Welcome to A Way Home for Tulsa’s Partner Agency Portal
A Way Home for Tulsa (AWH4T) is a collective impact of over 30 voting organizations that exists to plan and implement strategies that support a system of outreach, engagement, assessment, prevention and evaluation for those experiencing homelessness, or those persons at risk of homelessness, within Tulsa City/County.
Membership for AWH4T is always open. AWH4T members support the efforts of the CoC to achieve its goal of preventing and ending homelessness in the Tulsa area. AWH4T members are encouraged to serve on a committee or task group. If you have any questions about membership to A Way Home for Tulsa (Tulsa CoC), please email housingsolutions@housingsolutionstulsa.org. You can read more about the governance structure, task forces, funding availability and more throughout this section of Housing Solutions’ website.
Please review the Governance Charter to learn more about member responsibilities.
Leadership Council
A Way Home for Tulsa has a governing body and a number of sub-committees and working groups. The governing body for AWH4T is the Leadership Council and is representative of the geography and composition of the CoC. As the governing body, the leadership council is the lead decision-making body responsible for managing community planning, coordination and evaluation to ensure that the homeless response system rapidly ends people’s homelessness permanently. Representatives to the Leadership Council are chosen through an open and democratic process.
Members
- Tulsa Housing Authority Representative – Ginny Hensley
- INCOG Representative – Claudia Brierre
- Tulsa County Representative – James Rea
- City of Tulsa Representative – Mayor Bynum
- Funder Representative – Nancy Curry, Zarrow Family Foundation
- Business/Commerce Representative – Cory Pebworth, QuikTrip
- Participant Advisory Group Representative – Jim DeLong
- Youth Action Board – Vacant
- Provider Representative – Melanie Stewart-Goldman, V.A., Chair
- Provider Representative – Mack Haltom, Tulsa Day Center, Vice Chair
- Provider Representative – Greg Shinn, Mental Health Association OK
- At-Large Representative – Jeff Jaynes, Restore Hope Ministries
- At-Large Representative – Crystal Hernandez, ODMHSAS
- At-Large Representative – Richard Alexander, Tulsa Police Department
- At-Large Representative – Donnie House, Tulsa Area United Way
Meetings
Leadership Council meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Tuesday of each month from 1:30 – 3:00 pm. Agendas for each meeting will be posted one week before each meeting and linked on this page.
2022 Meeting Schedule and Materials
- ⇒ January 11 – Meeting Canceled
- ⇒ February 8 – Meeting Packet / Minutes
- ⇒ March 8 – Meeting Packet / Minutes
- ⇒ April 12 – Meeting Packet / Minutes
- ⇒ May 10 – Meeting Packet / Minutes
- ⇒ June 14 – Meeting Packet / Minutes
- ⇒ July 12 – Leadership Council & All Member Meeting – Meeting Packet / Minutes
- ⇒ August 9 – Meeting Packet / Minutes
- ⇒ September 13 – Meeting Packet
- ⇒ September 29 – Special NOFO Meeting Agenda
- ⇒ October 11 – Meeting Packet
- ⇒ November 10 – All-Member Meeting & Agency Tours – Agenda
- ⇒ December 13
- ⇒ Meeting Archives
- Public Comment Guidelines: Speakers may request to make a public comment via email before the meeting or during the meeting by using the Q&A feature or chat function in the virtual meeting software. The Chair will call upon the lead agency to assist with public comments. The Chair has the authority to open and close the public speaking portion of each action item on the agenda to ensure the meeting continues to move along at a reasonable pace.
Strategic Plan
For many years, Tulsans have offered their ideas, hopes, concerns and strategies for making homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring for
the members of our community. From their ideas and passion came the decision to embark on a year-long strategic planning process in 2019.
The process engaged hundreds of stakeholders in forums across Tulsa, including a communitywide kick-off event with more than 300 participants,
committee meetings, online surveys, and focus groups. Conversations included feedback from experts who confront homelessness on
the front lines daily, as well as individuals with lived experience of homelessness.
This valuable information came from youth, chronically homeless individuals, women who have experienced domestic violence, people living outside, and people with serious mental illness. From all of these stakeholders came a plan that is a true reflection of the community’s priorities and offers a clear path toward a healthier, safer and more
livable Tulsa.
Thank you to all who have contributed so far and for your continued commitment to this cause. For others who are still looking to get involved, please contact A Way Home for Tulsa so we can help you find your place in this community effort.
