Portland nonprofit's innovative plastic tents to be distributed to homeless people
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- čas přidán 2. 05. 2021
- Homer Williams with Harbor of Hope is on a mission to help the homeless find a path back to housing.
The nonprofit addresses the basic needs of the homeless population in Portland and surrounding communities. Last year they handed out thousands of tents and sleeping bags.
But all the rain Portland gets was a problem for their clients. "All their clothes get soaked, their sleeping bags get soaked, their feet rot," explained Williams. "So I just thought they needed to be a better solution."
Williams teamed up with LIT workshop to come up with a solution and came up with rigid tents made out of corrugated plastic.
They are warmer, waterproof and sturdier than regular tents. The inventors went around Portland with the tents and asked homeless people what they thought. They used that feedback to perfect the tent.
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"We want them to eventually move on, to a motel, or maybe even an apartment that will get built". Key word "maybe". The inconvenient truth is that most homeless in Portland were born and raised in Multnomah County. That's right, the homeless issue is homemade. And the lack of affordable housing in the city, both for single family units and apartments means more of this. The zoning in Portland exacerbates inequality and makes the city of roses appear as a slum, with no new units being built and more people pushed to the margins of society. The homeowners dare not let more units be built in their exclusive Portland neighborhood, that would mean a possible devaluation to their multimillion dollar property built in 1910 with lead pipes. It's all so tiresome.
Construction of apartments is at an all time high and you are incorrect about zoning. The city just allowed 4x density on single home lots. The only complaints I've read were East Portland where they want to build new shelters.
@@OLLIE-ILL Not sure where you got the data about construction being at an all time high? The opposite is true according to this recent article on the housing situation: www.oregonlive.com/business/2021/03/portland-apartment-construction-faces-steep-falloff-outpacing-other-cities.html
From the article "Developers say policies Portland and Oregon adopted to make housing more affordable will have the opposite effect, making rents much more expensive by severely constraining supply". It's as simple as that, supply is needed, and fast. You can't debate or politicize your way out of it, but a lot of voters in Portland think they can. Build more housing and stop adding laws that scare investors trying to build housing away. And that recent rezone allowing 4x is a pittance, it's like spitting in the ocean.
They are all drug addicts, "working girls", thieves and bums. Not Victims. Rents have ALWAYS been too high. They all believe they are Victims. It's hard to have pride in one self when you feel like a victim, and easy to loose hope. I'm done with trying to help any of them. was a time i tried to be generous with a few of them in my neighborhood, giving them a 20 every once in a while, but they all started to feel entitled to my generosity, and would be at my door when things got really hard and ask to "borrow". a twenty. Not one of them knew the meaning of the word and never paid back a loan. when they came around again to "borrow". i would explain that i had given them a loan and not charity they got angry and would dis respect me if i ever met them in the neighborhood. I have now a few homeless neighbors who have forgotten about my charity and only bear a grudge against me. No good deed ever goes un punished.
@@OLLIE-ILL thank god construction of affordable housing is at an all time high (providing your accurate), could you imagine if it weren't? there are already too many homeless people freezing and starving on the street as it is,? so if you are claiming that construction of affordable housing meets the demands of housing then your absolutely wrong. if you think that people are living in tents isn't because of affordable housing shortages then your also out of your mind, heres the deal pal, people are homeless, there is nowhere for them to live except their lat resort of living in a tent, if that makes you uncomfortable then too fucking bad because you might own the house your living in with a signed contract but the government owns the land rights under it granted your afforded some type of property rights but never the less the banks own your house if you havent paid for it but the government owns the property its on, so take that to the bank, but you do not own the neighborhood parks, the alley behind your house and you do not certainly have a right o tell anyone sleeping in a tent what and where they can do anything so long as its on the property you do not own nor have pervy to, basically if i were homeless and i knew where you lived that myself and 50 other homeless persons would build an encampment around your property line and there aint shit you could legally do about it but complain relentlessly. you whining bitch czcams.com/video/_ozmJ1E3aj0/video.html
Yes and no. Many adults know and have moved because they know they can’t afford some areas…even if they were raised there, even if that is where they prefer to be. I can afford some zip codes, others I can’t, so I move. But it’s very hard to force people to leave for housing elsewhere in the state, if they will be homeless to stay in the area they prefer.
