Volunteering your Time
Random acts of kindness can make a person’s day. Even if it is an hour out of your day helping out at your local food bank, helping serve food at…
Leading the fight against homelessness: Greer Fites
Greer Fites, a 1978 graduate of The University of Oklahoma School of Social Work (OUSSW), has held a variety of positions at a number of agencies in the mental health…
Homeless Outreach provides an array of services
Tonight, approximately 811 people will sleep homeless in Tulsa. About 33% of them also have mental illnesses that are not treated. Many have struggled for years to become stable and…
Homelessness in Tulsa, an evolving problem
From the archives: This story was originally published in August 2015. Someone stole his tent while he was in jail, but that doesn’t matter now. Today, Gary Pino is getting…
Homeless in Tulsa: The Point-in-Time Count
On January 26, Family & Children’s Services (FCS), along with the Tulsa Police Department and volunteers, conducted a point-in-time survey of homeless and formerly homeless to help determine an accurate…