SAFE MOVE TULSA: 118 Tulsans housed since launch
Apr 06, 2026
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.WATCH: SAFE MOVE TULSA: 118
Tulsans housed since launch SAFE MOVE TULSA: 118 Tulsans housed since launchIn 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 Tulsas 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.Stay in touch with us anytime, anywhere -- 2 News Oklahoma on your schedule | Download on your TV, watch for free. How to watch on your streaming device Download our free app for Apple, Android and Kindle devices. Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Watch LIVE 24/7 on YouTube
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