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All of the world needs these. Excellent job Eugene, Oregon.
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Yasu Leone if you make that the case, there should be regular drug tests done also. Not saying that people on drugs don’t deserve a place to stay, but being on drugs will cause more problems. Ex: stealing and violence. The tiny homes work in Oregon, but your idea would be a lot better suited to a larger city like New York where there is a much more dense population. You could have it like this place where each person would be assigned their own capsule so that they would have their own space and they would be able to stay until they can get a job and get permanent housing. This is a good idea, it just needs some more work.
I agree. Even other parts of the world follow the housing model first and then they address the cause of homelessness. It is smart that this state follows this. I hope California is smart and will follow this model.
This should be MANDATORY for every city in America...the least our rich nation could do
Jen Spice they need to install fireplaces outside so the pipe goes through the building. You know I never could understand why men and women who smoke need assistance? Cigarettes are bad for you. I think their families are worthless fucks
Being homeless was one of the most difficult,desperate, lonely, shameful parts of my life. It eats away at your soul when you are disregarded and set aside. On the flip side, I've met some of the kindest, most generous people when I was homeless. I've learned to be grateful for things I took for granted. I realized that suffering creates a new sense of appreciation, and hardships build strength and perserverance. And God is much more concerned with our character than our comfort. Just a little food for thought ; sometimes God takes away all the distractions so we can better hear His voice.
April Garcia beautifully said.🍁💕
Very true.
God Bless you April
April Garcia so did he give Donald Trump billions because he heard his voice and heeded it? Your hypothesis can’t be true or God is an az.
belinda hawkins careful I believe you have a mote in your eye.
I wish I had the $ to send Kendrel to finish college. He is so intelligent and capable. I'm glad he's making such good use of his tiny home. God bless!
What’s the link if u don’t mind
He qualifies for financial aid *if you go the community college route*
iiiMUNiiiQUE yep but people dont want that they want sympathy and free money.
Adam Brown Not everyone.. some actually would actually achieve great things, with a little help.
@@LEAKED1966 I agree, and as long as there are some who are still trying hard, and who just need a little break in life, OR maybe past past that point now, and just need a little mercy & help to keep them safe...then I think we should try to help. They are our brothers and sisters too.
Kentrel is adorable. I love his home, it's perfect. His cat seems to love it too. I also work a 40 hour week and can only afford to rent a room in someone else's house.
Carly cat ?? Toxoplasmosis is real and real bad , cant afford life but must have cat , that's one of the many signs of toxoplasmosis : cat comes first , depression, dormant cysts, dementia , headaches , congenital,flu like symptoms, eye disease, stillborn, miscarriage, altered sense of smell ,,,
That used to be an option. You are fortunate to have found such a place.
Even renting rooms has become expensive. 🥴
@@guysumpthin2974 hahaha shut up
@@guysumpthin2974 maybe he is just lonely with this type of life?
And your housing cost should be one quarter of your earnings. Wages are not keeping up with housing increases by a long shot!
Wow, for real? I didn't know that
That is still high... imo
The hunger industrial complex is also something that has come up from the lack of proper wages. Basically corporate entities are under paying their workers and donating merger sums to food banks(because its cheaper than paying a liveable wage)to make sure their employees don't starve and give themselves a public image boost..
@@DF-ct4fe Reality.
@@CrownMeKing22 many use donations as an advertisement and word of mouth instead of doing it privately. Help the person and let it end there have them give glory to God
BILLIONS of dollars made in the lottery for glitz and glamour... how about putting funds to programs like these? 🤔
Amen
It's one reason I want to do lottery so much. Even as a kid (I am now 23) I did always say if I won the lotto I would donate most of it to charity. This would be one thing I would donate to. Helping get more of these houses built.
Because billionaires are rich because they are selfish.
Mr.Charlie the science and data does not back up that assumption. The majority of homeless are NOT drug addict a. Your confirmation bias prevents you from seeing the truth of poverty.
People are greedy. They're not going to do that.
Food, water, shelter...survival basics. This should be done EVERYWHERE. Bless this man who created this.
I love the sweet man who is sharing his tiny home with a cat.
To all the haters on here who blame these people for their desperate situation you better hope that karma isn't real
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Well said very true god bless all the homeless people these small houses are brilliant pluse they are COSY,
Well said! It could happen to anyone!!!
