Oklahoma City Nonprofit Opens 20 Tiny Houses For Teens, Young Adults In Need of A Safe Home

The village of tiny houses at Pivot, A Turning Point for Youth, grew by 20 on Wednesday. The houses will be available for individuals 25-year-olds and younger who are aging out of foster care or are not in a stable living situation.  

“It’s safe and stable housing, transitional housing for young people that are living in our community who don't have other options,” said Jennifer Goodrich, CEO of Pivot.  

Every year, about 200 new adults age out of the state foster care system, according to Casey White, spokesperson for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. About forty to fifty of those are in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.  

The campus offers on-site employment and education services, Goodrich said, meant to provide wrap-around services to individuals who may be recovering from challenging experiences.  

Each house offers single-room spaces with a bathroom, running water, storage space, a television, and a padlocked door.  

“A lot of the young people that we serve have experienced a lot of layers of trauma, so giving them that safe space to work through that to be successful,” Goodrich said.  

News 9’s Barry Mangold visited the campus and spoke with Goodrich, developers of the Pivot village, and the Oklahoma City mayor. Watch the story in the video player above.