Caritas Casitas
1101 & 1105 South Youngs Blvd

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Oklahoma, which has experienced increased housing costs since 2019, has a severe lack of affordable housing. This shortage has a critical impact on low-income households as the threshold to afford a safe place to live becomes more difficult each year. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Out of Reach 2022 report, individuals earning minimum wage in Oklahoma would have to work 92 hours/week (2.3 full-time jobs) to afford a two-bedroom rental home at fair market rent.

To help address the lack of affordable housing in our community, CCAOKC is developing a pocket neighborhood made up of 12 efficiency units designed to foster neighborly interactions while preserving personal privacy. The project is designed to have a common green area and outdoor gathering space from which a sense of community may arise naturally among its residents. The 12 units will be configured in six two-story vertical duplexes on a concrete slab. Each unit will have a 20 x 20 footprint with 375 sq. ft. of living space. Catholic Charities will lead site preparation, build foundations, install utilities, and set up BOXABL fabricated Casitas, a cost-efficient, modular-style shippable home equipped with a full kitchen and bath, washer/dryer, and heating/air conditioner. This project, with a projected completion date of Spring 2024, will provide affordable rental housing for 20 years or more.

Any financial support will first complete our estimated $450,000 funding gap for this initial project. Any excess funds will be applied to additional housing opportunities.