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Oklahoma City initiative gaining ground as dozens of homeless housed, camps cleared
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCommunity organizers have a big goal — reduce chronically unsheltered homelessness in Oklahoma City...
What Wichita could learn from Oklahoma City’s unified push on homelessness
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBefore its passing in 2012, Johnny’s Lunch Box in downtown Oklahoma City was a legendary gathering...
Is Oklahoma City's new homelessness plan 'bold enough'? Is there a capacity to do more?
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA woman walking alongside a highway, carrying her belongings inside a plastic storage tub. Another...
'It's a blessing.' Emergency shelters open doors as bitter cold rushes into Oklahoma
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoClad in a gray hoodie and carrying a broom to help clean, Traci Naugle slipped through a growing...
Homeless Alliance director Dan Straughan will retire after 20 years leading the nonprofit
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwenty-odd years ago, a small group of influential business leaders sat down at the historic Lunch...
Why Oklahoma's homeless population is sacrificing health care for daily survival
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoShay Swindall lives in a tent, under a busy Oklahoma City overpass, in a sprawling homeless...
Oklahoma City receives $7.1 million federal grant for homelessness initiatives
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday it has awarded Oklahoma City...
OKC has struggled with providing for homeless population's needs; more work required
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOklahoma City, similar to many other major metropolitan cities across the United States, has...
Oklahoma City's first permanent winter shelter is now open to house 300 during cold months
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOklahoma City's unhoused population now has a new place to stay overnight in the winter months. The...
Despite recent restaurant closures, data reflects steady growth for Oklahoma City economy
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBy the numbers, Oklahoma City’s economy is thriving. Wages are up, jobs are plentiful, sales taxes...