{"id":753973,"date":"2025-12-22T06:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/?p=753973"},"modified":"2025-12-22T09:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:01:14","slug":"inside-a-high-school-project-tackling-homelessness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/22\/inside-a-high-school-project-tackling-homelessness\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside a High School Project Tackling Homelessness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-custom-everlit-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_DKJpZte6GdP?client=wp&amp;client_version=2.6.0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Years ago, Reese Hundley learned firsthand what it felt like to be homeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After finding black mold in his rental property, Hundley packed up and left the property with his wife and their child. During that time Hundley and his family stayed with relatives, but the emotional stress of not knowing where they would live opened Hundley\u2019s eyes: homelessness was often not a personal failing, it could happen to anybody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt stuck with me how easy it was for people to become homeless,\u201d Hundley said. \u201cEvery single one of us is one event away from homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundley is now a teacher at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baschools.org\/o\/vaoba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vanguard Academy<\/a> high school in Broken Arrow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/brokenarrowcityoklahoma\/AGE775224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a suburb of Tulsa<\/a>, where 9% of residents live in poverty, compared to the state average of 14.9%, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/OK\/INC110223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the U.S. Census Bureau.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last spring, a representative from the City Lights Foundation of Oklahoma, a nonprofit homeless support group, visited the school and spoke with the students about ways to prevent homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feeling inspired from City Lights, and his own personal experience, Hundley approached Vanguard Academy administrators with an idea. Ultimately, he wanted students to learn about the reality of homelessness while helping create solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning Through Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundley\u2019s idea was to have students spend a full semester working with City Lights with the hopes that the students would gain a better understanding of their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That snowballed, and more community partners joined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis idea exploded from working with one organization to working with several,\u201d Hundley said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-753974\" style=\"width:600px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Reese-Hundley-600x400.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reese Hundley, a teacher at Vanguard Academy in Broken Arrow, in front of the whiteboard in his classroom where students brainstormed for their semester-long project. (Jake Ramsey\/Oklahoma Watch)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The organizations included Iron Gate, a food pantry in Tulsa, the BeHeard Movement, Housing Solutions, and other homeless prevention and support organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once multiple organizations got involved, the project\u2019s mission became clear to Hundley: students need to see they can have an impact in their community, even at a young age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to a CareerTech, high school students in Broken Arrow Public Schools may attend Vanguard part-time, like an elective, or full-time, which requires an application and admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a background in engineering, Hundley said it was important the students understood the scientific process behind making effective change in their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Homeless Prevention and Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The students quickly deduced that key factors in homelessness included a lack of mental health support services, eviction rates, post-incarceration and a lack of affordable housing in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was promising to Hundley, he said, because it showed the students began to understand that homelessness was not a personal failing; it could be structural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen we can recognize our misconceptions, that\u2019s when learning happens,\u201d Hundley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penelope Mitchell and Jilian Jedamski, two Vanguard Academy students, chose to support homeless and impoverished communities through a food drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Oklahoma, <a href=\"https:\/\/okfoodbank.org\/the-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one in four children live in a food insecure home.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Mitchell and Jedamski were developing their project, the government shutdown had just begun. Soon after, SNAP benefits were cut. Knowing that, Mitchell and Jedamski began a food drive at their school. Working alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/baneighbors.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Broken Arrow Neighbors<\/a>, the duo raised over 900 items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRaising 664 pounds of food as high schoolers really inspired us,\u201d Mitchell said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-753976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C471&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-2-600x400.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jilian Jedamski (left) and Penelope Mitchell (right) present their research on food insecurity to students at Vanguard Academy. The duo raised over 900 items for a food drive. (Jake Ramsey\/Oklahoma Watch)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nearly 17% of the Oklahoma population relies on SNAP, and a quarter of renters are considered extremely low-income. That meant that when SNAP benefits were cut, many renters were left choosing between food and housing, which <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/03\/snap-cuts-contributed-to-evictions-across-oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contributed to a rise in eviction rates in the state.