Newly opened micro shelters may be part of the solution to Utah homeless crisis
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- In an effort to tackle the ongoing homelessness crisis in the state, Utah's Capitol Hill is set to address potential solutions. Part of that discussion will focus on an innovative pilot program that has garnered attention and support.
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Finally a group that sees the benefit of tiny homes for helping our homeless citizens change their circumstances.
They buy the shed at Lowe’s for $1,000 and they sell it to the government for $100,000 as a “micro shelter” and you think these are good people?
I live near Portland Oregon, which is having a terrible problem with homelessness, as rent is very high. People are living in campers, tents, doorways, etc. But the City and the County keep quoting outrageous prices to house them, millions and millions of dollars. It seems to me they could buy each of them a tiny house, outright, for less than the money they claim to need. It sounds like Salt Lake City is doing it more sensibly.
I might be cynical but how long before it's taken over by illegals who'll ruin it for everyone. They're destroying hotels then refusing to stay there, these tiny homes are wonderful and will be a huge forward step for people like that lady but how long will it benefit people like her?
I am in Eugene. We have little mini huts now. I don’t think they are as nice and warm as these. It’s better than tents, but these look pretty nice.
It would be nice if they made them a little larger for a couple or a family too.
Incredible Tiny Homes in Newport TN has a 20k tiny house. They've been reaching out to different cities to offer them in bulk at lower prices.
This is a bit of mercy but not an ultimate solution. There's no plumbing.
Housing needs to be made affordable across the board. Period.
@@motophone8794I agree. This is a great idea but.....
even after the upfront costs, they're still costing $333.33 for each unit, each month (based on the numbers quoted by the reporter). That still seems like alot of money for what they're offered.
This is great news. Hopefully all states and cities follow this.
If only the whole world's homeless, could have this opportunity... 😢🙏🏼
What an amazing pilot program so happy that this woman was able to find a space. And others. Bless yal. Keep up the good work
This is an incredible program. There's so many people TRYING to turn their lives around that just need help with the first few steps. ❤
Yes I lost my husband and had to move in with my mom who has been a drunk for years. I help her around the house and pay rent she's in a small single wide, and I pay her rent, it leaves me with very little money left over. I had no where to put my things when I moved so I have what I could fit in my car . Over the past 2 years, my mom randomly puts me out,I have no where to go and no savings so I slept in my car , I haven't had a hair cut or bought makeup in 2 years , only a pair of work shoes and pants, no new purses no shopping spree at the thrift store, I live on soup and ravioli and bread . And after 2 years of being put out on the streets I never rented a room for the night or week I used my car . I saved up enough to buy an old used RV , I don't have running water but it came with a tankless water heater, I do have a generator and propane stove. So I have lights and heat . It needs some work for sure but this little box is so precious to me! I can sleep without drama going on keeping me up , I have a place I won't be put out on moments notice, after I finish fixing it up , I'm going to get a haircut, my hair is Soo long I can only wear it up . ... I'm going to get some mascara 😁 and go to the thrift store and get a new outfit. God is good and it's good to go thru things in life ,it's not easy,it's not always fun .....I know I had my no children to have to worry about and it was just me and my mom , I can't imagine the situations that others are in . I'm very lucky my mother was a God fearing woman most of her days, and had pity on me when I was desperate, however she reminded me every day that she was taking me in and all of her wants superceded my job and sleep. I honestly had a hard time with the constant reminder and all the talks about how I'm a burden,tho I was doing for her , cleaning a home that hadn't been gone thru in 15 years making space for her to move around getting the yard bk in order cooking errands ECT ...... I just can't imagine how hard it's got to be on others I just knew when I worked for charities over the years that I really didn't understand.... Now I have a lil more understanding.... I thought I was going to end up a charity case at different times..... But I haven't suffered I haven't literally been homeless for very long at a time. It was very hard to work and live in my car ... You get dirty like I can't explain it, doesn't matter how many times u wash up , can't get truly comfortable physically or mentally which means you don't sleep well and are tired the next day, after a few days your exhausted and irritable, defeated, feel like crying thru out the entire day.. .you see people going in Thier front doors as you drive around thinking about having your own front door..... Missing your household chores, missing all of life it feels like in that moment ..... having no options thinking will I ever make it ..... Looking in the mirror not recognizing who your looking at...... 😢. I'm not the outgoing person I was, but I'm getting her back slowly..... I pray that others should have at least a safe room to come home to . It really matters. This isn't the fifties where you can just come across a farm and start a new life ..... There's a credit system in place that will prevent me and many others from being able to bounce back........ Which used to be a thing in America,you could bounce back from anything with some hard work. And hard work good work ethic would get u fixed up real quick..... But not anymore you must have credit and good credit to rent to get electric and maybe even water excellent credit for natural gas. And anyone helping you out going to be wanting something and more in return, basically your an indentured servant .....and imagine all the bad people out there looking to take advantage of people who are in stable
You're so right. It just kills me when people make knee jerk assumptions about why someone is in the circumstances they're in... So many people are a paycheck away from losing everything and a broken limb or an illness could land them on the streets. Not everyone who is homeless is an addict or is a criminal. We've got to do so much better as a society.