Thank you 🙏🏾
@belinda hawkins Ugh... someone always has to religify things.
Kentrel is so sweet and smart... it's scary that you can be smart and hardworking and still not be able to afford housing in our society.
Does anyone know how we can help make this possible in our communities? I'd love to donate my free time..
Off the top of my head, I know one major issue is that a lot of cities still have laws and ordinances on the books prohibiting settlements/villages like this. A lot of these laws are held over from the 70s when they were trying to curb communes from developing. So looking into your city's housing laws and doing advocacy there is really important!
You probably have to set one up yourself in your area idk though
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Washington State made it legal to create tiny homes and tiny home communities in 2019.😊 I'm working on making mine next year and I'm trying to get my friends on board too.
I love the communal yurt! What a great idea! That's where all the utilities are, and the internet and...friends!
This is what all homeless ppl need....
A home 🏠
How are they going to keep their job when they have no place to rest.
And healthcare. And a stable income.
@@kevin123456789994 they have jobs. This is transitionary housing. Did u watch the video??
I LOVE how he sits on the stairs and pulls down the table. THAT’s my kind of minimalism!
This is one of the most humane things a city can do! I hope other cities like Seattle (Mr. Bezos, how about it?) will follow. Great for seniors also!
Old peep can,t sleep in lofts.
"As long as there's people I love, I will be home"
i started off in life leaving home at 17 with the shirt on my back . luckily for me a guy who owned the local scrap yard took pitty on me and let me stay in his yard in a caravan .
now i own my own home i never forgot where i came from my door is never locked .
the only reason any one is homeless is because you are not allowed to call any place you sleep your home
I'm actually homeless on December 12th 2019. Lost my job. Don't know where my family is.
God bless you and you will be in my prayers
Hope you’re doing okay
I hope you're okay. I'm so sorry..
I'm sorry to hear this has happened to you. Hopefully you can reconnect with your family and life gets better. Keeping you in my prayers.💛
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Emerald City is a diamond in the ruff! we need these everywhere!
The tiny community is a God send. Every state should do it.
They even hv a cat living with them. Big hearted ppl living in small space. This warms my heart
this is beautiful...we need more community's like this.
I consider th Tiny house program the best solution to the homeless problem as. It gives each a roof, a potty, cooking space
an address and privacy there is also a larger space that allows for
Community cooking, showers and laundry. It is not the Hilton but
a real workable solution. So my hats off to Oregon Well done.
Wow!! America are you watching??? Thank You Eugene!!!
Habitat for humanity??? You are needed!
I lived in SLC, Utah my whole life and I never saw this. Maybe in the year 1/2 they put these there? I think this is an amazing solution to the problem. Everybody deserves to have a roof over their head. No one, no one should ever be homeless. Nor should they have to sleep somewhere where they don't feel safe. In my opinion this is a good solution. One step at a time, just grows into more steps of getter closer to a better solution.
"HOME IS WHERE THE ❤️ IS"
GREAT JOB, GUYS.
This is one of the best solutions I've seen, it's so good to see a municipality make an effort to deal with homelessness. Many won't zone for tiny houses, yet allow poop filled streets. I hope this takes off as a solution!
Kentrel good for you. I pray GOD WILL KERP YOU ALL SAFE. AND BLESS YOU WITH AMBUNDANCE OF FAVOR. 💖
This is Awesome I hope the Rest of the Country can learn from this Program and help all who is in Need
Great idea to house the poor, homeless, people who can’t afford to rent or live in traditional homes due to their situation. It is so expensive nowadays for rent, food, fuel, medical insurance, etc.
Something needs to be done like lowering the prices of rental prices. The way things are now a person would probably need like 3 jobs to maintain a household basic necessities which is ridiculous.
Amira Muhammad first step is lower property taxes (cities would have to cut back their spending due to less income) then ppl owning the buildings can lower a bit . But usually high demand causes high prices because that’s how it works. Increasing amount of available housing would decrease prices as it increases competition.
Exactly. Last year I wanted to go back to college but I need to work. So I was working 40 hours a week with some college units in my schedule except in california over here, I couldnt even afford rent for my own for a *STUDIO* apartment. I ended up finding a single bedroom with two other people. One guy had the bedroom, I had the couch, the other guy had the dining room... yes... the dining room... this crisis is getting very very bad.
