Apr 17, 2025 | Featured, Homelessness
Evictions: A One-Sided Battle Evictions happen fast, and tenants have few protections in an unbalanced system In Oklahoma, the eviction process is unbalanced and favors landlords, who often pay for legal representation. In eviction cases, tenants rarely have legal...
Mar 19, 2025 | Featured, Homelessness
AFF in Action: Volunteering in the Point-In-Time Count On January 23rd, volunteers gathered at the Homeless Alliance for Oklahoma City’s annual point-in-time (PIT) count. We grabbed coffee and doughnuts before forming teams and heading out to survey and count as many...
Mar 10, 2025 | Criminal Justice, Featured, Historically Under Resourced Communities, Homelessness
Impact Spotlight: Homeless Alliance, TEEM, Nonprofit Incubator Our partners do amazing work, and we think it’s important to highlight them for all they do for the people they serve. Homeless Alliance: Those experiencing homelessness have found a haven at Homeless...
Jun 18, 2024 | Featured, Homelessness
Exploring the 2024 Point In Time Count In the cold, early morning hours on January 25, roughly 100 volunteers spread out across Oklahoma City to conduct the 2024 Point in Time (PIT) count. 1,838 individuals were found to be experiencing homelessness — a 28% increase...
Jun 10, 2024 | Featured, Homelessness
Longtime Executive Director of Homeless Alliance Dan Straughan Retires Dan Straughan retired in April after 20 years of serving as the Executive Director of Homeless Alliance. In 2004, after working at the Federal Reserve and then United Way, Dan was eager for a new...
May 23, 2024 | Criminal Justice, Featured, Homelessness
OK Economic Mobility and Second Chances Roundtable On April 12, 2024 — business leaders, nonprofits, and elected officials met to discuss advancing second chance opportunities for justice-involved individuals at the Economic Mobility Roundtable, presented by Arnall...