@@jmo53214. I've personally witnessed how easy it is for someone's life to just suddenly be out of their control. It's heartbreaking. 🙁
You can really see the relief in her eyes like years of relief.
This is great! I hope they get all the funding they need to keep our citizens off the streets!!!!❤
Absolutely it gives some privacy, but my first thought is a SAFETY. I used to volunteer working with the homeless. Some people got into the situation by poor choices, sure, but so many people have devastating things happen well beyond their control. So many Americans are a couple paychecks away from the same fate. I can't tell you how many people would bring us to the site of their tents or makeshift shelter, and it have been burned to the ground or destroyed by other homeless people or unbelievably, just by people who are heartless. One man that I specifically remember had this dog that got really really hurt in a sabotage event. The only thing he was able to hang on to after losing everything because his father got sick and that man lost his job as they wouldn't accommodate his changing needs to help care for his dad, was his dog. It was so heartbreaking... It's NOT just drugs, crime, or bad life choices that land these folks on the streets. Really really encouraged to see this, hope it spreads to other cities!!
We just got some in Edmonton, Alberta. Canada
@@cactusflavour7513 that's AWESOME.
There is a site manager to keep things in check.
There are locks on each unit, security checks and onsite staff to ensure safety. My own first thought in winter in Utah is WARMTH.
YEESSS!!! The world needs this so desperately!! Thank you!❤
This is amazing! You can make a tiny home from anything. You can't get a job without an address and this is perfect to help people get on their feet! We all should be doing this.
Make sure our US vets get homes too!
Yes !!! They should be FIRST !!! AS THEY HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY AND OUR COUNTRY 🇺🇲🌟🇺🇲🌟 🇺🇲
That's awesome! I was homeless in a bag point in my life. We slept in bunk bed kinda things in what used to be an old jail. There was no privacy, you were still pooping in an open bathroom and taking group showers. Really uncomfortable. This is such a great idea
Nice to know Utah is helping their homeless!
This is awesome I wish we could do more for everyone ❤️ God keep helping them do this and help us follow them! 🙏 amen
At least someone is trying to help them find a way out.
That all it costs yet we send billions to other countries and ect. Yet for WAY Les's than a million we could have people off the street wow and provide mental and physical health help also
The industrial war complex is more important- because billion dollar corporations rub this country. We need to overturn citizens united. Smh.
What a great pilot program....this should be done all over....such a great idea and project❤❤❤❤
This should be in every city and state! Let’s change lives and save lives.
Good for y'all!! Great way to lead the way to putting a huge dent in homelessness. All cities across America should have this.
Wonderful we need this everywhere❤
This is a great step in the right direction in solving this crisis. Thank God.
I love this, it is exactly the change we need all over America thank you for sharing this
FINALLY doing something for our homeless population, rather than sending billions to other countries that none of us should be supporting!!! Lets help OUR COUNTRY !!! Now they have motivation to get clean & sober, a place to live thatll help them get on their feet.
This is wonderful!!! Great job!!!❤❤❤
What a wonderful idea! I love this
This is encouraging. I hope this program is successful. It seems this is the beginning fir single individuals. I hope there is a future plan to help families.
Good on ya' for trying.
Excellent ❤
Bravo SLC, Utah!
I'm happy for them . Its a safe start . God bless them all. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Good luck to all.
I think every states should be doing this right here .
This is wonderful, and for those who understand the value will get the positive that they need from it; The downside is a lot of homeless individuals whom I’ve interacted with as a former LEO have refused help into housing and other programs to get them off of the streets because they’re so deep into their addictions that they refuse to collaborate with anyone for the sake of “living on their own terms”. I really hope more things change as I understand [addiction] is a difficult beast to overcome, and we need more innovative solutions to help those individuals as well.
I think this is amazing!! We had the same out here but the governor shut it down and put them back on the streets.:: I wish he would do more to help. Not everyone wants to be on the streets, and some like it better on streets. But dang help the ones who want the help. I was homeless for two years and there are NO REAL sources for help like they claim out here in the Bay Area.