There should be housing provided in affordable neighborhoods with a 5-year of so time limit for able-bodied adults, but people may have to go to where that housing is within the state, and not demand to stay in the high priced downtown areas, or even in some expensive cities, like Portland. And often the best is to simply pay for rent for the homeless in studio apartments in existing buildings….then there is not one area overwhelmed with a large encampment, and local landlord gets paid.
But it’s still not easy, and almost insoluble. Many landlords have had bad experiences with housing the homeless. The homeless range from hardworking, responsible people, who had a medical issue or where minimum wage doesn’t make ends meet, to those with difficult mental health issues or severe substance abuse they aren’t interested in stopping. The latter don’t make good neighbors in apartments, and landlords may have no issue filling units with other renters….so aren’t interested.
And having worked with the homeless, some percent have a huge aversion to any kind of rules or regulation, which they see as “being controlled.” Many of those will not go to shelters or housing, due to those having many rules. It’s just a complex issue.
When I was a kid those little huts would have been awesome.
God, bless this man.💙💙💙
@@clifflewisjr5234 dogs and cats are also way easier to take of
So how did these work out? Great idea👍
What a kind man. We ALL should see this homelessness as a blemish in some of the richest countries in the world. These are people that deserve better.
Yes, we are!
Always have two exits. You never know when you'll need an Emergency exit. As others wrote, you need holes for fresh air. To release built up humidity, too.
Put some wheels on that and take it around on ur bike would be pretty dope
Especially when the city comes by doing a sweep. Even without the bike, with wheels at least you could pull it to another location.
Thanks for enabling these wonderful people.
GODBLESS you Mr.Homer..
These are lovely! Thank you very much!
How did you build the front door area because locking has been an issue in all the attemts I have made for a similar shelter
What a great idea. Much better for rain and snow. Also to feel more safe
So do emergency services have to bust them open for OD reversals etc?
Wait for the
Single bed room, 24 square foot space available for rent $1,200. Waterfront view, easy access to downtown. Eco friendly solar powered
It's beautiful. Safe and solid place to just be, right now.
The only way you get the homeless off the street is get to the ground level of how and why they end up homeless and what’s preventing them from renting their own apartment or room share in someone else household.
absolutely right, mostly its a housing crisis, well here in canada anyhow
As a previously homeless person I can tell you its shocking how it happens. Something happens or you screw up and noone is there for you. For me everyone thought I could do better when it was the one time in my life where I needed help the most. I couldn't work. I became disabled (still cant), once your home is gone atability is gone, security is gone. I about went insane with lavk of sleep and proper rest. Its an impossible situation to just walk out of. I didnt have a deug problem either. My problem was getting sick with Long COVID, CPTSD from trauma and a big bout of bad luck. I only got out with a LTD settlement. I didnt think I was gonna make it though I was so insanly weak and vulnerable . My cognitive functions were shot I was hallucinating with lack of rest. Things go downhill FAST. Friends and family dissapear FAST the minute you show signs of needing permanent and sustained help. Nobody has room in thier lives to help others, and when they do they get all personal about it. Dangerous even. And the old "what your not over that yet? You STILL need help?" Like it can be fixed that fast.
@@evonne315 people don't understand that they are only a catastrophe away from it themselves, it's horrible, glad you made it out.
I am sick to death of people sayi g its a housing crisis. The majority of them have fried their brains with drugs. They will NEVER even be able to get the simplest entry level jobs. They will be a burden for ever!!@davidwalesby2426
Homer...Hero to the Homeless
Maybe…it’s a great gesture, but there a many such small housing units for the homeless and there are plenty of cheap but decent housing options, like Conestoga huts.
But the hard part is always the land underneath, meaning WHERE do you put these little shelters? On sidewalks? Lining the sides of roads, or in park land? In parking lots.? And along with the “where” are more tough questions like….how many in one spot, especially as they have no bathroom or trash service. How long can people leave them in one spot? Can anyone plop one down in a neighborhood and live there?
