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A Call to Action
HomesNOW! has a plan that is very simple. The plan is just to go from Point A to Point B. Build tiny homes and start putting people in them right away. What we need is to raise money for the first 2 homes. We need about $5000, not much when you consider that this is going to take two people off the streets and reduce the number of homeless in Whatcom County.
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HomesNow. Not Later. shared Direct democracy for Canadians's post.
Direct democracy for Canadians
This man worked his entire life only to be thrown on the streets like a piece of garbage. Pathetic! #directdemocracy youtu.be/oM8u4ZK0qjw
This man is getting enough income to live decently in Arkansas or Kansas. $950/mo is no princely sum and would still require food banks and so forth but hanging around in SoCal with a guaranteed (but insufficient for the area) income is insane. If your goal is to not be homeless - heading to somewhere like Hollywood or Manhattan on a low fixed income is self-defeating.
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This is a 2017 Financial Distribution Chart for HomesNOW!
This is a general overview of how donations for 2017 were spent. Let us know if you have any questions!
In 2017, HomesNow received a total of $20,564.11 in donations from the community. HomesNOW! Spent $19,434.80.
HomesNOW spent a total of: $837.99 in administrative costs (4.07%).
HomesNOW spent a total of: $3899.49 on food and drink for our monthly homeless summits (18.9%).
HomesNOW spent a total of: $6134.24 on Housing for 3 Units (2 x [8' x 10's], 1 x [10' x 20'], and 25 tents) (29.83%).
HomesNOW spent a total of: $7444.21 in Supplies for homeless individuals (such as clothing, gear, survival supplies, hygine, etc.) (36.2%).
HomesNOW spent a total of: $1254.41 on other services (Bus Tickets, Gas, Phone Line, etc.) (6.1%).
HomesNOW had a total of: $1007.64 in the bank at the end of 2017 (4.9%).
![This is a 2017 Financial Distribution Chart for HomesNOW!
This is a general overview of how donations for 2017 were spent. Let us know if you have any questions!
In 2017, HomesNow received a total of $20,564.11 in donations from the community. HomesNOW! Spent $19,434.80.
HomesNOW spent a total of: $837.99 in administrative costs (4.07%).
HomesNOW spent a total of: $3899.49 on food and drink for our monthly homeless summits (18.9%).
HomesNOW spent a total of: $6134.24 on Housing for 3 Units (2 x [8 x 10s], 1 x [10 x 20], and 25 tents) (29.83%).
HomesNOW spent a total of: $7444.21 in Supplies for homeless individuals (such as clothing, gear, survival supplies, hygine, etc.) (36.2%).
HomesNOW spent a total of: $1254.41 on other services (Bus Tickets, Gas, Phone Line, etc.) (6.1%).
HomesNOW had a total of: $1007.64 in the bank at the end of 2017 (4.9%).](https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/31068962_621563674852923_646212850846531584_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=c689c9cdd7665be84a4d5a98398734d2&oe=5B68F745)
HomesNow. Not Later. shared No New Youth Jail Seattle's post.
*update* protesters moved to king county adult jail at 5th and James. Join us there now to demand their release! Bring your signs!* Seattle Police Department just arrested nine peaceful praying protesters outside of King County’s new children’s jail. #NoNewYouthJail #PeoplesMoratorium Call and demand their immediate release! Police Chief Best’s Office: 206-684-5577 Mariko Lockhart, Director of Office for Civil Rights: 206-233-7822
HomesNow! has structure funding, but no place to build
WHATCOM — The county nonprofit HomesNow!, with the goal of using tiny homes to shelter community members, has been active since 2017 and gaining momentum. Over $6,317 has been donated on a GoFundMe webpage.
But when it came time to create a tiny-home community, one housing people in 10-by-10-feet structures that cost about $3,500 per unit, helping those living outdoors proved to be more challenging than anticipated.
“Everything we do is a fight. Why do we have to fight to help the homeless?” co-founder Jim Peterson said.
