In a heartwarming display of generosity and community spirit, local philanthropist Dick Tanenbaum and his wife, Glenna, made a significant contribution that will have a lasting impact on the lives of our city’s homeless population. Dick’s donation has funded the expansion of the patio at Lottie House, our peer-run drop-in center in Oklahoma City, transforming […]
We met Shay Swindall in early spring, tucked away in an encampment. She was among several Oklahomans experiencing homelessness who were provided care by our Street Medicine team that chilly April morning, and she, like the others, was relieved to have the help. MHAOK operates the only two street medicine teams in the state,
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Skeeter’s story is about determination, resilience, and the power of second chances. Having faced the challenge of homelessness compounded by substance use, Skeeter’s journey had been a tumultuous one. Previous attempts at housing were unsuccessful, primarily due to the complexities of his substance use. However, Skeeter’s life turned positive when he joined our housing program
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Sometime between this Monday and next, the temperature will become downright unbearable. It is already formidable. Most of the state is in the midst of a winter thunderstorm, after all. While many of us – myself included – leave our warm homes, travel to the office in our warm cars before returning to our warm
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As we leave 2023 behind, we’re celebrating the hard-earned victories, the lives changed, the partnerships made, the relationships strengthened and the lessons learned. We hugged, laughed, cried and literally leapt for joy all year long, because the people we serve are everything. Just a snapshot of our success include assisting more than 5,000 vulnerable Oklahomans
Rebecca Marshall, MHAOK Board Member, was featured in She Is Tulsa Magazine this month. In it, she tells a story that far too many can relate to: one of homelessness, of suicide, of disordered eating. She gives the readers an intimate view of what it’s like to trudge forward into survival while having your humanity,
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Angel, a native Oklahoman, was a mere twelve years old when she slipped out of the only place she called home and into the unknown. For five years, each day was a struggle for hope, a struggle for survival, as she endured the unforgiving reality that her stepfather’s sexual abuse was shattering her. “I had
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Mental Health Association Oklahoma (MHAOK) is hosting an afternoon celebration from 1 to 4 p.m., Friday, October 13 at Lottie House Peer-Run Drop-In Center in honor of the drop-in center’s tenth anniversary. The Lottie House is Oklahoma City’s only peer-run drop-in center, which is located in Northeast Oklahoma City. It offers nonclinical
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Relentless forward movement. That’s how James is navigating life in recovery, life on the streets. That is how James has literally found “a better way.” It’s been just over a year since James committed to taking his life back. Weathered and weary and ready to dry out, he found his resolve anyway. He knows the
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