If something isnt done to fix our situation soon, heads will roll...
And that is the point everyone has to work there ass off to have anything.
To keep what they already have.
Stop asking them to hand you money.
There money is already spent trying to hang in to what they have.
Now you need to get off your lazy ass and put up with the same jerk boss I have and work for your part to.
Stop raising property taxes and stop taxing us to death.
Allow ppl to keep more of thier earned money.
@@ElinWinblad theres pleanty of houseing and people are still homeless property tax is once a year it wouldn't lower it enough compatition doesn't help with houseing it just makes the landlord be more picky on who i wants to rent it to. There are empty houses and buildings all over the united states. There are laws against squaters, jobs are legally allowed to discriminate against you if you have a crimional record or you have kids or you have no car which alot of people don't realise that if your an addict when you get clean it makes it hard for you to recover so when you can't find a job alot of times they end up going back to drugs and crime. Our criminal justice system doesn't rehabilitate people it creates lifetime crimonals. I saw my dad go through this now he has given up he is lost i don't think anyone can help him now he will probably die on the streets of california.
This is great, Every state should create Tiny houses to help the homeless people. 👏🙌🙏🏻
The difference it makes to be under a roof, no matter what roof, is huge compared to being out in the open. I love these ideas, I hope they can be expanded on.
Bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 yes! yes! More of this is needed and is very affordable for many areas around the world. 🙏❤️
The San Francisco Bay Area really needs villages like these. Land, money, materials and people who can build them are the hindrances.
Kantrell is an awesome human being! Additional points for being a cat man😺
I don't know what his occupation is, but people with his character, intelligence, etc. are inspirational for a better world.
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One minute you could be loving a middle class lifestyle. Next you could end up lossing everything. This helps people start over. It also helps them re-adapt into society. Everyone should be able to afford housing. No matter where they work. Life is too expensive and people too greedy
Asigedge huh?
And it gives them an address so they can apply for a job...
Then maybe those middle class people should have put money aside for a rainy day instead of blowing it on expensive dinners and new cars every 2 years or whatever other stupid shit people spend their money on these days.
When I bought my house last year, I kept enough $$$ on the side to cover the repayments for 2 years. It makes me sleep better knowing that should some unlikely event happen - such as a global pandemic - I will not become instantly homeless.
Bless these people who are seeing a need and filling it. It seems incredible that the US with all its supposed wealth still pays workers such abysmal wages. I guess that's how the 1% get richer.
What a beautiful people!
I wish there were tiny houses in places like CA , NY and Detroit.
We need one in flint Michigan also
June Seed there are I’m pretty sure but that doesn’t mean they couldn’t use more
I live about 10 minutes away from Eugene and I honestly think that this is such a good idea!
Great program! Is it for singles and couples only? What about the woman who lost her kids? But Great idea!Why not in abandoned buildings in large cities? Housing FIRST! Total reversal of what they do now.
Not a band aid. The mission is a band aid. Street living a band aid. Housing First!
Agree with you totally!!!
This turns low value land, rooftops and even carparks of dead malls into homes. Dead malls can be converted into homes, each empty shop becoming a multi bedroom home. All it takes is the initiative.
Find a minimalist builder whos willing to start a project on tiny houses that r livable
There should be communities like this all over the world for people who work and for homeless your city or state I should say it's doing is amazing God bless everyone 🙏
Thank God to those who provided shelter for those in need, my heart goes out to you.
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Great ideas to help themselves
To feel good about themselves
And find a job to get back on their feet. They are humans Americans.
God bless you may your community thrive forever
This model is something the general public needs not just the homeless. Minimal
I could really use one. I have to rent a room because I can't afford an apartment. At times its been a nightmare. Like the room I rented in Portland where the guy managing the place would threaten me with violence if I didn't give him more money. I would call the cops but with Oregon's free you can threaten someone and that's okey. You just can't slice their necks open on the MAX.
Michelle makes a point about having roommates/rent sharing/ common area sharing: without you own four walls to feel safe in, it is not even a place to sleep feeling safe. If your roomie has mental health issues - honestly if the just grew up under norms different than your won- can be awful! I
In most places, if you are not in a sexual relationship with your room mate is is not domestic violence, so no help unless they actually physically assault you. Heartwarming :(
@@michelleburkholder2547 Landlords can be the worst. Sorry this happened to you. Thanks for bringing awareness to this issue.
