A California nonprofit is stepping up to help combat the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles.
This month,Hope of the Valley Rescue Missionworked alongside the city to open L.A.’s very firstTiny Home Village: a 39-house, 85-bed community on Chandler Boulevard, located across the street from North Hollywood Recreation Center.
Each tiny home is 64 sq. ft. and “has two beds, heat, air-conditioning, windows, a small desk and a front door,” the website details. “Onsite meals, showers, case management, housing navigation, mental health, job training and placement” will also be provided.
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Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission’s Tiny Home Village in Los Angeles.Hope of the Valley
Craft describes the “incredible community” as one “where people will live together, but they all have something in common: They’re trying to exit homelessness.”
Kraft also shows off the onsite laundry facility, which will include five washers and dryers, as well as the vibrant colors — red, yellow and blue — of the different housing units, many of which areADAcompliant to accommodate wheelchair users.
Adds Hope of the Valley of the project on their website, “We are doing our verybest to MAKE HOMELESS HISTORY!”
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Kraft toldABC 7of the village, “One of the most powerful things is when we see people come into this shelter, people that had been living out in the elements, in a tent, under a freeway.”
“When they walk into a place and they see it’s theirs, there’s four windows, there’s fresh air coming in, they can actually stay warm at night, they can stay cool when it’s hot,” he added.
Hope of the Valley explains on their site that those who would like to support the initiative — the first of multiple similar projects planned — cansponsor a tiny home for $3,000.
source: people.com
