Homelessness

Tulsa’s homeless advisor says the past two winter storms point to the need for an emergency shelter in the city.

The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday.

For some, "it’s a godsend."

"Path to Home" is Tulsa’s latest effort to address the growing number of unhoused people in the city. The plan includes both construction and criminalization.

At least 150 of Shawnee's 30,000 residents are homeless. And because of an ordinance enacted this month, life might be getting a little more difficult for some of the community’s most vulnerable residents.

Movement focuses on tickets, fines or arrests

Hudson Villas has been open for 10 years to residents in danger of or already experiencing homelessness.

We learn about Lindsey House, which provides transitional housing for women and their children experiencing situational homelessness.

We chat with Becky Gligo, who left Tulsa's City Hall in late 2020 to become the Executive Director of Housing Solutions, a crucial Tulsa nonprofit.

A homeless encampment in front of a QuikTrip near Interstate 244 and North Sheridan Road was cleared out by Tulsa security officers Friday morning.