This is awesome!!
I think that this is a great idea and would be a great addition to any city and in any state in the United States. ❤
This gives more safety for all of them and privacy
Great idea!
It is a beautiful thing. But in Seattle, WA a wonderful tiny house community is blocked by city officials from being used by any homeless or needy group. It is shameful.
I love this! How can I become a part of the solution?
We need this in Canada 🇨🇦
They should honestly have these everywhere where homelessness is a problem; which is everywhere.
The amount of taxes we pay in Ontario and I know everywhere is getting railed with costs…we should be able to do this, yet the government doesn’t give a flying fk.
Wonderful
In my country different apartments ate owned by the city and are in between normal Apartment s so often u dont know whos the placed person and who pays him/herself. Thats good for community
This is such a great idea. ❤
This is great! The money we are putting towards migrants should 100% be paying for the little homes. I wish someone in power would realize this.
I support micro shelters for homeless AMERICANS.
Desperately Need Carol Hollowell SwitchPoint And Her MicroHomes Here In Mesa Arizona...
It looks Woderful ....SO MUCH BETTER THAN TENTS ON THE STREETS ...😊
Proof it doesn’t cost as much as some government officials lead us to believe that homelessness can be solved.
Sending hugs to those who struggle with homelessness, mental health issues and unemployment.
Now they'll just need about 200,000 more of these in Utah and about a half million of these in California
Every City should have these! With the open border we are going to need them. There's a huge housing shortage now!I am on disability and I couldn't afford to live anywhere if my partner died.
This is awesome but with housing for studio apartments being $800+ and higher in some areas. Even in low income housing. They are going to have to make over $15. The max income for 1 person is approx $19000 (before tax) for social services. That is $9.13/hr x 40hrs. The wait list for Section 8 is long. As great as this is how does it fix the overall problem that the numbers don't add up to help. Especially people with no children.
Where is the bathroom/shower? Other than that, I hope my city does this.
❤❤this is awesome
This is awesome
My question exactly
Just people exist....please
I want to come back to UT
Where do they bathe and do they have a toilet
Give shut down mall owners some kinda deal to convert to affordable housing
Start with actual affordable housing not pretend over inflated amounts.
Nobody can convince me that business building like malls sitting empty , have yet not made their return on invested to build it!
It’s a disgrace they sit empty as opposed to being developed for needs of communities they are in!
Unfortunately you would need social workers to force them to remain clean. Otherwise the garbage will pile up and they will do nothing other than drugs and drinking
Give them a job.
We pay LOTS OF HOME OWNER TAX... FOR A LITTLE PLACE !!!! AND IF A BIG PART OF THAT HOME OWNER TAX WOULD GO !!! TO LITTLE HOMES LIKE THESE INSTEAD TO FOREIGHN COUNTRYS FIGHTING USELESS WARS !!!!! ❤! SO HELP US GOD !!!! ❤✝️✝️✝️
where do they bathe & toilet?
GOD IS GOOD! GREAT IDEA!!!😊
Cool😊
I think I like it!
Homes should belong to people not investors who price them exorbitantly.
Where are these actually? I have yet to lay eyes on them and don't know anyone else who has? Weird but wish I could qualify with my husband. We got evicted just so they could raise the rent on the entire building once a new large shady property management company called "INVESTMENT REALITY PROPERTY MANAGMENT" bought the building. Now we can't get a place ANYWHERE all because of their greed! Its so unfair as If it wasn't already difficult as a low income family. Been homeless living out of my car for 2 years but just lost my car. All the shelters are at max capacity. It's a NIGHTMARE out here and there's only 50 tiny homes 😢 ugh
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Toilet? Shower?
Man they still can't shower though that was the biggest problem I had when I was homeless. No goddamn shower that's the problem
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When you think how much money is spent on wars, particularly the billions we give to other countries that are currently at war, this is a very small amount of money that has a big impact on people's lives in a positive way.
Oregon should follow suit. That state is a wreck. Also parts of California and New Orleans.
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scientific revelations
Why can’t California do that?
I often wonder if John the Baptist's head was attached when he appeared to Joseph Smith and his friend. If you may care... Luke 16:26.
Did you know SLC is considered a Sanctuary city
And your point is?.........
Good. It makes sense Utah is very open to immigrants refugees ..homeless. Utah is a very giving open and loving state to everyone in any situation
@@ac61900....A sanctuary city is not set up to protect refugees and immigrants who respect and obey our laws. It is unfortunately, set up to protect people who break our immigration laws.
