Tulsa Day Center hosts panel on affordable housing and homelessness crisis

The Tulsa Day Center hosted a panel of local experts to discuss affordable housing in Tulsa as it relates to homelessness.

Tulsa Day Center Housing Data:

283 people housed

Last year (2024) the Tulsa Day Center secured housing for 283 people, including 58 vulnerable young adults. 

87% remain

87% of those housed through the Tulsa Day Center are still in their homes after two years. 

Housing in the Future:

13,000 homes behind

Tyler Parette focuses on how to build more homes through his company “Housing Forward.”

He points to a study by "Smart Growth America" about how the housing development landscape is hindered in Tulsa. It shows the city is 13,000 homes short over a ten-year period. To meet the demand, Parette recommends simplifying the development process, removing unnecessary rules and making sure housing is built along with transportation and other infrastructure.

6,000-unit goal

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols has an aggressive housing goal - to build 6,000 units over the next four years. Mayor Nichols also wants to achieve "Functional Zero homelessness" by 2030.

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