In 2007, concerned about the imminent closure of a 160-unit single-room-occupancy building in downtown Tulsa operated by the YMCA, two trustees of the Zarrow foundations saw the need for new housing for the building’s extremely low-income residents. In 2017, The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation received a HUD Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships in the category of Housing and Community Development in Action for its work on Building Tulsa, Building Lives.Ī Safe Haven at the Yale Avenue Apartments The first housing project that BTBL funded was the Yale Avenue Apartments, an experience that provided valuable lessons for later BTBL projects. The campaign financed 514 affordable housing units and implemented numerous improvements to benefit Tulsa service providers and their clients. The five-year campaign ended in 2012 and ultimately raised $57 million, nearly double the initial goal. This focus was the impetus for the foundations to join the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma (MHAO) in establishing Building Tulsa, Building Lives (BTBL), a funding campaign to raise $30 million to end chronic homelessness in the city through affordable housing and supportive services. The foundations have funded housing, healthcare, social service, and food security providers, with a special focus on providers addressing mental health and homelessness. The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation and the Maxine & Jack Zarrow Family Foundation have been working with public and philanthropic organizations since the 1980s to lift residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, out of poverty. The Zarrow Foundations Expand Affordable Housing and Mental Health Services in Tulsa, Oklahoma Home > Case Studies > The Zarrow Foundations Expand Affordable Housing and Mental Health Services in Tulsa, Oklahoma Addressing Homelessness with a Tiny-Home Village in Olympia, Washington.San Francisco, California: Inclusionary Zoning Expands the Below-Market-Rate Housing Stock.Woodland, California: Affordable Housing for Agricultural Workers Builds Community Leaders.San Juan, Puerto Rico: Mixed-Income Housing Transforms the Commonwealth's Affordable Housing.

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