OKLAHOMA CITY – Upward Transitions has served the Oklahoma City community since 1925. Its Community Outreach Program provides emergency relief, case management, and direct services to address the issues of homelessness and families facing eviction. These services and financial bridges are effective at removing barriers to obtaining or preserving housing and moving people beyond their immediate crisis. Upward Transitions uses a strengths-based case management model in which case managers focus on empowering clients and their families and encourage the clients to take the lead in identifying their own needs.
“The demand for our services has continued to grow over the past few years,” explained Periann Pulliam, Upward Transitions CEO. “We are so grateful to our local foundations who recognize the importance our work and provide funding to help us answer to demand for our services.”
In fiscal year 2022, July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022, Upward Transitions served more than 3,300 individuals in 2,200 households and anticipates serving more than 4,000 individuals in 2,600 households by the end of this fiscal year.
A grant from the Inasmuch Foundation helped fund an additional case manager to provide homeless services in 2023. In 2024, a grant from the Arnall Community Fundat Oklahoma City Community Foundation will allow Upward Transitions to add an additional homeless prevention case manager to provide rent assistance to 200 additional families in 2024.