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Encampment Rehousing Initiative

Oklahoma City is experiencing a surge in people considered “chronically homeless.” This means more people have been homeless for a year or longer or have been homeless multiple times in the last several years. 

A large percentage of those who are chronically homeless are also experiencing unsheltered homelessness. People experiencing chronic and unsheltered homelessness are typically the hardest to serve, most visible, and most costly to the community due to reactive measures such as litter abatement, emergency response and court costs.

The Key to Home Partnership has a powerful solution.

The Partnership adopted a plan that sets a goal to rehouse 500 unsheltered homeless individuals in Oklahoma City in two years through an Encampment Rehousing Initiative.

Through this initiative, program partners collaborate to house encampment residents in an expedited 4-6 weeks and provide ongoing case management support for 12 months.