A fifth of SNAP recipients are seniors over the age of 60 on fixed incomes. In Tulsa, LIFE Senior Services residents are searching for new food options.
Author Archives: Kimberly Marsh
Kimberly Marsh is the general assignment reporter for The Oklahoma Eagle. Kim’s experience spans decades of dedicated journalism and public affairs across Oklahoma. From starting her career as a typesetter for the Tahlequah Pictorial Press to reporting for the Tulsa Daily Business Journal, Journal Record and Tulsa Tribune, to serving as the communications director and press secretary to four mayors, Kim’s dedication to keeping Oklahomans informed continues in her current role, where she is focusing on uplifting Tulsans and community-centered journalism.
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She started with a few sandwiches. Now a north Tulsa woman feeds dozens of people in need every week.
Brandi Johnson says she saw a man rummaging through trash and no one helped him. That moment changed her life.
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Dozens of Tulsans show up to speak out against plan to burn medical waste
Residents are concerned with possible impacts to air quality and health dangers of incinerating industrial and medical waste.
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Operation SAFE returns to Tulsa for second round of sweeps
State officials say troopers returned to clear 32 of the 64 encampments after people returned following the first round of sweeps.
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New report pinpoints the missing middle between poverty and stability in Oklahoma
Advocates say the official count of Oklahoma households in poverty fails to account for many others who can’t afford basic needs.
Posted inSchools & Families
NBA grant powers Crutcher Foundation’s expansion of youth leadership program
Thirteen students were selected for the first teen ambassador council, which will speak directly to lawmakers about youth issues.
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Five months in, north Tulsa’s Grocery Box has become an oasis in a food desert
The small-scale, full-service store has already exceeded $95,000 in sales and has become a safe space for residents.
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Tulsa first responders study collision of mental health and homelessness amid Stitt’s camp sweeps
A world-renowned clinical psychologist brought his training on anosognosia to Tulsa.
Posted inGovernment
Oklahoma troopers clear 64 homeless encampments; aim to finish by Tuesday
Oklahoma Highway Patrol says its controversial encampment sweeps, ordered by Gov. Kevin Stitt, will wrap by Tuesday.
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Tulsa officials to host town hall on transparency issues with Greenwood Legacy Corp.
Years of delays and questions over the revitalization of 56 acres in Greenwood have culminated in a town hall Monday.
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Tulsa mayor says governor’s homelessness plan is interfering with city’s progress
Mayor Monroe Nichols said service providers are still working to get 300 people into housing in the next year.
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How New Orleans evacuees found a new life in Tulsa after Hurricane Katrina
“I will always remember the vacant looks on their faces …the fear of where they were.”