There are essentially no services in the NW quadrant of OKC for the unhoused.

Nearly all service providers are located downtown, or east or south in the larger metro area. In the northwest corner of OKC, there are food pantries and agencies that serve the low-income community, and these services can prevent neighbors from falling into homelessness. But food pantries are not able to meet the unique needs of unhoused individuals. Poverty and lack of affordable housing continues to creep north and west of the downtown area. Everyone’s story that leads to homelessness is unique, and everyone’s solution to their homelessness is unique. 

Our dream is to open a Micah Community Center in NW OKC.

The Micah Community Center will be a part of the collaborative effort in the city to work with our unhoused neighbors. The center will provide office space for city service providers to work out of and meet with clients. For many reasons, unhoused neighbors may choose not to stay in the downtown area. The Micah Community Center will expand available shelter space for an overburdened system, localize service providers, and bring currently under-resourced neighbors into the system to remove barriers and provide stabilizing services that lead to housing. Our drop-in day shelter services will include: a safe indoor place for rest and community, meals, bathrooms and showers, laundromat, mailboxes, and personal storage. 

We are making forward progress on this dream every day.

We have located a building to lease and are looking for funding. We are forming partnerships with the city’s service providers, as well as faith communities in the area. It will be a whole ‘Community Movement’ if we want to effectively assist our neighbors. We hope you will join us! Reach out to [email protected] if you have questions, ideas, financial contribution, partnerships or contacts to connect, or volunteer hours to donate.

*Micah is faith based: Our faith is what leads us to do this work. As with many of OKC’s homelessness services, observance or participation in a particular faith is not required to join us in these efforts. We welcome community partners and individuals.