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2025 Homelessness Point in Time Count Released

This week the 2025 Homelessness Point in Time Count (PIT Count) was released by Housing Solutions. This annual count is held across the country in cities by counting the number of people experiencing homelessness on a given night in January. To no surprise, in Tulsa we showed 1,449 individuals unhoused this year, which is a […]

2025 Homelessness Point in Time Count Released
Transformation
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Transformation

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What Was I Thinking?
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What Was I Thinking?

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Oklahoma’s Largest Permeable Paving Project Completed at Eden Village
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Oklahoma’s Largest Permeable Paving Project Completed at Eden Village

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Homeless Task Force Lays Out Their Plans

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One Man and a Truck

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oops! They got it Wrong. Mistakes happen.
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oops! They got it Wrong. Mistakes happen.

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It’s Too Old, Just Cut It Down

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It’s Really Hot on the Streets!

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Deperate People
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Deperate People

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Hey! I’m a Teacher Again!
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Hey! I’m a Teacher Again!

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It Takes More Than Just Shoes

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Why Don’t You Work?
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Why Don’t You Work?

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A Man Named Monty
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A Man Named Monty

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Will We Be Like Denver?

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If You Build It They Will Come
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If You Build It They Will Come

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The Other Side of the Wall

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