In each of these cases, we have an opportunity to adjust and meet the needs of varying populations while ultimately pursuing the goal of making homelessness in Tulsa rare, brief, and non-recurring. Flexibility in documentation requirements, funding for street outreach programs, and dedication to diversity and equity training can give us the tools to achieve our goals and provide the best support to community members who are experiencing homelessness.
In the coming months, we’ll zoom in on pockets of Tulsa’s populations, such as Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ people, and analyze their experience of homelessness – including how they typically arrive to homelessness, their barriers for escaping it, and the resources available in our community.
In the meantime, you can check out our Data Dashboards for a further peek into the demographic breakdown of those experiencing homelessness and participating in our community’s programs.