Homelessness has increased by 12% countrywide in only the previous year. As a response, Governor Gavin Newsom of California proposes that the state build hundreds of small houses in cities such as Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and Sacramento. But the need is widespread.
“The need exists; we just don’t have adequate housing for them. “There aren’t enough shelters for them either,” said Evangelina Ochoa of Shuman Heart House Homeless Shelter in Monterey.
Pallet is one of the state-approved dealers for these tiny dwellings. They claim that the temporary housing concept is frequently the missing component in resolving the complicated issue.
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“Having the privacy and dignity of a locking individualized unit really helps them feel secure and safe and helps them in their pathway to eventually transitioning into permanent housing,” Lia Salaverry, an attorney with Pallet, said.
On Friday, the public benefit company came to Monterey to show off its newest models, which range in price from $20,000 to $50,000 per. Citizens and elected officials alike dropped by to catch a look.
“Everyone is interested in any ideas or solutions that will assist address the homelessness epidemic. Microhousing, temporary housing, or permanent housing are all possible combinations. Shawn Stone of Community Human Services remarked, “It’s a beautiful thing.”
Tiny dwellings like this one are just one component of a larger strategy to help individuals get back on their feet.
Homeless activists argue that while temporary housing is a successful model, other programs are just as important.
“Having an approach that works for the tailored individual is part of the secret sauce that we like to point out,” he added.
There is still a rising demand in Monterey County. According to local homeless assistance providers, shelters may accommodate up to 250 persons on waitlists at any given time.
That, along with a lack of money, makes many groups feel as if their work is never complete.
“We’re discussing whether it’s a single mother, a two-parent household, or a single father; they may be a newborn. There are babies and families with newborns, as well as children up to the age of 17. There are homeless youngsters out there. “Homelessness does not discriminate,” Ochoa explained.