“I’m not saying tiny homes will solve homelessness,” he added. “We’re saying [do this] until this community ... gets the willpower to think out of the box.”
At the County Council meeting of Tuesday, April 10, Peterson spoke on the problem of locating land for their project, and he pleaded with council members to help.
“We are trying to raise money to buy land … but even if we buy land tomorrow we still couldn’t use it until the zoning net is set up for us,” he told the County Council. “We are frustrated with the process, but not discouraged.”
The County Council voted 7-0 to work with the organization during a prior county meeting.
Peterson has made several visits to council chambers in Bellingham, detailing the land dilemma. County property prices have been on a steep rise, and little is left that is affordable and properly zoned to build tiny homes on.
“Land is 20 times more expensive than all of the materials and labor and construction to build (tiny homes),” said HomesNow! co-founder Doug Gustafson.
For now, the pair’s interest has shifted toward using the county property at LaBounty and Sunset roads in Ferndale for their pilot program. The plot of land — the site formerly slated for a potential new county jail that was voted down — is big enough to place six tiny homes.
“Wouldn’t it be ironic that, instead of jailing people there, we would actually house people?” Peterson said.
They presented their case for building tiny homes and the need for donated land to Ferndale City Council members earlier this year, and received initial feedback about making the plan a reality. But then numerous phone and email communication attempts with the city went unresponded to, they say.
In a phone call Monday, Jori Burnett, Ferndale community development director, said there is little opportunity to use the land for the nonprofit’s plan.
The property is not zoned for residential uses, Burnett said, and in order for this to be considered, county Comprehensive Plan amendments would need to be proposed and modifications made to both city zoning and the county plan.
“It would need to be demonstrated that there would be a need for this sort of development in this particular location opposed to a residential development in other parts of Ferndale,” Burnett said.
The City of Ferndale, in charge of zoning for the proposed site, must balance both a commitment to affordable housing and maintaining sufficient land for other uses, he said.
“There are wide areas for residential use and few areas for industrial uses,” Burnett said. “And this is one of those areas in close proximity to railway and other industries. At first glance there’s more opportunity [here] for industrial uses.”
Other locations may be more conducive for not only residential development but the overall residential experience, including proximity to shopping and other resources, Burnett said.
But Peterson and Gustafson argue that they can make most land sites function, and that getting housing for those without is an urgent task.
“At this point whatever you throw at us, we can make it work,” Gustafson said. “We’ll set up our own little taxi system if we have to.”
A partnership of HomesNow! with Lummi Stepping Stones on the Lummi Reservation has already proved successful. Two tiny homes built and retrofitted by HomesNow! have sheltered Lummi residents since summer 2017.
Peterson and Gustafson believe even a tent shelter can have a positive effect on a person experiencing homelessness — they share various stories of success.
Peterson himself has experienced what going without a roof is like. He spent 17 years of his life without a place of his own.
“I’m not pointing fingers, but hearing housed people say it takes time — well, you go home to your nice comfortable bed at night,” Peterson said. “When you’re laying out there and it’s raining, you don’t got no time.”
With the needed funds to start the project already in the bank, and a contractor who has agreed to build the homes free of labor charge, the grassroots volunteer group continues its search an avenue for helping those who need it most.
“The homeless don’t have five years to wait. They need it now,” Peterson said
Tiny-house homeless project struggles to find space
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HomesNow! has structure funding, but no place to build
" the building was sold on April 4 to CWD Investments LLC of Seattle. On that same day, tenants said they found notices on their doors to leave by the end of the month because the building is undergoing a major renovation."
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Families told to leave Tacoma apartments: 'It's so scary it brings tears to my eyes'
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TACOMA, Wash. -- Dozens of people at a Tacoma apartment complex are scrambling to find somewhere to live after their building was sold, and they were given notice to leaveThey didn’t did give us enough time to save money to get out, said tenant William Pet
This is similar to the issue at my last place..a bunch of people were moved in with year leases even though tge mngmnt knew and had told others a year earlier they would be kicking everyone out for rennovations ..suddenly there were 20 day notices on everyones door..it got way worse from there...ugh
1 week agoShort History of Public Housing in the United States (1930's - Present)
In 2018 in the United States, homelessness and poverty have been increasing over the years. Wages remain low or flat for most people, cost of living is increasing, rents are skyrocketing as well as property values due to a speculative market on real estate and land.
