Some places that work with Tulsa's homeless are expecting a lot more people to be looking for help following camp sweeps issued by Gov. Kevin Stitt. Staff at two shelters said there was not much time to prepare for the sweeps, and a lot of resources are already stretched thin.

It was also a surprise to the homeless population.

"I think they thought, maybe this is going to go away like other street sweeps go," said Steven Whitaker, CEO of the John 3:16 Mission. "It didn't go away."

Whitaker says the homeless did not have time to prepare, and the shelters didn't either. He says the issue is about more than just a place to sleep.

"I've always believed that to push people into recovery or into housing, whatever they're ready for, might require some pressure," said Whitaker. "But, doing it

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