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Key to Home News Releases

Overnight shelters expand capacity during freezing temperatures

When forecasted temperatures dip below 32 degrees, The Homeless Alliance, City Rescue Mission, City Care, Sisu Youth and Pivot provide overflow beds. These resources are in addition to regular capacity at overnight shelters.

Key to Home launches volunteer platform

The Key to Home Partnership has launched a volunteer platform to help coordinate volunteer opportunities among its 50-plus partner organizations.

Community invited to State of Homelessness Address May 7

Community members, partners and stakeholders are invited to the State of Homelessness Address hosted by Key to Home Partnership on May 7 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Yale Theater, 227 SW 25th St.

Key to Home’s Early Intervention Program set to expand citywide

The Key to Home Partnership has marked the one-year anniversary of its Early Intervention and Rapid Exit pilot program, a short-term intervention designed to help individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis exit homelessness quickly.

Key to Home housing 75 people, closing largest encampment

The initiative recently closed an encampment located along Virginia Avenue. From this site, 55 people have moved into housing with supportive services designed to help them stabilize for long-term success. An additional 20 people from this site are still in the housing process with pending move-ins.

Key to Home expands CARE Team with support from OCCF

The Key to Home Partnership launched the Coordinated Adaptive Response and Engagement (CARE) Team earlier this year to create a new pathway to housing for people with complex mental health challenges.

Outreach workers to survey people experiencing homelessness across OKC

Oklahoma City’s annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count of people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City will be held on Jan. 23.

Key to Home Partnership houses 45 people along General Pershing Blvd.

The Key to Home Partnership is housing 45 people living at an encampment along General Pershing Boulevard, a significant step toward addressing unsheltered homelessness in Oklahoma City. In addition to housing, each person will also receive 12 months of case management support to help them stabilize and succeed in their new homes.

Key to Home partners to reduce homelessness through diversion pilot

The Key to Home Partnership and Catholic Charities are proud to announce the launch of a new pilot program that provides immediate assistance to people and families who are newly homeless and need an alternative to emergency shelters.

Key to Home Partnership requests donations to help homelessness

The Key to Home Partnership is asking the community for donations to help people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City stay safe and warm during the cold winter months.