At the same time federal funding for public non-profit housing development is weak. This has all added up to what we see in the country today with the lack of affordable housing. When housing isn't available or affordable, people fall through the cracks, and this leads to increased homelessness.
To successfully solve this problem today requires us to first look back at the history of public housing in the US to see how we got to this point and present some examples of housing models which might be achievable under current legal and systemic constraints.
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HomesNow. Not Later. is at Seattle University School of Law.
JC Mansfield Dana Briggs Rain Forever
This is what we are attending www.facebook.com/groups/homesnowbellingham/permalink/604184213264121/
2 weeks ago · 3Markis Dee shared a post to HomesNow. Not Later.'s timeline.
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Everett is hosting a FREE clinic for dental, vision, diabetes, etc. and NO PROOF OF ID, INSURANCE, OR IMMIGRATION STATUS IS NECESSARY!! Please forward to anyone you know who may be in need of free medical services ASAP, as the clinic will only be open April 20 & 22. This is incredibly important so please get the word out. In Unity & Solidarity, Shelly [Ranger Kat] Communications Director Cascadia Volunteer Advocacy
The Finnish government is now aiming to abolish it altogether in the coming years.
I recently travelled to Finland to understand how it had done this. It turns out its solution is painfully simple and blindingly obvious: give homes to homeless people.
Finland has found the answer to homelessness. It couldn’t be simpler | Harry Quilter-Pinner
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With the number of rough sleepers in Britain soaring, it’s time we got over our prejudices, writes Harry Quilter-Pinner, who works at the homelessness charity SCT
Just a note to keep things moving! drive.google.com/file/d/1PAXdwEVNCE6k49ECmF-S63QtZT1LDf8H/view?usp=sharing
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Jim - You should be taking this to the city council/ county meetings
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www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article207033709.html
They're basic human necessities, and now they'll be available to Bellingham homeless
bellinghamherald.com
Four places in Bellingham will have portable toilets and dumpsters available 24 hours a day starting this weekend — a decision that homeless advocates are cheering.
HomesNow Goes to Whatcom County Council - 03-27-2018
Jim spoke to the Whatcom County Council on March 27th 2016 where they discussed possible locations for the HomesNOW pilot project.
The council voted to get more concrete information on zoning from the planning director by the next council meeting.
Dana Briggs also spoke about the responsibility of elected officials and community on removing unjust rules where they don't make sense.
HomesNow Goes to Whatcom County Council - 03-27-2018
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GoFundMe (First Pilot Project):
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Dear County Council:
All the rules can be bypassed by Jack Louws signing a State of Emergency. Land use, building codes, residence requirement. All of them.
I did also find out that the parking behind the Courthouse (the sunken down one) is owned by the county. I have a few other options of private properties that are already being used by those without homes to lease the land to the county and then us. All 3 are on the outskirts of the city (on Marine Drive is some property and on NW is a bank owned property and a non-functioning business with a large fenced in backyard).
Maybe those can be locations? Please share with anyone on the council interested. I will also write.
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HomesNow. Not Later. shared Revolution Britain's post.
From the 16th of April 2018, it will officially be a crime for a poor/homeless person to ask for help or money from people they see on the street. Should it really be a crime to have no money? no home?? These people just need a hand up, a bit of compassion and understanding and some help ffs!
I anticipated grading the city council members on their efforts to help the homeless living on the streets. I was all set to name them and have Roxanne admonish me for directing comment to individual members but because we have made some promise I did not proceed. We shall see our new 3 portapotties and 3 dumpsters around town open 24/7 with places to park vehicles being lived in and based on that I will decide where to use my energy.
On Tiny Homes land? On safe camping sites? On getting laundry vouchers? Getting a good place to send mail? Getting bus passes again for those without homes? So much to do.