I know right!!!!! I've always thought it would be a good idea to bring back the 1930s style of boarding houses. Everyone gets their own space at an affordable rate.
I love the minimalist idea for housing. I really really want a tiny house when I'm older. Need to look into it more, but its definitely a big goal of mine. Really would love to build it myself too. It just seems like a fun adventure. Or maybe not a "tiny" home but similar idea big enough for two people. Move in a close friend that I could stand to live with. That way I'm not alone and have my best friend with me!
What a grand idea! Curtis to the people who started this little piece of heaven for the under paid and homeless. Need these tiny homes all over!
What do you mean curtis?????
Bless you people for helping the homeless
Well said Mr. Kentrel Davis...
Thank God for people like you, God bless you man
That last house, Kentrel Davis's, is adorable and the Emerald village is completely livable. The OpporUNITY village though - do they have community bathhouses, and who keeps them clean? That would be necessary. Otherwise asking for cholera, etc.
The first village (opportunity?) has the community bathhouse and community center. Emerald Village, homes are plumbed and wired.
What a wonderful community of hope
Thank you for helping these people makes me feel like there is still hope for us all x
Thanks, Oregon! 👍🇺🇸
a glimmer of hope
If they can do it here, they can do it in LA ❤️
This caused me to feel sad Blessings❤️ I’m On my way! To sharing my story to help many people never give up and make away for people to get help. ❤️
All such beautiful people and souls! So genuine and real! I wish to be friends with them all!
Not a perfect solution, but better than a gutter. I would like to see ownership opportunities, and maybe some kind of mortgage guarantee, that would make it possible to move forward in life. Give them a chance to have equity that they can use to buy a bigger small house, eventually larger property. I guess it would shift to some 'investor' buying these tiny houses, then back to the same old.
No!No!No! Your heart is in the right place but that are the very system that put them out on the streets in the first place. Before Clinton took out Glass/Spegal homeless really didn't exist. These people need shelter and others coming in behind them will need those buildings. They are not real estate investors. What happens with that is someone will walk away with a stack of cash and everyone else will be homeless again. Isn't that how real estate works?
surreygeorge11 not you are correct, it would require SOME SORT OF FORWARD PLANNING-escrow portion of rent paid so after x amount of time you can move up or on. If a home holder was to “sell” to up coming candidate, rent is adjusted over time before your equity accumulation begins? If people are HAPPY in these villages, I see need for them expanding as only 25% of Americans who are eligible for housing assistance actually receive it!
these homes are small but larger than a car. I think they are great
I can’t lie this had me crying OD
I think it makes a lot of sense God bless y'all Community and keep up the good work
We really need more of this in all communities. The homelessness is growing at a rapid rate.
Homeless Population Statistics In Florida. According to WPEC channel 12 West Palm Beach, the current Florida homeless population is 43,000.
Lord have mercy and bless anyone who needs a tiny home 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Hope you guys make it bless you
Respect & Love for those who have struggled thru hard times 💯 we need more places like this for people doing it tough.
there are more empty homes than there are homeless people
wages aren’t high enough for most people to afford them
When the tiny house communities are already at such "established" environment wherein they are already in numbers, it can also create employment in the said communities such as being resellers of arts and crafts, where Oregon insignias or designs are created, as well as many in-house products that Oregon offers to visitors, it is going to give them employment that regains themselves as individuals, it is also not just earning a decent income, it is also being a part of the statistics of the stable ones, as many transient individuals managed to get back on their feet after the "phases of individualism" everything is clear. Tiny house communities, the best.
God bless you for posting this and God bless all who made this village happen. It gives an old cynic hope. How beautiful.
Thank you to everyone making all if this possible and to all the strong. We need Universal Basic income. Is the basic human right. No more excuses for what are systemic problems and greed in our society. For dignity and freedom of choice to lead your life the way you see fit, to find your own work from within and to have self purpose, takes giant measures. This is the step in the right direction. Leave no one in the cold and no one in the dust to fall into the cracks.
Austin Texas has started a tiny home community... Personally I think they all should have electricity, plumbing, & gas, so they can bathe, keep them cool or warm when needed.... They have to work on the premises doing gardening, upkeep as far as mowing, weed eating, carprentry work...
