanding the LGBTQ+ experience is that this group most frequently experiences invisible […]
Breaking the Link Between Housing Instability & Incarceration
Breaking the Link Between Housing Instability and Incarceration Partnering organizations include Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity, Housing Solutions, Family & Children’s Services, and the Terence Crutcher Foundation Tulsa has been selected as one of four communities/entities to participate in the launch of the Just Home Project, a national program designed to advance community-driven efforts to […]
Equity Series: Youth Homelessness
Equity Series: Youth Homelessness In 2021, more than 20,000 Oklahoma students were experiencing homelessness, disrupting their ability to learn and grow alongside classmates. Source: Oklahoma 2021 PiT Count “Youth Homelessness” is a broad umbrella, encompassing children under 13, adolescents aged 13-17, and young adults 18-25, depending on the agency or program. Understanding this group is […]
Equity in Homelessness
Equity in Homelessness In 2020, A Way Home for Tulsa released its 2020-2024 Strategic Plan . The strategies outlined in this plan emphasize not only housing people currently experiencing homelessness in Tulsa, but also proactively preventing future homelessness among Tulsa’s citizens. Central to this plan is the transformation of homeless systems of care to be more effective, […]
Winter Weather Resources
Winter Weather Resources When temperatures are below freezing, Tulsa’s community is prepared to offer shelter to our unhoused neighbors. Latest forecasts from the National Weather Service can be found here. Guidance on symptoms of hypothermia and frost bite can be found here. Call 911 for emergency medical care. If you know of an individual needing […]
New Van Brings Case Managers Directly to the Community
New Van Brings Case Managers Directly to the Community A $30,000 donation by ONE Gas has purchased a van for mobile access to resources specifically geared toward preventing evictions in Tulsa County. With the end of the moratorium Tulsa County court rooms are seeing jumps in eviction filings. Housing Solutions received a $30,000 boost […]
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