Good Call. I just got back from the American Nurses Association conference on Innovations Quality and Safety. By going to the ANA Conference I am charged to move. Innovation and Creativity is Fun. An Open Mind and Heart and Will REJECTS the voice of Judgement, Cynicism and Fear. So we can Think, So we can Feel, So we can Move. “”Say Yes And”” to them it is everything in innovative thinking . “ Don’t ever say “Yes But””. What has happened is progress and innovation and real solutions. Staying positive with a smile never tolerating naysayers to what is right and safe will win. YOur Activism is amazing and most awesome. Homes Now Rocks
4 weeks agoHomesNow. Not Later.Unfortunately the dinners that are served outside of the Mission are not possible for those sleeping at the Mission. You have to be there to sign up for the night or you lose a place to sleep.
4 weeks agoHomesNow. Not Later. was live.
HomesNOW Goes to Bellingham City Council - 03-26-2018
HomesNOW goes to Bellingham City council on 03-26-2018.
HomesNOW Goes to Bellingham City Council - 03-26-2018
City of Bellingham starts online reporting of homeless encampments
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trash services? cool how about using more discretion on arrests..or actually using real de escalation methods not handcuffs and tazerz and years of intimidation..sorry but its not enough yet..a little verty late and yes these things can happen over night ..quit treating us like we are stupid..it takes less than 24 hours to implement emergency plans..wake up
1 month ago · 1The 100% "renewable energy" they keep talking about it is a total scam. It tricks you into thinking its good for the enviroment, but it's a scheme that actually keeps big polluting corporations in business, while our small businesses have to shut down because they can't afford to reduce their carbon footprint while these big vampire corps can buy their way out. The biggest polluters can set up a wind farm, have african farmers or prisoners plant trees to generate credits to buy their way out. There's a whole market created for it. Don't be duped! Look more into "carbon offsets" and "renewable energy credits". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_Energy_Certificate_(United_States) www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkXC7eSXGwg&t=249s
4 weeks ago · 1The next Homeless Summit/Feast/Clothes/Gear event will be on April 28th. We are coordinating with Cascadia Volunteer Advocacy group.
Location: Bellingham Food Coop, N. Forrest St.
Langar feast at 1:00
Clothes/Gear at 2:00
All welcome to food and social. Leave the clothes and gear for those living on the streets. If we have extra towards 4:00, we will open the clothes/gear to those in homes.
Thanks
Further details and official event post will be up soon.|
Now the sweeps will happen more often...If the city just put half as much effort into actually helping homeless people rather than stuff like this, they'd have solved the problem by now. What are the city's priorities with these policies?
kpug1170.com/news/007700-city-of-bellingham-starts-online-reporting-of-homeless-encampments/
City of Bellingham starts online reporting of homeless encampments | 1170 KPUG-AM
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The Department says officers connect the camp occupants with services.
HomesNow. Not Later.well if everyone that is homeless went to the shelter since there are only 250 beds and 716 homeless where we would you have the 466 people there are not beds for go just asking for my 466 frineds that can't go to the shelter
1 month ago · 3Amy Glasser shared a post to HomesNow. Not Later.'s timeline.
Please vote this week. HomesNOW gets no grants, public funding, only donations from you and the wonderful businesses in our community like Bob Wallins Insurance. First prize in this poll wins $2000. Enough to build an entire Tiny Home, thanks to Heritage Builders.
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"When he returned home from deployment, Davis said he started working with King County helping at-risk youth at high schools in Seattle make it to graduation. He said he wanted to be the one who provided the support that he so desperately craved when he was in high school.
However, after cuts to the King County budget, Davis said he was laid off from his job as a counselor. So he relocated to Sedro-Wooley to fill a similar position.
Then, his life seemed to repeat itself. The agency he worked for there became financially unstable.
“I was the last to be hired, so I was the first to go,” he said.
Davis said that being laid off a second time reignited turmoil in his family, particularly with his father. Davis had been helping his adoptive family pay rent, but now jobless, he couldn’t contribute.
