Homelessness

Navigating college admissions can be a challenge for anyone. For Melissa Hillebrandt, college marked the end of a long road that began with homelessness on the streets of Tulsa.

When Joel Bernard found himself homeless in Tulsa, he faced more than just the absence of shelter. He endured years of struggle to access basic resources, find stability, and regain a sense of dignity.

Services for homeless youth aren’t keeping up with growing demand in the state.

Available data shows Tulsa’s homelessness numbers have increased again.

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