The Invisibles: Uninsured, and Buried in Medical Debt
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Oklahoma has the nation’s second highest percentage of people without health insurance, and like Tim Cundiff of Stillwater, they risk financial ruin in the event of a medical crisis.
The Invisibles: Coping With a Scarcity of Food
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More than 650,000 Oklahomans, a third of them children, lack reliable access to sufficient food. Food pantries play a vital role in providing resources to food-insecure families.
The Invisibles: Paying the Consequences of Deportation
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Last year, 266 immigrants were deported from the Tulsa County Jail. In many cases, their families were left behind, dealing with the financial and emotional fallout.
The Invisibles: Parenting With a Disability
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Guthrie resident Kim Watson overcomes the physical and emotional challenges of parenting with a disability.
From Our Multimedia Reporter: Covering the Evicted
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Oklahoma Watch multimedia reporter Whitney Bryen writes about her experiences following deputies as they conduct eviction “lockouts” and talking with people forced out of their homes.
The Invisibles: Experiencing the Trauma of Eviction
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For Oklahomans who fall on hard times, the consequence is often eviction. They fail to pay rent on their houses or apartments, are forced out and find themselves in a cyclical housing crisis.
The Invisibles: Without a Car, Riding Hours a Day on the Bus
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Felicia Jones is one of many Tulsa-area residents who depend on local bus service but struggle to make the system work efficiently for them.
The Invisibles: In Grief and Depression, Seeking a Path Forward
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Thousands of Oklahomans suffer from depression, sometimes to a debilitating degree. The problem is especially common and invisible among aging residents. Victor Guillermo, of Oklahoma City, an Air Force veteran, has struggled daily with depression since his wife died.
‘The Invisibles,’ A Video Series
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In this video series, titled “The Invisibles,” Oklahoma Watch profiles individuals whose quiet struggles in life reflect some of the larger issues facing the state. The series is made possible by a sponsorship from the Chickasaw Nation.
The Invisibles: Aging Out of Foster Care, Confronting the Unknown
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Months after his 18th birthday, Joshua Hoaks uses his experience in foster care to face the future. He represents the many young people in Oklahoma whose families tumbled into crisis and lost custody of their children, not to regain them before they reached 18 and aged out of the foster system.