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Pandemic is opportunity for homeless to become housed

Video Credit: KJRH | Tulsa | Channel 2 - Duration: 01:52s - Published
Pandemic is opportunity for homeless to become housedPandemic is opportunity for homeless to become housed

ROOMS. THEY'VE REALIZED...THE PROGRAM EVENTUALLY LEADSTHEM TO FINDING THEIR VERYOWN PERMANENT HOMES.

2 WORKSFOR YOU'S SIERRA PIZARRO...SHOWS US HOW TULSANS GO FROMHOMELESS TO HOUSED.THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL KEEPSJANNA WILLIAMS GOING.11:43:46;27 - 11:43:51;46Williams: "I was scared.

Ididn't know if someone wasgoing to try to hurt me.

Ididn't know where I wasgoing to take a bath." SHEBECAME HOMELESS INOCTOBER... WHEN SHE LOSTHER JOB.

11:41:02;28 -11:41:06;26 Williams: "I hita rough spot, but I'm comingback up.Every day, I take a stepforward." SHE DOES THAT WITHTHE CITY LIGHTSFOUNDATION.

11:17:48;37 -11:17:52;16 GROUNDS:"Instead of just having tosurvive, they're able tothrive in this environment."FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS.THIS HOTEL IS STRICTLY FORHOMELESS GUESTS.

11:16:17;35- 11:16:27;03 Sarah grounds,executive director, citylights foundation ofoklahoma "Everybody here isexperiencing homelessnessand this is where they canshelter in place.

It's ourmost vulnerable people herein Tulsa that have nowhereelse to go." 11:37;53;43 -11:37:59;29 "Where do youthink you'd be right now ifnot for this program?" JANNAWILLIAMS, TRANSITIONING OUTOF HOMELESSNESS "Walking upand down Archer Street." 65PEOPLE STAY HERE.

15 HAVETRANSITIONED OUT INTOPERMANENT HOUSING.

WILLIAMSIS NEXT.

11:42:08;33 -11:42:18;04 Williams: "Ijust want to feel like I'mestablished again.

I feelvery comfortable here, but Iknow this is not mypermanent home.

This is justa passing place, for me."EVEN AFTER SHE LEAVES.WILLIAMS WANTS TO COME BACKAS A VOLUNTEER.

11:40:12;19- 11:40;15;12 Williams: "I'mgoing to give back what theygave to me." CITY LIGHTSHOTEL LAUNCHED IN MAY.

THECONTRACT ENDS IN AUGUST.

BUTTHEY'RE HOPING FOR ANEXTENSION.

IN TULSA.

I'MSIERRA PIZARRO.

2 WORKS FORYOU.CITY LIGHTS HOTEL IS ATCAPACITY.

SO THERE'S AWAITING LIST FOR ANYONEWISHING TO BE HELPED BY THEPROGRAM.

THOSE WITHOUT AHOME.

AND WHO ARE ATHIGH-RISK IF CONTRACTED WITHCORONAVIRUS.

CAN SPEAKWITH THEIR CASEWORKER TO GETCONNECTED THE FOUNDATION...AND ANYONE WISHING TOVOLUNTEER OR DONATE..

CANGO TO OUR WEBSITE.NEXT AT 10 - HOW FARMER ARE




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