Why are you so ready to protect and defend people who have no respect for our immigration laws and yet you ignore our homeless veterans who fought for your freedom? Your priorities are extremely messed up.
What about a bathroom and a sink to brush your teeth?
Those trailers will turned into trashed sewers within a year.
We will have to wait and see, let's hope it works for some.
so living in a trailer park is middle class now huh sounds alot like you will own nothing and be happy
Encouraging homelessness is not a solution to homelessness
If you wanted to solve the homeless problem get homeless people a career job earning over $150,000 dollars a year and a house and utilities and get the to quit being lazzy people and get them clean and sober and stay off drugs and alcohol abuse 😅😅
As of Dec 23, the average annual salary in Utah is $48,618. Where do you expect to find these $150k jobs?
@@unclevampyShawn is either a troll or a lunatic. Disregard what he wrote.
Uh not homeless hard worker here. I’d like one of those $150k jobs
@@kris5992 go become a good truck driver I did
@@unclevampy because a business owner or a truck driver or an airline pilot 🤔 get a career I'm sure you can see what I mean I'm a truck driver myself my nephew he is an airline pilot my brother in law he owns a big business 😉 and if you only have a minimum wage job well job stands for just over broke j.o.b. haaa
There is no permanent fix to homelessness until each person’s problem-psychological or motivation is addressed. Like welfare as long as it is given lazy, incompetent, and helpless people will take it without having to work, improve themselves or get medication to function in society. Stop babying these people-put them in institutions that teach them person and professional skills and make human beings out of them. Oh and BTW Legalizing drugs will not help.
Where are these fantasy institutions????
These should be used everywhere there is homelessness. Absolutely amazing.
Completely agree. It could happen if we stopped funding migrants and started using that money for these homes.
A lot of those migrants are homekess. If you really want to fix it, make the rich pay their fair share in taxes. The top 3 corporations paid little or no taxes because of tax cuts. Why do think Repugs don't want to fund the Treasury, its so they can't go after the rich. Its a lie when they say the increases, which are in reality making up cuts by Repugs, are after the poor. Most of the poor has fairly easy returns. Its the rich who try multiple tax rip offs and take multiple agents and time. The IRS is not coming after regular people.
For those of you who don't know just because somebody doesn't have the material things that you do doesn't make them less I've known homeless people my whole life that have been better more polite more manners more love more caring and more heart than anybody who had material things..
It's pretty well documented that, those who have the least, give the most.
@@loraweems8712 this! ❤
Absolutely 💯 ❤ By the grace of God there we walk.🙏🏾
It seems like the people who have the LEAST are women to do the most to help others
@@sv4996 do you know that a lot of people become addicts through their doctors??? I had a back injury, I was prescribed oxycontin. I didn't realize that I was addicted until my insurance changed and wouldn't cover my medication anymore. Most things are seldom black and white... Lots and lots of grey. Maybe instead of being so judgmental, volunteer at a homeless shelter and talk to people, listen to what they've been through. There are absolutely criminals in the homeless population, but so many people commit petty crimes to SURVIVE.
I hope it works there and they put them everywhere. They're needed across the country.
Can you please do an update in April or May?
Thank you
In my opinion this is great for everyone. We pay monthly mortgages just to collect junks. All they need is a community garden and maybe a pool. I love it. ❤
Every state should try this program
If only there were tax exempt buildings that sat empty 6 days a week.
Yeah I can't tell you how many large companies went out of business in my neighborhood of Kearns and left huge parking lots with huge businesses empty sitting there and nobody has done anything when they could have been used for these shelters
I agree. Especially those big guys that fly in their private jets and live in mega millions homes, while their worshippers scrap money together to send to those false preachers!
Kind of like many really rich people, they drive down streets that there are no homeless on… they don’t want to be bothered by the poor homeless people!
Right!!??
Omg this is FANTASTIC! EVERY County in the US NEEDS this program!!
It could happen if we stop giving money to migrants and put that money towards this program..
May God Bless All These People!!! Switch Bless You for Helping 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 helping all of them.
I am praying for the first lady’s success. Her gratitude and optimism brought tears to my eyes. God bless her.
Wish they'd do this everywhere
That's absolutely amazing
Where do they go to the bathroom?
I don't know in this instance. But in other sites they have a community building with bathroom, shower, community kitchen, laundry and meeting rooms for group events and case management, etc.
That’s amazing!! I’m just curious about the bathroom situation? Does each unit have a bathroom? Or is there a large one they all share?
That's my question also
Could be a portable bath house, like the ones you see at RV parks that are like a big trailer
I was wondering the same thing, is there a bathroom & small kitchenette?