OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 8 -- City of Oklahoma City issued the following news:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today it is awarding Oklahoma City with $7.1 million in grants to provide housing for people experiencing homelessness. The award is $2.4 million more than last year's grant.
On any given night, about 1,400 people experience homelessness in Oklahoma City. Of them, about 500 are sleeping outside. To address homelessness differently in Oklahoma City, a new system of governance called the Key to Home Partnership was launched in April 2023. Key to Home is a public-private partnership of over 40 agencies whose mission is to prevent and end homelessness in OKC alongside the City of OKC and the private se...