Tyler Parette's guest appearances

Tyler Parette

OK PolicyCast

TulsaPeople Magazine

Nehemiah Frank

Steven Jenkins

Meg Myers

Scott Taylor

David Blatt

Jeff Martin

Danielle Allen

Terence Crutcher

David Glover

Robert Turner

Phil Armstrong

Rob Miller

Eric Marshall

Michael Baker

Julie Davis

OwlTail

Becky Gligo

Welcome to Tulsa Talks presented by Tulsa Regional Chamber. I’m your host Tim Landes. This time last year it was an arctic tundra outside for weeks. The weather was so bad for so long, there was the implantation of an overflow shelter for those experiencing homelessness. That wasn’t enough. People experiencing homelessness were moved into any hotel that rooms available. That still wasn’t enough.  Next up, Housing Solutions Tulsa converted the old Wyndam Hotel on 41st to a Hotel to Housing program. It was a learning experience for the organization while helping save lives from the deadly weather.  Housing Solutions is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to building systems that make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring in Tulsa.  My guests on this episode are Housing Solutions Executive Director Becky Gligo and Tyler Parette, Director of Outreach and Engagement. I’ve spent a lot of time talking to these two the last few years. I’ve written many stories on homelessness and taken part in the last two point-in-time counts, including the most recent one in late January.  As you’ll hear, the point in time count is an annual census that collects data, allowing Housing Solutions to see trends over time, while learning about those experiencing homelessness and what they need to get back on their feet. There will be more about this in our March issue along with a photo gallery with the online story.  For this conversation, I used it as a check-in to see where we are a year after that Frozen February and two years into a pandemic, which has increased the number of those experiencing homelessness.  I also used it as a way to ask common questions people often ask me about homelessness. One of the main questions I get is how can I help? In the show notes, I’ve linked Housing Solutions website where you can request an outreach and more.As you’ll hear, we have a lot of work to do and it starts with affordable housing.  Following my conversation with Housing Solutions, listen to a song from Bandelier. More on that later.  OK, let’s get this going. This is Tulsa Talks with Housing Solutions.  In March, many Tulsa musicians will be returning to SXSW to showcase our local music scene. Bandelier will be among them. They'll be joining friends of the pod Steph Simon, Cassii Stephan and many more at Tulsa FMAC’s showcase in Austin on March 16. Speaking of Tulsa FMAC, they are relaunching their popular Play Tulsa Music program to help support local musicians and venues. You can read more it here.  As for Bandelier, it looks like we’re going to be getting a new record from them. You can get updates on their facebook page and website linked in the show notes. And in the meantime, here’s fan favorite: “Bison Bison.”  

Welcome to Tulsa Talks presented by Tulsa Regional Chamber. I’m your host Tim Landes. This time last year it was an arctic tundra outside for weeks. The weather was so bad for so long, there was the implantation of an overflow shelter for those experiencing homelessness. That wasn’t enough. People experiencing homelessness were moved into any hotel that rooms available. That still wasn’t enough.  Next up, Housing Solutions Tulsa converted the old Wyndam Hotel on 41st to a Hotel to Housing program. It was a learning experience for the organization while helping save lives from the deadly weather.  Housing Solutions is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to building systems that make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring in Tulsa.  My guests on this episode are Housing Solutions Executive Director Becky Gligo and Tyler Parette, Director of Outreach and Engagement. I’ve spent a lot of time talking to these two the last few years. I’ve written many stories on homelessness and taken part in the last two point-in-time counts, including the most recent one in late January.  As you’ll hear, the point in time count is an annual census that collects data, allowing Housing Solutions to see trends over time, while learning about those experiencing homelessness and what they need to get back on their feet. There will be more about this in our March issue along with a photo gallery with the online story.  For this conversation, I used it as a check-in to see where we are a year after that Frozen February and two years into a pandemic, which has increased the number of those experiencing homelessness.  I also used it as a way to ask common questions people often ask me about homelessness. One of the main questions I get is how can I help? In the show notes, I’ve linked<a href="https://www.housingsolutionstulsa.org/help/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Housing Solutions website where you can request an outreach and more.</a>As you’ll hear, we have a lot of work to do and it starts with affordable housing.  Following my conversation with Housing Solutions, listen to a song from Bandelier. More on that later.  OK, let’s get this going. This is Tulsa Talks with Housing Solutions.  In March, many Tulsa musicians will be returning to SXSW to showcase our local music scene. Bandelier will be among them. They'll be joining friends of the pod Steph Simon, Cassii Stephan and many more at Tulsa FMAC’s showcase in Austin on March 16. Speaking of Tulsa FMAC, they are relaunching their popular Play Tulsa Music program to help support local musicians and venues. <a href="https://www.tulsapeople.com/city-desk/recovery-replay/article_9686f50c-8b67-11ec-a0b9-333dcd300c30.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You can read more it here</a>.  As for Bandelier, it looks like we’re going to be getting a new record from them. You can get updates on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bandeliermusic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook page</a> and <a href="https://www.bandeliermusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> linked in the show notes. And in the meantime, here’s fan favorite: “Bison Bison.”

The need for affordable housing in Tulsa with Becky Gligo and Tyler Parette, Housing Solutions Tulsa

Our guest on this episode is Tyler Parette, the director of a unique homelessness outreach program in Tulsa with the City Lights Foundation. I wanted to talk with Tyler because he's got a really interesting perspective on dealing with some of the hardest problems in society of homelessness, addiction, and mental illness, not from the remove of a news article or policy paper, but dealing directly with the people affected. Tyler shares with us how powerful it is not just for people they are helping, but how it can be a life-changing experience for the volunteers too. To learn more about the City Lights Foundation and to get involved, you can go to citylightsok.org or to Night Light Tulsa on Facebook. This episode of the OKPolicyCast was hosted and produced by Gene Perry. You can subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or RSS. The podcast theme music is by Zébre. If you have any questions for the OKPolicyCast, topics you’d like us to cover, or people you want us to interview, you can reach us at policycast@okpolicy.org.

Our guest on this episode is Tyler Parette, the director of a unique homelessness outreach program in Tulsa with the City Lights Foundation. I wanted to talk with Tyler because he's got a really interesting perspective on dealing with some of the hardest problems in society of homelessness, addiction, and mental illness, not from the remove of a news article or policy paper, but dealing directly with the people affected. Tyler shares with us how powerful it is not just for people they are helping, but how it can be a life-changing experience for the volunteers too. To learn more about the City Lights Foundation and to get involved, you can go to <a href="https://citylightsok.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">citylightsok.org</a> or to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nightlighttulsa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Night Light Tulsa</a> on Facebook. This episode of the OKPolicyCast was hosted and produced by Gene Perry. You can subscribe to our podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-know/id811352132" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ittdeyppqv6n3z2rwuzz6yngdnm" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/oklahoma-policy-institute/in-the-know" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, or <a href="http://okpolicy.libsyn.com/rss" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a>. The podcast theme music is by <a href="http://zanzibarrecords.tumblr.com/zebre" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Zébre</a>. If you have any questions for the OKPolicyCast, topics you’d like us to cover, or people you want us to interview, you can reach us at <a href="mailto:policycast@okpolicy.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">policycast@okpolicy.org</a>.

OKPolicyCast 47: Homeless and a friend (with Tyler Parette)