Just FIVE days until the best party in town! Viva Carnivale! Three decades in the making, this annual fundraiser helps us fund the programs that help vulnerable Oklahomans in need. After the first year, we were able to open Walker Hall, Mental Health Association Oklahoma’s first housing program. At that time, the proceeds benefitted twelve […]
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This winter, Arie Fife with Oklahoma Watch took a deep dive into our boots-on-the-ground efforts to serve vulnerable Oklahomans. She’s gone out with our Oklahoma City A Better Way team, as well as our Street Outreach and Street Medicine teams, speaking with those who run the programs and those who benefit from their services. Fife
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On Monday morning, amidst a crowd of city and state officials, contractors and MHAOK team members, Cynthia B, one of our Taylor Ridge Apartments residents, did the honors of cutting a purple satin ribbon in celebration of the newly renovated place that she now calls home. What a moment in time that was. We had
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Mental Health Association Oklahoma celebrates the grand reopening of Taylor Ridge Apartments with a ribbon cutting ceremony OKLAHOMA CITY – Mental Health Association Oklahoma (MHAOK) is pleased to celebrate the grand reopening of Taylor Ridge Apartments in Northwest Oklahoma City with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The event will take place at 4759 NW 36th Street
We are pleased to announce that longtime Mental Health Association Oklahoma supporter, Jack Allen, is this year’s honorary chair for Carnivale! Allen, who is now semi-retired, was invited to the very first Carnivale in 1990 as he was launching the growth of a new business. “From a very early start, it was marketing, but I
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As advocates for the most vulnerable in our community, it is imperative that we continue to raise awareness, strategically and comprehensively. Saturday’s edition of the Tulsa World included a valuable piece on the alarming affordable housing deficit and its clear impact on our fight against homelessness. Click here for the digital version of the latest
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Curing the Valentine’s Day BluesAh February, the month when aisles at grocery stores are filled with pink and red candy, hearts,balloons and stuffed animals. The month when restaurants are showing off their limited edition,three-course Valentine’s Day menu and magazines are featuring the best dates to take yoursignificant other on. But, there’s only one “problem” –
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Way back in 1990, Mrs. Suzanne Warren co-chaired the inaugural Carnivale, which was then called Le Masquerade. The fundraiser was so successful that it allowed Mental Health Association Oklahoma to open its first housing program, Walker Hall, the following year. At that time, proceeds benefitted only twelve tenants, but thirty-three years later, our annual fundraiser
Last week, I had the honor of interviewing our own Stephanie Newman for the Mental Health Download. Stephanie has been with the Association since 2017, starting as a Housing Support Specialist before earning a promotion to Street Outreach and Rapid Response Case Manager – a move that has allowed her to truly shine. Stephanie is
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Our dedication to working with both community partners and elected officials to assist those in need of housing and mental health services made the front page of the Tulsa World, this weekend. Kevin Canfield dives into Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum’s Homelessness Task Force, examining the needs of those experiencing homelessness along with strategies to address
