Stevenson, Garrett
Subject: FW: 6/1/22 ED Tech Meeting -- Discussion on Tiny Homes From: Sonja Berndt < >
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2022 8:00 PM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Subject: Fwd: 6/1/22 ED Tech Meeting -- Discussion on Tiny Homes Hi Garrett:
Please see that this email is posted publicly for Agenda Item #2 for ED Tech's 6/1/2022 meeting. Thanks! Sonja Berndt
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From: Sonja Berndt < >
Date: Tue, May 24, 2022 at 11 :50 AM
Subject: 6/1/22 ED Tech Meeting -- Discussion on Tiny Hornes To: Hampton, Tyron <[email protected]>, Madison, Steve <[email protected]>, Rivas, Jessica <[email protected]>, Wilson, Andy <[email protected]> Dear Committee Members:
I am sending the links below to video tours of two tiny home communities operated by Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission: (1) Chandler Park in North Hollywood (the first tiny home community operated by Hope of the Valley); and (2) Arroyo Seco Tiny Horne Village (right next to our city, off of the Arroyo Parkway). Hope of the Valley operates 6 tiny home communities.
Community members are looking forward to the discussion of tiny homes at the ED Tech meeting on June 1st. No one believes that tiny homes are the solution for homelessness -- permanent housing is the solution. But it can take over a year for an unsheltered person living on the street to obtain permanent housing. During that time, these residents lose hope and are subject to all sorts of safety and health risks.
While they are in a tiny home community waiting for permanent housing, clients have the following: a lock on the door to their unit to provide personal safety; easy access to showers and toilets; three meals a day; heating and air conditioning in their unit; laundry facilities onsite; an address to use when applying for benefits; onsite case managers for easy access to all of the services they provide; a dog run for any pets; 24 hour security; a sense of community; and consistency and continuity, which develop trust.
As Ken Craft, Founder/CEO of Hope of the Valley often says: "The streets shouldn't be the waiting room for permanent housing."
https :/ /www.youtube.com/watch ?v=RKEeCdsrnBRc&t=2s
https://youtu.be/caofz5 cb0Y
1 Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sonja Berndt
Pasadena
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