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Citizen Spotlight: Rob Watkins
After experiencing homelessness, Rob Watkins found a way to connect those still struggling with the resources they need to survive life on the streets.
By Berlin Green
Tags: Community & Lifestyle, Homeless Alliance, Citizen Spotlight
COVER How to help
By Curbside Chronicle
Tags: State, Curbside Chronicle, homelessness, Homeless Alliance, nonprofit, nonprofit organizations, volunteer, donate
COVER Inequality check
Black Americans continue to be overrepresented in the local and national homeless population.
By Nathan Poppe for Curbside Chronicle
Tags: State, Curbside Chronicle, Nathan Poppe, Homeless Alliance, Dominique Gray, Ralph Ellison Library, homelessness, housing insecurity, Black homelessness, Homeless Management Information System, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Uber, Meghan Mueller, Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, redlining, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Federal Housing Administration, FHA, Camille Landry, Nappy Roots Books, food desert, Tony LeSure, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Oklahoma Policy Institute, Prison Policy Initiative, police violence, Wade Gourley, James Cooper
PRESS RELEASE Father’s Day plants offer chance to help people experiencing homelessness
Curbside Chronicle Vendors to sell succulents and announce location of their flower shop set to open in August
By press release
Tags: Community & Lifestyle, The Curbside Chronicle, Homeless Alliance, Father's Day, Ranya O'Connor, DNA Galleries, The Plaza District, Wheeler District, Citizens Bank of Edmond, Curbside Flowers, The Great Idea Challenge, Oklahoma City Community Foundation
PRESS RELEASE Nonprofit snow cone stand employs at-risk youth and offers financial literacy training
Sasquatch Shaved Ice to make its footprint in Bricktown
Tags: Food Features, Sasquatch Shaved Ice, The Homeless Alliance, Homeless Alliance, Plaza District, Bricktown, Arnall Family Foundation, Whitley O’Connor, Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, Sonic Plaza, Curbside Chronicle
Cover: Winter contingency
Overnight shelters for people without a home rely on donations and volunteers to best serve their clients, especially in the cold months.
By Miguel Rios
Tags: Metro, winter shelters, homelessness, Dan Straughan, Homeless Alliance, National Weather Service, Salvation Army, City Rescue Mission, Jesus House, Grace Rescue, Sisu Youth Services, Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, Erin Goodin, Jamie Caves, housing, affordable housing, Housing First, donations, volunteers
Christmas heart
Beau Jennings gets personal with The Christmas Light.
By Jeremy Martin
Tags: Music Features, Beau Jennings, music, Opolis Holiday Program, Opolis, Christmas music, The Christmas Light, Beau Jennings and The Tigers, Samantha Crain, Maddie Razook, James Nghiem, Homeless Alliance
Best of OKC 2019: Life & Wellness
By Gazette staff
Tags: Best of Life & Wellness, Oklahoma Humane Society, Habitat For Humanity, Infant Crisis Services, Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, The Dragonfly Home, Oklahoma Humane Society, Homeless Alliance, Infant Crisis Services, Mutt Misfits Animal Rescue Society, The Dragonfly Home, Tim R. Love, MD FACS, Courtney Caplin, MD, DMD, Cosmetic Surgery Affiliates, Derek Shadid, MD, Shadid Plastic Surgery Associates, Ivan Wayne, MD, Facial Plastic Surgery and W Facial Aesthetics, Justin Jones, MD, Jones Plastic Surgery, Integris Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Center, Mercy Hospital, Oklahoma Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy Central, Valir Health, Mercy Hospital, Integris Baptist Medical Center, OU Medical Center, SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital, The Children’s Hospital at OU Medicine, Rejuvena Cosmetic Medical Center, Advanced Aesthetics, Bella Luce Med Spa, Cosmetic Surgery Affiliates, Mariposa Aesthetics & Laser Center, The Sweet Mimosa, Essence Salon Spa and Retreat, Saving Faces Salon/Spa, Three Graces, Udånder, YMCA, 10Gym, Crunch Fitness, Four Star Fitness, Lake Hefner, Uptown Grocery Co., Akin’s Natural Foods, Dodson’s Health Food & Vitamins, Native Roots Market, Omega Health Foods, 21c Museum Hotel, Ambassador Oklahoma City, Colcord, Embassy Suites, The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City
Addressing homelessness
Oklahoma City Police Department officials organized a town hall to discuss neighborhood issues surrounding homelessness.
Tags: Metro, Oklahoma City Police Department, OKCPD, town hall, Homeless Alliance, Dan Straughan, mental health, homelessness, addiction, Housing First, Homeless Outreach Team, Felix Valadez, Larry McAtee, JoBeth Hamon, MAPS, MAPS 4, Dexter Nelson, Bob Skalla, John Doyle, Judge Radar, City Care
Street life
Armed with statistics and trend analyses, various organizations are collaborating to tackle issues surrounding homelessness in Oklahoma.
Tags: Metro, Homeless Alliance, Tower Theatre, homelessness, Jerod Shadid, Dan Straughan, Homeless Management Information System, VI-SPDAT, Oklahoma City University, Sean Spencer, Christin Bivens, United Way, Housing First, Housing Readiness, Deborah Jenkins, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, affordable housing, truly affordable housing, area median income, AMI, City Care, Pivot, Mental Health Association, ION, Intensive Outreach & Navigation, state of homelessness
Youth crisis
Sisu Youth Services is now the only emergency youth shelter not requiring documents in Oklahoma City.
Tags: Metro, Sisu Youth Services, Jamie Caves, Be the Change, youth shelter, emergency youth shelter, Sisu Youth, Sisu, case managers, Oklahoma City Planning Department, Homeless youth, homelessness, unaccompanied youth, Department of Human Services, Office of Juvenile Affairs, DHS, Homeless Alliance, Catholic Charities, Pivot, volunteer, donation
Period piece
The second Menstruation Art Show will showcase works about body positivity, femininity, nature and more while raising money for Homeless Alliance.
By Jo Light
Tags: Arts, Cara Alizadeh-Fard, Menstruation Art Show, Menstruation Art Show II, BlackMint Collective, Homeless Alliance, Kinsey Crocker, Fresh stART, feminine hygiene, homelessness, Katelynn Noel Knick
Helpful bounty
TLC Donation Garden grows produce for Homeless Alliance and BritVil Community Food Pantry.
By Jacob Threadgill
Tags: Food Features, TLC Donation Garden, Jenn Mabry, Chesapeake Enegry, Girl Scout Troop 577, oklahoma city donation garden, Homeless Alliance, BritVil Community Food Pantry
As homelessness in OKC increases, local organizations struggle to find suitable housing
By Graham Lee Brewer
Tags: State, Dan Straughan, homeless alliance, homelessness, Mark Gillett, Oklahoma City Housing Authority, Pee Wee, u.s. department of housing and urban development
A wrapping paper initiative for The Curbside Chronicle gets a boost from Wayne Coyne
Tags: Community & Lifestyle, christmas wrapping papper, curbside chronicle, homeless alliance, natalie, Natalie kent, okc homeless population, Oklahoma city Artists, ranya o'connor, Tiffany McKnight, Wayne Coyne
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