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A Way Home for Tulsa - Tulsa's Continuum of Care

A Way Home for Tulsa (AWH4T) is the collaborative effort to end and prevent homelessness across Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Housing Solutions serves as the designated lead agency for AWH4T, coordinating resources and strategies to address the needs of individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Since its establishment, local homeless service agencies, public housing authorities, healthcare organizations, the Veterans Affairs office, nonprofit organizations, and community stakeholders have been working together to improve programs, policies, and practices. This collective effort ensures that Tulsa County can provide permanent housing and wrap-around supportive services to as many individuals and families experiencing homelessness as possible.

Currently, AWH4T includes over 50 partner organizations collaborating to implement initiatives grounded in the Housing First approach. This model prioritizes quickly moving people experiencing homelessness into permanent housing, followed by supportive services such as case management, healthcare, substance use counseling, job training, and other resources. This approach helps individuals and families stabilize in housing, improve their quality of life, and achieve long-term success.

Partnership

Partnership for A Way Home for Tulsa is always open. Partner agencies work together to implement programs to ​end homelessness in our community. Our programs are based on a Housing First model. This model means that ​Tulsans experiencing homelessness are moved into housing as quickly as possible and then provided with ​supportive case management services and any mental or physical health services they might need to help them ​stabilize in housing.

AWH4T Partnership certifies that an organization supports the following goals:

  • Promote community-wide commitment to the goal of preventing and ending homelessness as outlined in the A Way Home for Tulsa Strategic Plan.
  • Provide access to funding for local nonprofit providers and governmental entities that implement strategies to ​rapidly re-house individuals and families experiencing homelessness while minimizing the trauma and dislocation ​for those individuals, their families, and the local community.
  • Promote access to and effective use of mainstream programs by individuals and families experiencing ​homelessness.
  • Optimize self-sufficiency among individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
  • Orchestrate a vision for preventing and ending homelessness in Tulsa County.

To learn more about partnership with A Way Home for Tulsa, click here.

Please note that Housing Solutions will review applications on a monthly basis. However, during high-volume work periods, such as the HUD CoC NOFO competition, additional time may be required to process applications. For more information about partnership opportunities with A Way Home for Tulsa, please contact Amy Olsen, CoC Program Director, at aolsen@housingsolutionstulsa.org.

CoC Governance

A Way Home for Tulsa (AWH4T) operates under a collaborative governance structure designed to foster transparency, accountability, and collective decision-making among its partners. As Tulsa’s Continuum of Care (CoC), AWH4T is guided by federal regulations and local priorities to ensure an effective, equitable, and person-centered approach to preventing and ending homelessness in our community.

AWH4T Charter

Leadership Council

The AWH4T Leadership Council serves as the governing body of the CoC, providing strategic oversight and direction. Comprising representatives from nonprofit organizations, public housing authorities, healthcare providers, government agencies, and individuals with lived experience of homelessness, the Leadership Council ensures that all voices are represented in decision-making.

  • Tulsa Housing Authority Representative – Ginny Hensley
  • INCOG Representative – Claudia Brierre
  • Tulsa County Representative – Mark Vancuren
  • City of Tulsa Representative – Emily Hall
  • Cherokee Nation Representative – Shay Stanfill
  • Muscogee (Creek) Nation Representative – Vacant
  • Funder Representative – Elizabeth Hall, Burnstein Family Foundation
  • Business/Commerce Representative – Lauren Sherry, QuikTrip
  • Participant Advisory Group Representative – Ben Naifeh
  • Youth Action Board Representative – Vacant
  • Provider Representative – Beth Edwards-Svetlic, 2025 Chair, Youth Services of Tulsa
  • Provider Representative – Noe Rodriguez, Tulsa Day Center
  • Provider Representative – Sarah Grounds, City Lights Foundation
  • At-Large Representative – Vacant
  • At-Large Representative – Jesse Guardiola, Tulsa Area United Way
  • At-Large Representative – Richard Alexander, Tulsa Police Department
  • At-Large Representative – Stephanie Horten, JusticeLink

Leadership Council Meetings

The A Way Home for Tulsa (AWH4T) Leadership Council meetings are open to the public and held on the second Tuesday of each month at 1:30 PM at Boston Avenue Church. Meeting materials, including agendas and supporting documents, will be made available online one week prior to each meeting. While every effort is made to adhere to the posted agenda, adjustments may be necessary during disaster response efforts or high-work volume periods, such as the HUD CoC NOFO competition.

Important Notice for AWH4T Partners

All AWH4T partner agencies are strongly encouraged to attend and actively participate in Leadership Council meetings.  This helps ensure meaningful collaboration and alignment with AWH4T’s mission. 

Meeting Archives

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