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey are having to choose between paying rent and eating food,\u201d Jedamski said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another student project focused on mental health for veterans experiencing homelessness. They conducted research and interviews to present to community members that could help that community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October, a project in Oklahoma City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/news\/2025\/10\/07\/dorset-place-veteran-community-okc-housing-homeless-vets\/86482641007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">housed 37 veterans experiencing homelessness.<\/a> The students hoped to see something like that in Tulsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ember Russell\u2019s project took a direct approach to supporting people experiencing homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She established a coat drive to collect winter clothing for homeless children. By donating winter coats to schools in the area, Russell said she hoped to make a direct change for children during the brutal winters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCoats are a need,\u201d she said. \u201cI want kids to be able to pick something without worrying about the price.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students Brayden Curtiss and Harrison Rettedal\u2019s project focused on education through a video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rlI0rjvhU24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the students produced for City Lights.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The duo sought to address what they described as the not in my backyard mentality \u2014\u00a0where people want to help the homeless but don\u2019t want support services like affordable housing or shelters in their neighborhoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The students said they wanted to show how homelessness can happen to anyone, echoing Hundley\u2019s sentiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven if we can just change one person\u2019s mind, that\u2019s a success,\u201d Curtiss said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundley said the project was a success, and moving forward, he will continue to look for innovative ways to educate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the students presented their projects and research to the community partners, Hundley said he hoped the community could learn as much from the project as the students did, and could apply that to future help for homeless services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a teacher, these are the opportunities I am looking for,\u201d Hundley said. \u201cWe can\u2019t judge success by a test, we judge success by what our students can achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=140%2C140&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/RamseyJakePhotosq-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, 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Contact him at (405) 370-3798 or jramsey@oklahomawatch.org.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha is-grid columns-3 colgap-1 show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape is-style-default\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"753973\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>MORE FROM JAKE RAMSEY <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"753973\" class=\"tag-beheard-movement tag-broken-arrow-public-schools tag-city-lights-foundation tag-homelessness tag-housing tag-iron-gate tag-oklahoma-news tag-reese-hundley tag-tulsa-housing-solutions tag-vanguard-academy category-housing category-vulnerable-populations type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/22\/inside-a-high-school-project-tackling-homelessness\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Inside a High School Project Tackling Homelessness\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Vanguard-Academy-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/22\/inside-a-high-school-project-tackling-homelessness\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Inside a High School Project Tackling Homelessness<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>High school students at Vanguard Academy in Broken Arrow spent a semester researching homelessness and working with community partners across Tulsa. Their projects included a food drive, coat drive and an educational video.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T06:01:00-06:00\">December 22, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-22T09:01:14-06:00\">December 22, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"753855\" class=\"tag-affordable-housing tag-cash-flowing-investments tag-displacement tag-evictions tag-fair-view-mobile-homes tag-housing-conditions tag-housing-crisis tag-housing-inequality tag-landlord-tenant-disputes tag-legal-aid tag-mobile-homes tag-oklahoma tag-oklahoma-news tag-predatory-lending tag-real-estate-investors tag-rent-increases tag-rent-to-own tag-slumlords tag-tenant-rights tag-trailer-parks tag-tulsa category-evictions category-housing category-vulnerable-populations type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/16\/trailer-park-owner-hikes-rents-forces-tenants-into-rent-to-own-deals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trailer Park Owner Hikes Rents, Forces Tenants Into Rent-to-Own Deals\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hardesty-and-Oliver-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/16\/trailer-park-owner-hikes-rents-forces-tenants-into-rent-to-own-deals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Trailer Park Owner Hikes Rents, Forces Tenants Into Rent-to-Own Deals<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tenants who live in Jordan Lee\u2019s Tulsa-area trailer parks have a less-than-luxurious existence. 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He\u2019s hiking up rates via illegal contracts\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-16T06:00:00-06:00\">December 16, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-12-18T06:57:49-06:00\">December 18, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"753448\" class=\"tag-evictions tag-government-shutdown tag-kori-petty tag-oklahoma-policy-institute tag-sabine-brown category-evictions category-housing category-vulnerable-populations type-post post-has-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/03\/snap-cuts-contributed-to-evictions-across-oklahoma\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"SNAP Cuts Contributed to Evictions Across Oklahoma\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oklahomawatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kori-Petty-and-Family.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oklahomawatch.org\/2025\/12\/03\/snap-cuts-contributed-to-evictions-across-oklahoma\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">SNAP Cuts Contributed to Evictions Across Oklahoma<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the government shutdown, when SNAP benefits were cut, many tenants found themselves forced to choose between paying rent and buying food. 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