Pivot, A Turning Point for Youth sends this information as posted below:
Oklahoma City, OK – Pivot, A Turning Point for Youth, is set to open the next phase of 15 Tiny Homes designed to help youth facing housing instability after aging out of foster care in Oklahoma City. These homes and community center, in partnership with Oklahoma Human Services, is open Friday, July 12, from 3-6:00 pm to celebrate. The public can tour the tiny homes and learn more about Pivot’s mission.
“No matter the situation a young person finds themselves in, Pivot is here to support them during times of transition and to help them gain experiences needed to become self-reliant adults,” said President and CEO Jennifer Goodrich. “All young people have talents, skills and dreams, and we are always looking for how we can bring hope to those dreams.”
Pivot broke ground on the first tiny homes in 2018 through a grant from Impact Oklahoma. The second phase of 3 tiny homes were designed and built by QUAD Construction (formerly Smith & Pickel). The previous phase of 20 were built by UDE (Universal Development Enterprise) through a Federal Housing Trust Fund Grant from Oklahoma Housing & Finance Authority. In August 2023, Pivot opened its laundry facility and Tiny Home staff office space, sponsored by Gary and Diane Rumsey.
These new 15 were made possible through a grant from Oklahoma Human Services, focused on sheltering youth who aged out of the foster care system.
“We are incredibly excited about our newest partnership with Pivot and the opportunity to find additional ways to meet the housing needs of young people who are leaving the foster care system,” said Dr. Deborah Shropshire, Director of Oklahoma Human Services. “The tiny homes and community center will give young people much needed stability and support while they work with our Oklahoma Successful Adulthood Program to implement longer-term housing plans and design their own future. We are grateful for the many ways the community has embraced foster care and for the additional pathways this partnership will create for the young people we serve.”
Various local designers and groups also pitched in to help decorate and furnish the homes.
“We are grateful that so many people see the value in this project and the impact it can have on the young people and our community as a whole,” said Goodrich.
The open house is a celebration of months of construction and preparing the homes to be ready for young people to move in. The event is 3-6:00 pm., Friday, July 12, at 201 NE 50th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105. For more information, contact Chandy Rice at (405) 235-7537 Ext. 243 or chandy.rice@pivotok.org.
ABOUT PIVOT – Established in 1972, Pivot, A Turning Point for Youth, works with young people, ages 12-24, who are often homeless or couch-homeless, at risk of being homeless, alone, or disengaged. A United Way Partner Agency, Pivot provides programs and services that focus on meeting housing and basic needs, education and job assistance; prevention and intervention services; and therapeutic care. Pivot is committed to long-term impact in the lives of marginalized youth. Last year, the organization served over 3,300 young people and their families. Pivot transitions youth from a life of fear and instability to a life of hope and opportunity.
For more information, visit pivotok.org.
ABOUT OKLAHOMA HUMAN SERVICES – Oklahoma Human Services offers help and hope to more than one million Oklahomans each year through a wide range of services and support that promote their safety, independence and wellbeing. Learn more at https://oklahoma.gov/okdhs.html and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
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