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“ForIhadnoshelterandyoubuiltmeahome.”
Whatwouldyoudoifyoulostyourjobtoday?Youmightassumeyoucouldfindanotherjob,andyouwouldhaveplentyoftimetodoso.YetstudiesindicatetheaverageAmericanlivesonly3monthspayawayfrombeinghomeless.
Doyouhavedependents,ordoyoudependonsomeoneelseforyourmonthlyincome?Oneleadingcauseofhomelessnessisthelossofalovedone,akathe“breadwinner”.It’sdifficulttofindsteadyincome,oraffordablehousing,whenonelacksexperience.
Utahoffersawiderangeofservicestohelpwithunemployment,homelessness,andrelatedissues.Yettheseservicesarecurrentlyindanger:
Affordablehousingisthelong-termsolution,accordingtoTheRoadHome’sExecutiveDirector.
Mynon-profitcompany,OneHeartOneHome,aimstobuildtinyhousesandtinyhome
communitiesdesignedtoliftunfortunatevictimsbacktotheirfeet.
OneHeartOneHomeplanstotargethomelessfamiliesandindividuals,aswellasthoseclassifiedasrecentlyhomelesswhoarestillinneedofaffordable,long-termhousing.
Wewilljoinwithexistingstateservicesandcharitiesinoffering“HousingFirst”assistancetothosewhowebelievecanandwillsucceedgiventherightopportunities.
Thisincludeshomelessvetsinneedoftrauma
counseling;wewillworktoconnectthemwithcurrentresources,sotheycanfindthesupportrequiredtomoreeffectivelycopeandfunction.In2016,theStateofUtah
identified335homelessvets.
Thisalsoincludeschildren,astheyareoftenthesilentvictimsofhomelessnesshereinUtah.StudiesdoneintheStateofUtahhaverevealedahighnumberofhomelesschildrenunderthe
ageof5andanincreasingnumberofhomelessschool-agechildren.
OneHeartOneHomeplanstostaylocaltoUtah.Thereismorethanenoughworktobedone.Wehopetoassist6families,orinotherwords,built6homeswithinthenext2years.
Our5-yeargoalistoincreasethisoutreachto12homesandatleastonefullybuiltandoperatingtinyhomecommunity.Thiscommunitywillprovidelandforthetinyhomes,easier
accesstoneededservices,andtopublicutilities.
Itwillalsoincludeplaygrounds,acommunitygarden,andmostimportantly,acultureofhelping,learning,andworkingwithneighborswhounderstandandarewillingtogiveback.
FLOORPLANS&PROTOTYPES
TheBitsyBungalowisa6’x12’microhomebuiltonskids.Thedesignisbasedaroundamurphy,orwall,bed.Thisbedisqueen-sized;largeenoughforacouple.Itfoldsupagainstthewallduringthedaytime,revealingbenchstyleseatingandplentifulstorageunderneath.Atnight,itfoldsbackdownintoacomfortablesleepingarea.
BITSY BUNGALOW
ThePocketNook,ourseconddesign,isan8’by14’tinyhome.Itfeaturesabedroomwithaqueen-sizedbedseparatedfromthelivingspacewithawall/built-inbookshelf.Thekitchenisthesmallest,butstillhasroomforacompactrefrigerator,acooktop,andsinkwithcountertops.Thishomeisdesignedforafamily,asitisdesignedtoincludealoveseat(facingtowardsawallmountedTV)thatfoldsintoatwinbedatnight.
POCKET NOOK
Our3rddesigniscalledsimply“TheDorm”asithasaverycollege-dormfeeltoit.Ithasthelargestkitchenwithroomforfull-sizedappliances,whichisplacedbesidethebed.Overthisareaisaloftthatcanbeusedastudyora2ndbedroom.Thelivingroomisatthefrontofhouse,allowingforonetoentertainguestsandopenuptotheoutside,withoutexposingone’spersonalspace.ThesefloorplansareallbeingreviewedbyourmentorsfromLaytonConstruction,andturnedinto3Dprintablemodels.
THE DORM
Youmaynoticethatnoneofthesehomesincludesabathroom.Thisisapartofouroverallplantobuildtheseinconjunctionwithatinyhomecommunity,andtooverallbuildsafe,secure,yetveryinexpensiveandspacioushousing.
Eachtinyhomecommunitywillhavepublicrestroomswithindividuallockingshowers,andlaundryroomsfortheresidents.Thiswillbebuiltasapermeantstructure,thatstayswiththeproperty.Whileincontrast,eachtinyhomewillbelongtotheindividualorfamilytowhomitisgifted.These“homeless”willnowbe“homeowners”,freetomovetheirhomeswiththem,whentheyrelocate,orevenre-sellthehomebacktous,whentheydecidetomoveaway.Thisisimportanttous,aswebelieveitisimportanttoincreasingself-worthandself-reliance,aswellas,givingresidentsthemotivationtoupkeeptheirpropertyandtrulyvaluetheirneighborhood.