Just Home Project Testimonial - Benny Naifeh
Published 2023-01-06
PartnerTulsa, Housing Solutions, Family & Children’s Services, and the Terence Crutcher Foundation are engaging a community led planning process and access to vital resources to create housing opportunities for justice involved Tulsans who might otherwise be facing housing insecurity or homelessness.
Through the planning process, the partners in the Just Home Project will consider a wide range of program and policy solutions that can remove barriers to housing stability, improve outcomes for people with a history of justice involvement and reduce racial disparities in both systems.
Tulsa’s selection for the Just Home Project includes an initial grant of nearly $370,000 from MacArthur to create a plan that addresses the impact of incarceration on housing instability in Tulsa, along with technical assistance and coordination provided by the Urban Institute.
Following a planning process, PartnerTulsa will be eligible to receive an investment from MacArthur from a pool of $15 million impact investment funds to implement plans and acquire or develop housing for populations that are not being served by current housing resources.
In addition to Tulsa, other communities selected for the Just Home Project include Charleston County, South Carolina; Minnehaha County, South Dakota; City and County of San Francisco, California. Each jurisdiction will work alongside key housing and criminal justice partners to develop and implement cross-organizational strategies to break the cycle of homelessness and ultimately incarceration in their communities.