OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Key to Home Partnership in Oklahoma City is expanding its new CARE team in hopes of helping vulnerable Oklahomans find housing. The team formed in May, but the city said they've seen success so far.
The Coordinated Adaptive Response and Engagement Team, otherwise known as CARE, formed a couple of months ago to help Oklahomans facing homelessness and mental health challenges find a home.
"We just housed our first person. We're so excited. We expect to house our second person next week," said Jamie Caves, Strategy Implementation Manager, Key To Home.
It's not an overnight conversation either. The city said they often talk with Oklahomans who are on the pathway to an affordable housing option.
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"Then we're just constantly working to engage with them, to build rapport, to understand what their needs and barriers are so that we can wrap support around them with behavioral health services, housing case management, outreach, kind of interact with them on a daily basis," said Caves.
The good news is this plan is already working, and now the team is growing as they help Oklahomans find housing combined with support services.
The CARE team was just awarded a grant of just over $300,000 from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation's Bridge Fund.
"It will allow us the resources that we need to transform lives. As we are closing encampments across our city, we're finding that some people are struggling with the existing housing pathways. They have a higher level of need.
The city said that while they have one person lined up to move into an affordable housing option next week, they're hoping the program will help the city's most vulnerable neighbors and create lasting support in the long run.
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