Oklahoma County Faces Social Service Shutdowns Impacting Vulnerable Populations Due to New Legislation
OKLAHOMA CITY — Several social service programs crucial to the elderly and low-income residents in Oklahoma County are set to end this month due to a newly enacted state law. These include services like the Homeless Navigator Program, which helps connect the unhoused with various service providers, and the county’s pharmacy that offers free prescriptions to those in need. Leaders in Oklahoma County have expressed dissatisfaction with the law’s implications, stressing its adverse effects on the community’s most vulnerable groups. Joe Blough, the deputy chief commissioner of Oklahoma County’s first district, pinpointed the cause to … Read more