The Homeless Alliance

10/23/2026

It’s campaign season for the United Way of Central Oklahoma! Workplaces all across our community are hosting rallies, agency fairs, and special events to get the word out about United Way and their 69 partner agencies, including the Homeless Alliance. It’s a great time to learn about how our unique missions complement each other and how, through partnerships, we can better help Oklahomans in need.

For our own workplace campaign, we hosted a coffee and bake sale, held an exciting raffle, and had fun participating in the Pacesetter Games. We achieved a record for employee participation!

On October 28th, United Way is hosting a session of their Better Together virtual series focused on housing, featuring a Q&A with our staff as well as City Care, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc., and Services Organization. Keep an eye out on our socials for a link to join.

Thank you to United Way, its workplace campaign partners, and every donor and volunteer who invests in a stronger and more compassionate central Oklahoma.

10/09/2026

We had the honor of celebrating some of our graduating clients recently! 🎓

At our client graduation celebration, we recognized more than 20 individuals who have not only moved into housing but also reached a level of stability where they feel confident navigating resources and taking their next steps independently.

Every graduate's journey has been different, but many shared things in common when reflecting on what having a home means to them: safety, independence, hope. Congratulations to our graduates for the amazing things they've accomplished!

In 2026, we have already graduated about 450 households from our housing programs! We're so grateful to our case managers and housing navigators who walk side by side with our clients and play a critical role in their success.

Special thanks to Jodi Berge, Schwab Meat Co, and OnCue Express for helping make this celebration possible!

09/29/2026

Last month, our camp rehousing team helped 15 of our neighbors living along the Virginia Avenue medians move into housing as part of the Key to Home OKC's Encampment Rehousing Initiative. For Marissa Reyes, one of our camp rehousing case managers, that work was especially meaningful. After previously working at our Winter Shelter and Day Shelter, she already knew some of the people she would eventually help house.

And the work doesn’t stop right after a lease-in. For the next year, Marissa and our camp rehousing team will continue meeting with their clients, helping them navigate challenges, work toward their goals, and build long-term stability. The goal is to prevent them from experiencing homelessness again.

Swipe through to read more from Marissa about the work behind the Virginia Avenue rehousing effort and the collaboration it took to make it possible.

09/22/2026

Oklahoma City's Day Shelter will be closed on Tuesday, September 22nd for emergency plumbing repairs. We are sorry for this inconvenience.

From the Ashes OKC will serve dinner nearby at at NW 10th St & Pennsylvania Ave.

Our Resource Center will still be open for appointments and donation drop-off. We hope to reopen the Day Shelter on Wednesday. For information about our WestTown Campus, please visit https://www.homelessalliance.org/campus

09/18/2026

Fresh stART is headed to the Plaza Fest for the very first time!

Come find us at the Plaza District's 27th annual Plaza Fest on Saturday, September 26. We’ll have a booth full art created by Day Shelter guests, from paintings and jewelry to mixed-media pieces and more. Every piece will be available for purchase, and the artists receive proceeds from their work.

Fresh stART is an open-studio art program held twice a week at our Day Shelter, providing people experiencing and transitioning out of homelessness with a supportive space for creativity and self-expression. When you buy a piece of art, you’re putting money directly in their pockets while helping build confidence.

We’re excited to bring Fresh stART beyond our WestTown Resource Campus and DNA Galleries and into the Plaza District for this year’s festival. Stop by, check out the art and maybe take a piece home with you!

Learn more about our Fresh stART program at https://www.homelessalliance.org/fresh-start

09/04/2026

We’re hiring for our Winter Shelter!

As we prepare to open our Winter Shelter on November 1, we’re looking for seasonal advocates and janitors to join our team for the 2026-27 season.

Our Winter Shelter provides a safe, welcoming place for people experiencing homelessness during the coldest months of the year. Open 7 nights a week from November 1 through March 31, the shelter has 300 beds, kennel space for pets, meals, storage space, restrooms, and connections to services and resources.

Our seasonal advocates play an important role, welcoming guests, helping meet immediate needs, and connecting people with resources and services. Onboarding for advocates will begin on October 19th; it is paid and mandatory.

Our janitorial team helps keep the shelter clean, safe, and welcoming for everyone who comes through the doors.

Interested in joining us? Learn more about our open positions and apply at https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/1D76C8EF760681705C2EB536DE718555/career-page.

09/03/2026

Congratulations to The Homeless Alliance for having achieved Oklahoma Family Positive Workplace Certification at the Impact Level.

A family-positive workplace is an employer that offers policies to help employees balance their work and family obligations. Employers with family-friendly policies attract and retain better talent, because families can more easily fulfill their family and work commitments.

Interested in learning more or becoming an Oklahoma Certified Family Positive Workplace?

We'd love to talk to you about it. You can learn more here: https://pottsfamilyfoundation.org/oklahoma-certified-family-positive-workplace/

09/02/2026

We did it! Our second ever HOMECOMING was a huge success. We met our $200,000 Homecoming match challenge — all thanks to you.💙

Our friends at the Gasaway Family Foundation and the Arnall Family Foundation generously matched all contributions to the HOMECOMING campaign. We’re so grateful to everyone who donated, attended, sponsored, volunteered and helped make our second-ever Homecoming such a success.

And now, we have even more exciting news... Our friends at Inasmuch Foundation are keeping the momentum going with a new $100,000 matching gift challenge!

Through December 31, unrestricted donations to the Homeless Alliance will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000. That means every gift can go twice as far to provide basic needs, housing assistance, and supportive services that help our neighbors move from homelessness to housing and stability.

Double your impact: https://homelessalliance-bloom.kindful.com/?campaign=1355833&mc_cid=b4798d329e&mc_eid=a14c609d9f

08/28/2026

08/25/2026

This month, we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the opening of our WestTown Resource Campus. 🎉 On it's first day, we had 80 guests in our Day Shelter. Now, we serve an average of 342 daily!

Since the Homeless Alliance was founded in 2004, our organization has grown and evolved alongside our community while remaining committed to helping our neighbors experiencing homelessness through collaboration and innovation. From meeting basic needs to helping people find and maintain housing, that commitment shapes everything we do.

We're excited to announce our NEW mission and vision statements that better communicate the life-changing work we do at the Homeless Alliance each day!

Our Mission: The Homeless Alliance exists to open doors to hope, housing, and stability for our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

Our Vision: An Oklahoma City where everyone belongs, everyone is housed, and any experience of homelessness is rare, brief, and met with compassion.

Hear from Meghan Mueller, our President & CEO, about the work we do today what these words look like in action. Thank you to everyone who has been part of these 22 years. We're grateful to have our community alongside us.

Video by Jonathan Ferrer.