Key to Home Partnership; Shelters need support The winter months can be deadly for the estimated 500 people living on Oklahoma City’s streets. That’s why Key to Home Partnership outreach teams and service providers are in the community warning people experiencing homelessness about the freezing temperatures moving into Oklahoma City.
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.
HUD awards OKC $7.1 million in homelessness aid Key to Home The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today it is awarding Oklahoma City with $7.1 million in grants to provide housing for people experiencing homelessness. The award is $2.4 million more than last year’s grant.
Key to Home Partnership houses 21 people, pets along Oklahoma River Twenty-one people and 19 pets living at SW 25th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, on South Agnew Avenue and along the Oklahoma River are being housed and assigned a case manager thanks to the Key to Home Partnership.
Key to Home Partnership houses 26 people in various encampments Twenty-six people living in encampments near downtown and along Oklahoma City Boulevard are being housed and provided case management support thanks to the Key to Home Partnership.
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.
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.
14 people living in encampments housed this week Santa Claus came a few days early for 14 people living in two outdoor encampments who were housed and assigned a case manager on Thursday through the newly formed Key to Home Partnership.
One day census to count people who are experiencing homelessness The annual count of people experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma City is Thursday, providing another data point in the long-term effort to better understand and combat this complex issue.