TULSA, Okla. — Safe Move Tulsa has housed 118 people since its creation, and Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols calls it a record pace.
The initiative, launched in November 2025, aims to house 1,000 people by the end of 2026.
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In February, 2 News Oklahoma reported officials had housed 68 people city-wide.
Most recently, Safe Move Tulsa focused on the downtown area and says an additional 50 people regularly known to sleep on the street have been housed and put on a better path to success.
“Tulsa is proving to the rest of the country, even stubborn, long-term problems are solvable,” said Nichols.
Not all in the homeless community have been living that way long-term. Nichols says 80% of Tulsa’s unhoused can be helped through “rapid exit strategies,” and that focusing on that community is next.
“Rapid exits are short-term interventions that can be resolved quickly, like needing transportation assistance,” said Nichols.
Since Safe Move Tulsa began, five long-term encampments have closed and stayed closed.
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