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Congrats to our January 2019 FSS program graduates

Congratulations to our January 2019 Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program graduates! Through grant funding received from the Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) and Family ROSS Service Coordinators programs, Tulsa Housing Authority (THA) staffs additional service coordinators that offer case management services based on public housing residents’ selected goals. These coordinators complete a household profile on all participants […]

THA in the News: Success in Reducing Evictions

The Tulsa World recently highlighted work being done at the Tulsa Housing Authority to reduce evictions and better serve our residents. Ruth Martin, THA’s general counsel, said in the article, “We’re a housing authority. We’re here to house people,” Martin said. “That’s our mission. So whatever we can do to keep tenants in their homes, […]

A Look Back at 2018

As 2019 fast approaches, it’s important to take a moment to reflect on and celebrate all that was accomplished in 2018, a valuable practice both personally and professionally. For the Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa, 2018 was a banner year marked with positive change and momentum that will carry us through the next […]

Accepting Applications for Public Housing/Estamos Aceptando Solicitudes de Vivienda Publica

The Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa (THA) is accepting public housing applications. THA’s waiting list is open for several properties (Sandy Park, Apache Manor and Riverview Park excluded). Applicants can apply online here. You may also apply on-site at THA properties or the central office (415 E. Independence St., Tulsa). Call 918-581-5773 for […]

THA in the News: ‘Journal Record’ Spotlights CNI Grant

The Journal Record featured the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grant that was awarded to the Tulsa Housing Authority and the City of Tulsa earlier this year. Click here to read the article (subscription required).

Congrats to our November 2018 FSS program graduates

Congratulations to our November 2018 Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program graduates! Through grant funding received from the Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) and Family ROSS Service Coordinators programs, Tulsa Housing Authority (THA) staffs additional service coordinators that offer case management services based on public housing residents’ selected goals. These coordinators complete a household profile on […]

THA in the News: KOTV Features VASH Program’s Benefit to Veterans

KOTV Channel 6 featured the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program, highlighting the program’s benefit to our local veterans, including Charles Steele who was featured on the cover of our 2017 annual report. Click here to watch the story. If you’d like to learn more about the VASH program, click here.

Helping our heroes at home – HUD-VASH program offers housing, hope to local veterans

TULSA, Okla. (Nov. 8, 2018) Last week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a nationwide decline in veteran homelessness of 5.4 percent in 2018 compared to last year. In Oklahoma the rate of veteran decreased by 10.3 percent. The Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa (THA) participates in HUD’s Veterans […]

The City of Tulsa and THA Awarded FY17 $30 Million HUD-CNI Implementation Grant

The Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa (THA) and the City of Tulsa announced today that they were one of five cities to receive the coveted Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant from the U.S. Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Funded through HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, THA and the City of Tulsa plan to […]

THA Celebrates its June Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program Graduate – Alicia Black

THA would like to congratulate Alicia Black for graduating from our FSS Program. Using the goals and motivation that she received from the program, Black worked really hard to attend college and in 2017 she received her cosmetology license. Prior to graduating from FSS, Black participated in the program since April of 2011. Join THA […]