Tulsa Organizations Help People Experiencing Homelessness During Extreme Cold

While some individuals would possibly have the ability to bundle up in a heat house throughout freezing temperatures, the homeless group can typically be forgotten 

Housing Solutions is a non-profit group devoted to constructing programs that work to remove homelessness in Tulsa. The group needed to assist those that wanted shelter from the chilly.  

“We realized that every shelter in town which has pretty much been in capacity since the pandemic was full and so we knew we needed to open up a pop-up shelter and we ended up having even more people than we anticipated,” Wade mentioned.  

The group housed about 130 people throughout the harmful climate circumstances. 

“We had an incredible help from all over the community. One of the things that were most vital to us was some of our agency partners that deal with mental help was on hand to help us with the different crises that people deal with when they are in survival mode like this,” Wade mentioned.  

Along with meals and shelter, different companies stepped as much as help. 

“When we heard about this, we knew we wanted to be a part of it to come in and staff our clinicians to provide mental health services to those in crisis because not only are they sheltering from extreme weather, it’s also the holidays and we know the holidays are hard for a lot of people,” Cox mentioned.  

There have been a couple of dozen clinicians on web site who volunteered to assist. Cox mentioned many have been in a position to schedule appointments for after the vacations or get again on their treatment.  

“We’re able to step in and help them manage those symptoms, link them with the resources to meet their basics needs to manage their emotions,” Cox mentioned.