This is a story originally published by KFOR posted here on 10/06/2025.
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Metro leaders celebrated with a ribbon-cutting on a new place for Oklahoma veterans who may be struggling to find a place to live.
Dorset Place is located at the intersection of 122nd Street and Dorset Drive and includes 37 housing units for veterans and their immediate families.
It’s funded through Maps 4 and was made possible through the Oklahoma City Housing Authority and the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.
The units are an affordable option for veterans. Vouchers issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by OCHA are partnering with Oklahoma City’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) office to ensure that the veteran household pays no more than 30 percent of their income for rent.
Each unit is accessible and comes fully furnished.
“We also provide them with a move-in kit, so they have bedding and they have a mop, broom and services, so that they can keep their unit up,” said Darcy Raines, regional manager, Oklahoma City Housing Authority.
It goes beyond the room, everything a veteran may need is now under one roof.,
“The VA Medical Center provides everything; they have total medical care. The director of the medical program, that doctor will be coming every single month, at least once a month on site, they have a medical clinic, which is on wheels,” said Greg Shinn, assistant executive director for Development and Community Revitalization, Oklahoma City Housing Authority.
There are also case workers.
“That will be here every single day they’ll be working day in and day out to help them make sure that they’re reaching sustainability and they can stay here and thrive onsite,” said Shinn.
Veterans say the best part about Dorset Place is that everyone who lives there has served.
“Camaraderie is a very strong word, and we have that here,” said Robert Pichurko.
There are still a lot of veterans looking for that sense of community.
In January, Oklahoma City’s homeless count was over 1,800, with 7% being veterans.
“We need more places like this. There’s vets all over the place just crying for help, and hopefully they can get it, I did,” said Pichurko.
There will eventually be a phase two of Dorset Place with over 30 more units.
