An Oklahoma City homeless camp was cleared out after the city helped find the people living there a place to stay. The city's new Key to Home program moved 17 people from living under a bridge near Interstate 44 and Pennsylvania Avenue into their own home. | MORE | Oklahoma City announces plan to help with homelessness“It removes barriers and gets people into housing quickly," said Lindsay Cates, the homeless strategy implementation manager for the city. The Key to Home partnership brings Oklahoma City groups together to get people without homes off the street."When we know people are sleeping and staying in stable housing, then we can make sure that the areas around our communities are beautified and reused," Cates said. The city partnered with groups like the Oklahoma Housing Authority to make this possible. “The main role that the Housing Authority is playing in that is utilizing Section 8 vouchers to pay for those folk who are currently unhoused," said Mark Gillett, the OCHA executive director. "We really believe that housing first is the most important program that exists in the housing of the unhoused individual." Neighbors in the area said they are happy to see the change, but they hope this will work in the long run. "I think it's a very good solution, I don't know if it will be a permanent solution," said Guillermo Gallego, who lives near the I-44 and Pennsylvania Avenue bridge. Oklahoma City officials said they are doing what they can to keep people who lived under the bridge in housing and will troubleshoot if someone returns. "The goal is that, over that next year, to help them with any stabilization they may need. Whether that's employment, whether that's things around disability or any sort of veterans benefits," Cates said. The city's goal with the project is to help 500 people. Top Headlines One killed in crash outside Westmore High School Proposition to fund new $900 million downtown Oklahoma City arena passes Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt speaks with KOCO 5 after arena funding passage