This community is amazing
GOD BLESS YOU!!
There still is hope for Humanity .
Sweet sensitive soul at the end.
Denver Colorado here and that's my story homeless and all I can pray for is to have a 8 by8 I would be blessed for my family!!! Bless your heart
Homelessness lurks close to many of us. It's always a threat to one's existence. As one ages and retires, the choices that used to yours are now limited. One always has in the back of the mind."Gee, what if I can't repair or keep up the maintenance of a home. If you have family members also living with you, they can also chip in and help, so you hold on with all your prayers to what is the one most valuable asset you end up with that can so easily be lost. Give thanks every day if you have a home and can share it.........remember those that have to get by every day and wish they had a roof to protect them and theirs. Blessings to those at this wonderful community.
really loved the guy at the end. JUST BE THANKFUL he is a part of that community and obviously cares about it. Jesus smiles on this community make sure to let him in and he will lift up the spirits for you.
Those who benefit from these tiny homes, should all help to build more.
That is a great idea! Congratulations for all done
A homeless guy has been hanging around my place. He lives in his camper shell. Last month he paid $750.00 for a used sixteen foot camper. The county has offered to pay first and security for him to move into a place. After doing nothing since August and dithering with the camper he decided he'd rather live in his camper shell and is now "On safari!" He thinks he's going to nest on my property for the winter but I told him in August to get ready for winter because it gets cold here in the Sierra's. He got pissed when I told him he isn't moving into my home.
I don't mind helping someone but when they bullshit around I don't have much pity for them.
Omg this is so nice This needs to be done in york Pennsylvania
That guy is amazing and his house is super rad.
That's awesome thing to do.👍
wow just wow.. perfect outline for other cities to adopt..
The young brother at the end of this video is probably impoverished because of his STUDENT loan debt❗️
And because he may have been influenced by elite snobs that a 4 year degree was the only woje thing to get. Trades usually always have jobs even if you have to move at times and the training and schooling doesnt put you in lifetime debt. LOVE how this helps folks move up. And everyone needs to work to keep the community clean & safe - respect and accountability. Awesome
Ah, the student loan argument. You do know when you sign on the line, you will have to repay. It's a choice to spend $100,000 on four years of partying.
Well much of that was forgiven this yr..
REI in the city of Austin gives tents, backpacks, boots, sleeping bags, food,etc. - much nicer than I can afford! They have converted an old post office into a place where people can receive mail, so they’re not indigent- and register for an ID, and receive a paycheck when they get a job. They have showers, a communal area with a tv, and pol tables. There’s a big industrial kitchen, and we used to cook Thanksgiving dinner for people. There are still a high rate of homeless in Austin sleeping by the river. They come there because it’s on I-35, and they travel up and down it from winter to summer. It’s not perfect, but it’s a solution.
i think this is amazing and i am so happy to see this happening
I’m 15, I work about 20 hours a week and get payed every other week anywhere from 2-3 hundred for a 40 hr paycheck. So in a month that’s 400-600$ , I can afford rent with that money right ? Along w food and clothes if rent is 350 a month?
Idk, it depends on where you live. You probably can’t survive in that though. Where I live, a one person apartment costs at least 3,000 a month
Rent should be 30% of your income.
That won't even get you a room. Focus on SAVING your money now that you're young. You can even be close to a millionaire by the time you're 30 if you start now. You will thank yourself later!😉
Stay home and savesavesave! Find a career you can make yours and live live beneath your means and save save save for retirement!
You might be able to afford to roommate :) try to get in school on fee waiver, grants, or scholarships if you can.
We need this here in Australia
This is awesome need more cities jump on the wagon with this!!
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With a foundation such as this, a homeless person can now carefully and safely plan their next step and start setting employment, educational, and training goals. Every state with a large homeless population should start looking at similar solutions and offer some real help.
I am so very sorry. Everyone needs a home. It is a need. No one should be homeless. How can we ignore this?
This is the most amazing thing ever,just so wholesome ❤
I like this seriously. Needs to be in everystate
"we have chosen poverty to remain free" an old Afghan saying
I love the idea of helping homeless people have hope in there life with a tiny house I feel like every person deserves a second chance in life or maybe a three chance who knows, but I believe that what they are doing is a blessing in disguise and I hope this continues on in every State and country. 👍🏾
Need one in Baltimore MD