From The Oklahoma Gazette:
“Dale” worked hard in a reasonable construction job refinishing floors. There are a lot of gymnasiums in the Oklahoma City metro area, and his company had contracts with the big one — the University of Oklahoma, as well as a number of others.
But then came the recession, at least in the rest of the country. While numerous articles were touting Oklahoma’s recession-proof miracle economy, orders for refinishing gymnasium floors fell to a trickle. Dale’s company fell on hard times. His boss sold out to a competitor, and …

From The Norman Transcript:
“It just broke my heart,” says Tony Gray, speaking of a trip to the river bridge south of Norman where he saw the make-shift shelters of homeless residents. He left with a nagging feeling to do something, a feeling that he couldn’t ignore.
What has grown out of that feeling is a ministry to Norman’s “invisible” population, the men, women and children who are homeless. “I didn’t have the heart to not do anything. It touched me in a way … I will never be the same.”
With $500 …

by Ajit Bhand

At 8 a.m., dark clouds were already gathering outside to signal another gloomy day full of rain. A baby carriage came to a halt, and the solitary passenger seemed perturbed. At the front of the line, a young boy in a green Incredible Hulk t-shirt was greeted by a friendly voice…

Photos by Ajit Bhand.