Chapter 12 Partners
12.1 Asemio
12.2 Eviction Work
12.2.1 Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation
Contact: Nancy Curry, Program Officer, ncurry@zarrow.org
The Zarrow Foundation provides grant funding for the OJO Data Analyst focused on evictions.
12.2.2 George Kaiser Family Foundation Birth through Eight Strategy for Tulsa (BEST)
Contact: Dan Sterba, BEST Director of Data Initiatives, dan@gkff.org
BEST has funded upgrades to OJO’s database and manual entry of addresses of eviction filings, and Dan participates in the Tulsa eviction data initiative.
12.2.3 Housing Solutions Tulsa
Contact: Becky Gligo, Executive Director, bgligo@housingsolutions.org
Housing Solutions Tulsa coordinates eviction prevention and other housing issue advocacy in Tulsa County and provides direct services to people experiencing homelessness.
12.2.4 ImpactTulsa
Contact: Delia Kimbrel, Senior Director of Research and Policy, delia@impacttulsa.com
ImpactTulsa is a nonprofit mainly focused on education outcomes, but Delia has taken the lead to organize a community data collaborative that currently meets Wednesday mornings.
12.2.5 Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma (LASO)
Contacts:
Michael Figgins, Executive Director, michael.figgins@laok.org
Eric Hallett, Eviction Prevention Director, eric.hallett@laok.org
LASO is the main provider of legal assistance for eviction defense. We have a contract to provide data analysis services to LASO and often respond to requests for them. Eric Hallett oversees eviction representation services statewide and can answer any question about the legal process, as well as providing feedback on analysis results.
12.2.6 Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation
Contact: Katie Dilks, Executive Director, katie.dilks@okaccesstojustice.org
The Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation is an active partner for advocacy on evictions both statewide and in Tulsa County.
12.2.7 Restore Hope Ministries
Contact: - Jeff Jaynes, Executive Director, jjaynes@restorehope.org - Amanda Faith, Director of Homeless Prevention, afaith@restorehope.org
Restore Hope is the primary provider of rent assistance and has coordinated distribution of federal funds (CARES, ARPA, etc.) during the covid-19 pandemic.
12.2.8 Schusterman Foundation (Charles and Lynn Schusterman Philanthropies)
Contact: Michael DuPont, Program Officer, mdupont@schusterman.org
The Schusterman Foundation participates in local eviction prevention coalitions.
12.2.9 University of Tulsa Law School Terry West Legal Clinic
Contact: Roni Amit, Director, roni-amit@utulsa.edu
Roni’s students have published several reports in recent years examining the failures of Tulsa’s eviction courts and making recommendations to improve it.
12.3 Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Work
12.3.1 Criminal Justice Advisory Council (CJAC)
Contact: Tim Tardibono, Executive Director, ttardibono@okcountycjac.org