Shortly after losing his job, Davis said he was run off of the road by another vehicle on his way up to Bellingham. The car accident left him with permanent damage to his back and left foot.
Not only was Davis already without a job, but with the severe injuries he sustained, he couldn’t return to the workforce. Then, when he sought out medical care, he struck out again. He said this was particularly devastating to him because he felt he’d earned the right to decent care after serving his country in the Army.
“The VA (Department of Veteran Affairs) did nothing for me,” Davis said.
Jobless and still struggling with medical ailments, Davis now stays at the Drop-in Center, but he said he feels like his life isn’t going anywhere, and that ambiguity is scary to him. He said the Mission doesn’t make an effort to help people experiencing homelessness get back on their feet. "
westernfrontonline.com/listen/mainstory.html
The Western Front | Project Listen
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Brian Davis, 56, said that despite earning a college degree in communications, he still can’t find a job in Bellingham. // Photo by Mathew Roland
completely not true. Davis does not deal drugs and is another example of the citizens with much to give back to the community if we reconfigure and not center our future tax funds toward the mission. Basil Tontus is a a troll and not a real individual at all. 0 friend fake account nothing to show, called out.
1 month ago · 1HomesNow. Not Later. shared Cultura Colectiva +'s Vending Machine for Homeless Opens in the UK.
Cultura Colectiva +
Something like this would be reasonably easy to implement.
Vending Machine for Homeless Opens in the UK
This is a great initiative that can help a lot of homeless people
Police body cam footage of the homeless person who died a few days ago. It seems like he got scared when he was handcuffed but not arrested...and then escalated from there. He was dead by the time he got to the hospital.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzdRkYyQ3iI
Bellingham Police Body Warn Camera Video
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Officers placing male into protective custody for transport to hospital. WARNING: Language that may be offensive to some occurs in this video. More info at: ...
What is your point Here? I was sitting here watching this video, expecting for the police to assault this man or do something that resulted in his death, but what it seems like, is this man has mental issues and maybe had a heart attack. What exactly did the police do wrong? They detained someone who was unpredictable They talked to him the entire time in non threatening tones They took him to the hospital instead of jail. This man died because of something inside of him, not because of those officers.
1 month ago · 5I am concerned that the written report to the press did not mention they had him face down with their weight on him before he was turned on his side. They just said he was put on his side. That to me is an attempt to cover the fact that he began with an officer on his back and THEN he was put on his side.
1 month ago · 5"The second video is the exterior of the Drop-In Center where Gagnon begins to doubt the legitimacy of the Officers and begins to struggle to get away from them, at one point attempting to run into the street. For the safety of Gagnon and the Officers, Gagnon is placed on the sidewalk by the Officers. Gagnon is laid on his side. Based on the apparent needs of the individual, Bellingham Fire Department Medics respond to assist with evaluation and transportation to the hospital."
1 month ago · 1Why did the police respond to this call and not EMT to begin with if it were a hospital transfer? Also, why was he arrested and searched if not detained? Where was the warrant? Also, they had their weight on him when he was yelling that he couldn't breathe.. he kept saying "please get off my back" 😥
1 month ago · 1Those officers were exemplary. They did exactly what they needed to do to protect themselves, the public, and Gagnon. You can't 'reason' with someone that is delusional. Sure he didn't like being cuffed, but he wasn't going to like anything. It's incredibly sad that it happened, but they were amazingly professional and compassionate.
1 month ago · 6He was reaching for something, they then had to check for knives, etc. They knew he could breathe. He even said, if you're talking, you're breathing...and then he proceeded to yell and yell...seems he was getting enough air for that. If the police responded to the call, I'm guessing they needed him removed from the premises at the time, and not medical help until later?
1 month ago · 3HomesNow. Not Later.my one and only question is why where the cops called first and not the medics. Why where the cops going to transport him to the hospital instead of an ambulance?
