The Reality We Cannot Ignore

Cleveland County Has a
Homelessness Crisis.
We Have a Plan to End It.

Over 700 Cleveland County residents are without stable housing right now — and most of them are invisible. They are not all on street corners. They are OUR neighbors.

The Numbers

The Scale of the Challenge

They are doubled up in relatives' homes, sleeping in cars, walking out of hospitals and jails with nowhere to go. This is our county. These are our neighbors.

700+
Cleveland County residents without stable housing
63%
Reduction Houston achieved with this model
0
Cities our size that have tried and failed with this approach
2030
Our target year for functional zero homelessness
$8M
What Norman voters approved to invest
$100M
Total funding that $8M unlocks through leverage
144
Salvation Army homeless shelter beds serving Cleveland County
32
McKnown Village Cottages — permanent supportive housing
120+
Faith communities joined in this cause
1,000+
Meals served per day across Cleveland County
Who We Are Talking About

This Is More Than
a Shelter Bed.

We should not focus on just building a shelter. We should focus all our energies building a system that wraps around every person in Norman / Cleveland County who has fallen through the cracks — and does not let go until they are permanently housed, healthy, and connected to their community.

Doubled up in a relative's home Couch-surfing a friend's couch Released from Cleveland County Jail Discharged from Norman Regional Hospital Thrown out for being LGBTQ+ Rejected for refusing a family's religion Veterans who came home broken Seniors who lost their housing Young adults aging out of foster care Those sleeping in their cars tonight Those we simply haven't found yet
Next — A True Story
Meet Lonnie. This is what happens
when a community decides to show up.
Read Lonnie's Story →

I think the biggest disease this world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved, and I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month, but I can give — I'm very happy to do that and I want to do that.

— Diana, Princess of Wales