Tulsa will use $1.5 million in CARES Act funds for homeless response

The City Council on Wednesday approved the allocation of $2 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding, which includes $1.5 million to shelter and serve people without homes.

The $1.5 million will allow two existing programs to continue operating and a third to reopen after its funding ran out.

The three programs are the “quarantine hotel,” operated by City Lights Foundation; the temporary drop-in center and shelter at the old Tulsa County Juvenile Justice Center; and a street outreach program operated by A Way Home for Tulsa.

The 68-room quarantine hotel, the location of which has not been revealed, was opened about three months ago in response to the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It serves homeless people who have tested positive for the virus, those who are symptomatic and awaiting test results, and those most vulnerable to contracting the disease who need to be isolated.

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