1 month ago · 4Do any of you know about the tiny home parked in front of Habitat for Humanity Store on Cornwall? A raffle ticket costs $25. Also, speaking of jails and criminalizing homelessness..https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/14/593204274/alabama-sheriff-legally-took-750-000-meant-to-feed-inmates-bought-beach-house?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180314
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Alabama Sheriff Legally Took $750,000 Meant To Feed Inmates, Bought Beach House
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Under state law, sheriffs can "keep and retain" unspent money from the jail food budget. In Etowah County, a reporter found evidence of how Sheriff Todd Entrekin is spending his "food provision" cash.
Today's news:
Bellingham Police and Whatcom County Sheriff's Detectives are investigating the death of a 49-year-old male shortly after midnight this morning.
Bellingham Police responded to a 911 call for assistance at the Drop In Center located at 1013 W. Holly Street. Initial information gathered was that there was a male, possibly under the influence of a drug, acting paranoid and exhibiting unstable behavior.
Preliminary review of the Officer's body cameras shows the individual was having a mental health/drug episode but was responding to the Officer's use of verbal and de-escalation skills to safely take him into custody. Once in custody, however, he became unresponsive, and even though he was attended to by officers and on-scene medics, he died shortly after arriving at the hospital. The medical examiner's investigation will ultimately determine the cause of the individual's death. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, March 20. Investigators are currently working to positively identify the male.
“The loss of life is always tragic," said Bellingham Police Chief David Doll. “Our condolences will go out to the family once next of kin are identified."
The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office is assisting with the investigation, as it is routine practice to include outside investigators when an in-custody death is involved. Body worn camera footage will be released when the male's name is released.
HomesNow. Not Later. shared Coalition on Homelessness's post.
The US literally has a caste system based on economic class, and homeless individuals are treated as the "untouchables" caste.
It’s raining, the City is sweeping tent encampments and the Sheriff is warning hospital staff that unhoused people seeking shelter are suspicious. 20-25% of their inpatients have no home to go to. Are they expected to report them to the Sheriff?? #CriminalizingHomelessness
Mayor Kelli Linville please set up an emergency tent shelter today to help your most vulnerable citizens. You have the authority to do this, but choose not to. Why?
1 month agoDue to scheduling issues, March Homeless Summit will not take place. The next one will be on the 14th of April, we think.
Since there will be no clothing/gear event this month, I will do my best to seek out people who may need stuff such as dropping by the Drop-in-center every few days.
If you need anything specifically, let me know and I will do my best to get it to you. This is about survival.
We could use the following donations please:
Gloves (we have none at this moment)
Warm socks
Tents
Sleeping bags
Hoodies (large, extra large and extra extra large)
blankets
sweatpants (large, extra and extra extra large)
Thanks as always for everyones support.
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Amy Glasser, I have access to a lot of Corona new t shirts. Can summit use some?
HomesNow. Not Later.Sure. I would say not this month as we are still in the cold weather time but in April, yes.
2 months agoCity Council amended the Emergency Ordinance to allow all 501c3s to manage a tent encampment. The 11 pages of rules continue with the chance for them to be relaxed depending on the situation. This would a great step IF we had some land to use. LAND LAND LAND for the Tiny Home project. For vehicles to park. For tents to stay.
Made video on global policies affecting resources and zoning. It's global and has been in the works for decades. Agenda 21/Agenda 2030 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQzV6RXN7K0
2 months agoHomesNow. Not Later.This si great now where is the land for this
2 months agoWhy are they so reluctant to use City Land? Wtf? Talk about continuing to make it someone else's problem... Mayor Kelli Linville...WTF??? Just give these people some land for a temp tent camp..!!
2 months agoCornwall park was intially used for people camping and working in the mines.
I think a portion of that park should be designated again to those camping (and car parking).
That park has a lot of room, lots of entrances and lots of parking. Seems like an ideal place to help out those without a home.
