Survey finds increase in Oklahoma City’s chronically homeless

Oklahoma City is the 102nd city to join 100,000 Homes Campaign, a nationwide initiative to find homes for 100,000 of the country’s most vulnerable homeless people.

BY HEATHER WARLICK | Published: January 26, 2013

A survey found 383 chronically homeless people in Oklahoma City this week, 153 more than were found in a similar canvass last year.

The chronically homeless are among a larger population of homeless, unsheltered people. Last year, this population numbered 1,300 people.

photo - Harry Tucker talks Thursday with a volunteer who is taking his information for the Homeless Alliance’s “Point in Time” survey. Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman

Harry Tucker talks Thursday with a volunteer who is taking his information for the Homeless Alliance’s “Point in Time” survey. Photo by Paul B. Southerland, The Oklahoman

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This year’s comparable number has not been released. This doesn’t include “couch homeless,” people who stay temporarily with friends or family members; that number is estimated to be...
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