Off and on for the last 11 years, Curbside Chronicle vendor Cathy Conner was homeless. Now, she and her family are on the verge of moving into a house — her first home with running water in over a year. To make the move, Conner will receive rental assistance through the U.S. Department of Housing […]
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Street life
Oklahomans in a packed Tower Theatre got a detailed look at homelessness statistics in Oklahoma City. Speakers presented the results of the Point-in-Time count, and city leaders discussed how OKC could better address the issue at the State of Homelessness address June 4. The numbers The Point-in-Time count is an annual one-day count of people […]
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Local impact: Proposed federal budget cuts threaten to reduce or eliminate social services and humanities agencies
Oklahoma Humanities, AmeriCorps and Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma will most likely be affected if federal program budgets are cut.
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One race, one day
The third annual 24 the Hard Way takes off Oct. 22 and will end at 9 a.m. the following day. Race director and founder Chisolm Deupree, who has participated in more than 50 races ranging from 24 to 72 hours in length, said the goal of this particular run was to “present a championship event […]