"Adjunct professors in America face low pay and long hours without the security of full-time faculty. Some, on the brink of homelessness, take desperate measures"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/28/adjunct-professors-homeless-sex-work-academia-poverty
Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping in cars
theguardian.com
Adjunct professors in America face low pay and long hours without the security of full-time faculty. Some, on the brink of homelessness, take desperate measures
"I met with many people barely surviving on Skid Row in Los Angeles, I witnessed a San Francisco police officer telling a group of homeless people to move on but having no answer when asked where they could move to, I heard how thousands of poor people get minor infraction notices which seem to be intentionally designed to quickly explode into unpayable debt, incarceration, and the replenishment of municipal coffers. I saw sewage-filled yards in states where governments don’t consider sanitation facilities to be their responsibility, I saw people who had lost all of their teeth because adult dental care is not covered by the vast majority of programs available to the very poor, I heard about soaring death rates and family and community destruction wrought by opioids, and I met with people in Puerto Rico living next to a mountain of completely unprotected coal ash which rains down upon them, bringing illness, disability and death.”
www.rt.com/op-ed/418572-us-decline-poverty-un/
American decline: Open pools of raw sewage in the richest country in the world
rt.com
As the wealthy continue sucking the country dry, the question isn’t if the US will cease to provide a decent standard of living for its people. Rather it is how many people will be sacrificed on the way down, Rania Khalek writes.
Hey just FYI everybody, Jim did not delete or deactivate his account, Facebook did. He has to prove his identity and upload his ID now because Facebook doesn't believe it's really him. Pretty damn stupid.
-Doug
HomesNow. Not Later. was live.
Whatcom County Council Votes on Moving Forward with Pilot Project - HomesNOW!
The County Council is voting on whether to move forward with HomesNOW's pilot project of 6 tiny homes and a service building.
www.facebook.com/HomesNowNotLater/videos/588809231461701/
Here's our pilot plan project link:
homesnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/6-Tiny-Homes-With-Service-Building-Pilot-HomesNOW-1.pdf
Website:
homesnow.org
Donate (one time donations):
gofundme.com/homesnow
Donate (Monthly Donations):
www.patreon.com/homesnow
HomesNOW in the News:
Is it hard to solve Whatcom County’s homelessness? This new nonprofit doesn’t think so:
www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article156815819.html
Could tiny homes help ease homelessness in Whatcom County?
www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article159277304.html
On Lummi Reservation, turning to 100 tiny homes to shelter tribal homelesss
www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article170130267.html
HomesNow. Not Later.Yay John
2 months agoSo will Homes Now be on the agenda at the next meeting "Homeless Strategies Workgroup" meeting? Looks like it's scheduled for Thursday, February 22, 2018 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the City of Bellingham Mayor's Board Room located at 210 Lottie Street in Bellingham. Is this open to the public and can we organize to be there? I have work at that time but I can try and make arrangements so I can participate!
2 months agoHomesNOW - First Home Getting Built - 1st Resident Von Emeth Ochoa
This video is of the first 10' x 10' home being built by Heritage General Contractors. The video also has an interview with the first Resident of our 6 home pilot project, Von Emeth Ochoa.
HomesNOW - First Home Getting Built - 1st Resident Von Emeth Ochoa
Website:
homesnow.org
6 Tiny Home Pilot Project:
homesnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/6-Tiny-Homes-With-Service-Building-Pilot-HomesNOW.pdf
Donate (one time donations):
gofundme.com/homesnow
Donate (Monthly Donations):
www.patreon.com/homesnow
This video is of the first 10' x 10' home being built by Heritage General Contractors. The video also has an interview with the first Resident of our 6 home pilot project, Von Emeth Ochoa.
youtu.be/b03a922aRAw
Website:
homesnow.org
6 Tiny Home Pilot Project:
www.dropbox.com/s/9wh1jqpppe3radk/6%20Tiny%20Homes%20With%20Service%20Building%20Pilot%20-%20Home...
Donate:
gofundme.com/homesnow
HomesNOW - First Home Getting Built - 1st Resident Von Emeth Ochoa
This video is of the first 10' x 10' home being built by Heritage General Contractors. The video also has an interview with the first Resident of our 6 home ...
