State clears homeless camp in Norman but has offered no housing funds for displaced residents
The sweep displaced dozens and gave local shelters and other service providers little time to prepare.
Homelessness among families and youth reach new highs in Oklahoma City
New data shows overall homelessness dipped slightly for the first time since 2018, even as more families with children and unaccompanied youth fall into crisis.
The state finalizes a deal to pay for housing after Gov. Stitt cleared homeless encampments in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma has agreed to spend up to $800,000 to house about 40 people after Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Operation SAFE — a shift from his earlier opposition to using tax dollars for homelessness housing.
Despite Stitt’s hardline rhetoric, the state plans to fund housing for those swept by Operation SAFE in Oklahoma City
State officials are negotiating a deal to cover the cost of rent and other services for people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City, a move that contrasts sharply with the approach taken in Tulsa.
Less help for Oklahoma homeless youth unless they’re sleeping in a shelter or outside
Most youth who lack permanent housing in the state don’t fit the federal housing department’s definitions of homelessness and often don’t qualify for services.
A new facility in Oklahoma City will seek to help people too sick to stay in a homeless shelter
City Care plans to open a 40-room medical respite facility in 2027 near their existing night shelter in Oklahoma City to help the ill and injured who have nowhere else to go.
