Sabine Brown joined the Oklahoma Policy Institute as Housing Senior Policy Analyst in January 2022. She previously worked at OK Policy from January 2018 until September 2020 as the Outreach and Legislative Director, and earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. Before joining OK Policy she served as the Oklahoma Chapter Leader for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. Sabine also earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Health Science from the University of Oklahoma and was a physician assistant prior to discovering advocacy work.
By: Sabine Brown
January 14, 2025 // Updated: January 27, 2025
There are many causes to homelessness, but the one central piece we hear time and again is that there is a lack of affordable housing available to everyday Oklahomans.
There is a growing disparity between housing costs and wages, not… Read more [More...]
By: Sabine Brown
August 19, 2024 // Updated: August 19, 2024
The newly formed Interagency Council on Homelessness of Oklahoma, which is filling the void left by the shuttering of the governor's council. While our council is not officially a state entity, we will carry on our predecessors' work crafting a statewide plan to address homelessness, tracking data, and coordinating care among providers to ensure all Oklahomans have shelter. [More...]
By: Sabine Brown
June 3, 2024 // Updated: June 4, 2024
Oklahoma does not have enough housing, especially for low-income families. The state has a severe shortage of housing that is affordable for extremely low-income renters and evictions are on the rise. As pandemic-related rental assistance ends, the situation will become more dire. [More...]
By: Sabine Brown
March 30, 2024 // Updated: April 1, 2024
Proposals to criminalize homelessness are harmful and counterproductive. Research shows us that the best way to combat homelessness is to increase access to affordable housing. [More...]
By: Sabine Brown
January 31, 2024 // Updated: February 7, 2024
State leaders often say the answer to housing instability is a job – but jobs don’t help if they don’t pay enough. Wages have risen at less than half the rate of rent for the last two decades, putting working… Read more [More...]
By: Sabine Brown
December 14, 2023 // Updated: October 15, 2024
Ending single-family zoning and allowing small multi-family homes is a proven path to improved housing availability and affordability; it’s one that Oklahoma policymakers should consider. [More...]
By: Sabine Brown
July 31, 2023 // Updated: August 21, 2025
Co-authored by Sabine Brown, Infrastructure and Access Senior Policy Analyst for the Oklahoma Policy Institute, and Justice Jones, Homelessness and Affordable Housing Policy Analyst for Housing Solutions
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Oklahoma is in the midst of a housing crisis. With… Read more [More...]
By: Sabine Brown
April 10, 2023 // Updated: August 21, 2025
Call to Action
• Contact members of the Senate Finance committee and ask them to support more affordable housing by voting YES on HB 2040 and HB 2098.
• Contact members of the Business and Commerce committee and ask them… Read more [More...]
By: Sabine Brown
March 15, 2023 // Updated: August 21, 2025
Unlike most other states, Oklahoma does not protect tenants against landlord retaliation when they report health or safety violations to their landlord, a government agency, or when they organize other tenants to advocate with their landlord for needed repairs. Oklahoma… Read more [More...]
By: Sabine Brown
February 28, 2023 // Updated: September 8, 2025
Oklahoma’s civil courts should be fair and accessible for all residents. Tenants facing eviction, as well as their landlords, should have legal documents that clearly explain the process and the rights of the parties involved. The current eviction summons –… Read more [More...]
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There are many causes to homelessness, but the one central piece we hear time and again is that there is a lack of affordable housing available to everyday Oklahomans.
There is a growing disparity between housing costs and wages, not… Read more [More...]
The newly formed Interagency Council on Homelessness of Oklahoma, which is filling the void left by the shuttering of the governor's council. While our council is not officially a state entity, we will carry on our predecessors' work crafting a statewide plan to address homelessness, tracking data, and coordinating care among providers to ensure all Oklahomans have shelter. [More...]
Oklahoma does not have enough housing, especially for low-income families. The state has a severe shortage of housing that is affordable for extremely low-income renters and evictions are on the rise. As pandemic-related rental assistance ends, the situation will become more dire. [More...]
Proposals to criminalize homelessness are harmful and counterproductive. Research shows us that the best way to combat homelessness is to increase access to affordable housing. [More...]
State leaders often say the answer to housing instability is a job – but jobs don’t help if they don’t pay enough. Wages have risen at less than half the rate of rent for the last two decades, putting working… Read more [More...]
Ending single-family zoning and allowing small multi-family homes is a proven path to improved housing availability and affordability; it’s one that Oklahoma policymakers should consider. [More...]
Co-authored by Sabine Brown, Infrastructure and Access Senior Policy Analyst for the Oklahoma Policy Institute, and Justice Jones, Homelessness and Affordable Housing Policy Analyst for Housing Solutions
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Oklahoma is in the midst of a housing crisis. With… Read more [More...]
Call to Action
• Contact members of the Senate Finance committee and ask them to support more affordable housing by voting YES on HB 2040 and HB 2098.
• Contact members of the Business and Commerce committee and ask them… Read more [More...]
Unlike most other states, Oklahoma does not protect tenants against landlord retaliation when they report health or safety violations to their landlord, a government agency, or when they organize other tenants to advocate with their landlord for needed repairs. Oklahoma… Read more [More...]
Oklahoma’s civil courts should be fair and accessible for all residents. Tenants facing eviction, as well as their landlords, should have legal documents that clearly explain the process and the rights of the parties involved. The current eviction summons –… Read more [More...]
