OKGICH - Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness

09/21/2022

Thank you Sisu for all your runaway and homeless youth efforts.

Last month, we had the pleasure of showing Jeff Olivet and members of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness our current shelter space, and sat down with the Youth Action Board to discuss our upcoming YHDP projects and plans for the future of unhoused youth services in Oklahoma.
Learn more about their visit here: https://www.usich.gov/news/the-state-of-homelessness-why-i-feel-hope-amid-crisis-after-traveling-around-the-country

09/02/2022

https://www.usich.gov/news/usich-visits-oklahoma-to-meet-with-tribal-leaders-state-officials-and-local-service-providers

Earlier this month, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) traveled to Oklahoma City, which has been using local and federal funding—including millions from the American Rescue Plan—to reduce...

08/22/2022

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) tribal listening session in Oklahoma

08/10/2022

The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness is in the process of updating our Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. USICH is the only federal agency with the sole purpose of reducing and ending homelessness across the country. Our Executive Director, Jeff Olivet, and myself, Tamara Wright (your Senior Regional Advisor) are visiting Oklahoma and would love to learn from you. Please join us for a town hall to hear a high-level review of what we are working on Tuesday, August 16 at the Credit Union House in Oklahoma City at 9 am. We will be continuously seeking additional feedback from a broad range of stakeholders, including people with lived experiences of homelessness and tribes, to make sure this plan reflects the best and most current thinking. We are very interested in hearing from the Tribal Council in Oklahoma City. This is meant to be an informal, open-ended information gathering session regarding how we at USICH can be better partners to you all and the work you are doing on the ground. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected].

Tamara Wright (she/her/hers)
Senior Regional Advisor (based in Phoenix, AZ)
U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
(202) 754-1584 | [email protected]

01/09/2019

Congratulations to our friends at The Homeless Alliance and The Curbside Chronicle on their award from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation!

01/09/2019

From November 4 to December 6, 2018, we received completed surveys from 653 respondents across the state providing valuable guidance for the 2019-2023 Oklahoma Plan to End Homelessness (Oklahoma Plan). A summary of responses can be found at the link below.

A draft of the Oklahoma Plan is expected to be presented to the Council for review at our meeting on February 19 from 1:30 pm to 3 pm at 400 N. Walker in OKC. Stay tuned for agenda updates, or contact Rebekah Zahn at [email protected].

12/23/2018

“Although the motel rooms are a good short-term option, those people often find themselves trapped in a situation in which hotel bills eat up what little income they have, leaving them unable to come up with a security deposit and first month's rent for an apartment, said Dan Straughan, executive director of the Homeless Alliance.” The Homeless Alliance

- Each night, hundreds of Oklahoma City residents without permanent housing check into motels to get off the street and often find themselves trapped in a situation in which hotel bills eat up what little income they have.

12/20/2018

Thank you to The Oklahoman’s Silas Allen for covering the state’s successes and deficits in serving Oklahomans experiencing homelessness. And thank you to incoming GICH chair, Greg Shinn, and executive committee member, Jerod Shadid, for contributing to this story.

- Although the state's homeless population declined over the past year, more people are spending nights on Oklahoma's streets, according to a new federal report.

12/14/2018

"One of the biggest opportunities for us as a state is to improve those transitions from … one system into permanent housing and to make sure there aren’t any gaps in services so folks aren’t falling through those cracks," Long said. Thank you to Public Radio Tulsa and Matt Trotter for their coverage.

The results are in from a survey intended to help guide a new five-year plan to end homelessness in Oklahoma. More than 650 nonprofits, state employees and

12/10/2018

We look forward to meeting in Tulsa tomorrow to review the results of our planning survey and discuss next steps for development of Oklahoma’s Plan to . We are excited to hear from Bob Pulster with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness who will review the federal plan.