Good news bad news:
Good news: Over the past couple weeks we have been able to distribute a lot of the leftover clothes from the last Homeless Summit so people didn't have to wait to get cold weather clothes.
Bad news: We are in short supply of a lot of items now.
PLEASE:
Consider asking neighbors and friends at home and at work for:
Gloves: We have no gloves and need all sizes
Socks: We need lots more socks of all sizes.For the cold weather.
Hats: Warms beanies that cover the ears.
Scarfs: Plain simple warm scarves for men.
Underwear: all sizes both sexes
Hoodies: We have no hoodies and they are great for layering.
Large, extra large and xxlarge coats for men and women.
Rain coats, all sizes
Jeans: all sizes for both men and women
Tarps, tents, sleeping bags, blankets,backpacks, big bags to carry gear, rolling luggage, handwarmers, emergency blankets and first aid kits.
Contact me here or via PM to arrange drop off.
Just in case we missed saying this:
HomesNow is a fairly new organization in the community and we want to note that there are a lot of great organizations and programs for the homeless in Bellingham and we appreciate all that you do.
As you all know, we have identified a huge gap in services that is too big to go unreported. That gap includes the people living outside (not using the Mission). Those people, living in tents, doorways, cars, RVs, benches and under trees deserve basic respect and dignity even though they do not have an address.
Please join us in advocating for safe tent sites, essentials such as toilets/water/dumpsters and storage. We need to all work together to make sure our city and county provides basic services to all of the community, not just those in homes.
PLEASE call the mayor, call the councils and ask them to identify land for people to safely camp. Without and people will be breaking the law, just because they do not have 4 walls and a roof.
HomesNOW mentioned by Whatcom County Council - 01-30-2018
HomesNOW was mentioned at Whatcom County Council meeting on 01-30-2018 after Tyler Byrd and Barbara Brenner came out to see the Tiny Homes and Stepping Stones program on Lummi.
The search for land to get started is in the works. Thank you everyone for your support! Let's get this done!
Original Link:
HomesNOW mentioned by Whatcom County Council - 01-30-2018
General Planning document, similar to business plan:
homesnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/HomesNOW-General-Plan.pdf
Bellingham Municipal Code:
www.codepublishing.com/WA/Bellingham/
Whatcom County Code:
www.codepublishing.com/WA/WhatcomCounty/
Website:
HomesNOW.Org
Facebook:
facebook.com/HomesNowNotLater
YouTube Channel:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCQsy8m39etRS5lrQLQ17rpQ
Twitter:
twitter.com/homesnowbham
GoFundMe (One Time Donations):
gofundme.com/2n7ur74f
PayPal (alternate method of One Time Donations):
www.paypal.com/donate/?token=inq_MftYtzcD9QXl7hTcNDFSsjQFSjRwJM97LJ_0HxK-RToMfBpNQSTCRv8ExXQDG18Fmm
Patreon (Monthly Donations):
www.patreon.com/homesnow/
Hashtags:
#HomesNOWNotLater
Just letting you know that a few minutes after I shared this post of HomesNow's video clip from the last County Council meeting in the Riveters Collective Group, I had this notification pop up. Don't know what it could be reported for, but wanted you to know in case other people start having things reported.
3 months ago Re:
Death of TJ (Thomas Joseph) Duffy. Born 8/1/83) Died of exposure on Jan 20 2018
There is a silver lining to us posting about TJ's death on Facebook. His sons did not know about his grandparents in Oklahoma and thanks to us, they now have more grandparents to love them and keep them connected with their dad.
TJ's memorial service is on Tuesday Feb 6th at 3:00 at the First Baptist Church on 110 Flora Street, Bellingham.
His step-parents live in OK and if anyone has a video camera to record or live stream the service, they would be appreciative.
Hi folks , meet my niece Sierra Ka'ilani Wingate. I believe she’d like to help where she can.
HomesNow. Not Later.thanks for reaching out how would she like to help if I may ask. This is Jim PEterson I am the president of HomesNow. Not Later. you can reach me best by email and give me more specifics jim@homesnow.org again thank you
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