And if you say in a parking lot of a strip mall, businesses and nearby home owners will object, and they aren’t just being whiny. The homeless vary hugely…some will be very responsible neighbors and bother no one, and some will steal repeatedly from nearby businesses, use the escalator at the local subway as their bathroom, or heap trash around their hut.
It’s just a really tough issue as land is now so expensive, especially in downtown areas. The best would be in small paved areas with a shared, but decent, bathroom/kitchen facility, such as church parking lots, but then there are questions of rules, to keep everyone safe, and what happens if they are broken….can the people be kicked out? To go where? And not many churches would even offer people a place to park these.
She (reporter) has the best hair on the internet!
A homely 'do in itself.
I live in washington and want to know if these are available for purchase???
my imagination is pretty keen and I myself can think of several potentially unsafe scenarios happening with those structures. Besides, the people are still sleeping on the street in temporary, at best, shelter.
It's better than nothing and it's safer than tents or having to go to a shelter where you could get killed.
@@patriciaanndemello4652Nothing is all these feral humans deserve. They made poor decisions and are experiencing the consequences.
How did that workout for Portland?
Good job
You can call it a dog house, a cage, idk. If you are homeless and shelters are full, it’s wrong to think people can live like this. I don’t mind contributing a little of what I have to help get the homeless a shelter on horrible cold days or nights. Granted it’s because people have made some bad choices, or even mental illness but they are homeless nonetheless. I bet the homeless people wouldn’t mind helping to build these conestoga huts. I do agree with one person who said they need wheels, that way they could pull them where they go!
Nice!!! What do you do when you’re forced to move? All you need is some place to put it.
well you place it where you legally can and hope that rich bitches do not in compassionately get you evicted seeing as the shelter is your last resort then anyone who does so is guilty of inhumanity
Make the “More Millionaires Than Ever” pay for it!
Shut up
How can I buy one for my self
Thoughts and Suggestions: Just curious...besides being a great idea, have those portable plastic units been tested inside and outside for sun temperatures, fire/smoke for the safety of human, animal contacts exposures/inhalations reactions of those environments?
can you light that on fire ? YES !
Where can I get one of those tents?
Good idea. Hope it gets funded ❤
They should sell those and donate part of the profits. I would buy one.
I want one !
Paul Elkins needs his credit
That's great and all but where are you gonna put them? Is it gonna be miles from all the resources they need to stay alive? Because those are already spread miles apart. For instance you can get a meal every Wed and Fri at this church by the waterfront but Thursdays meal is clear across town. There's only 1 public restroom so you can only go so far...
How do I get one im homeless in Denver and freezing my ass off please im serious i need one im willing to do whatever it takes
Maybe if they were able to afford the rent there would be less homeless. I had zla apartment 8 years rent was $800 plus water garbage sewer no problem I could pay that, then when my lease came up they wanted me out I left the apartment in better shape then when I moved in come to find out they were doing this to everyone who had lived there for years. Raised the rent to $1300 plus wgs. This was a company from California. I did not end up homeless but almost.
That’s true to an extent. But the citizens accept the trade off because they’re making more on their real estate than they are at their jobs damn near. And they’re too cheap and stingy to provide homeless shelters like decent human beings would do.
I came for the hair...... need to know what hair products they use... only great responses please
They need to be manufactured and they need four wheels so that they can be pushed. Each one will have its own number identification like a license plate to the owner. Has all the amenities.
Hell if he handed me 1 of those, I'd install some wheels and put it on a bike and go camping. Turning lemons into lemonade real quick. Dang.
OMGosh😮
I need one please
It’s 2023 now. How’s this concept doing now?
I wish it had a window it’s very claustrophobic, feels like MRI
Title should read "Portland non profit wastes taxpayers money by giving homeless more expensive tents rather than adequate housing"
Our country is willing to do almost anything except actually solve the problem.
Non profits are a scam. We are creating a homeless industry. there are big bucks to be made here. in order for a business or industry to thrive, it must grow, and so we create more homeless folks.
@@rustyshackleford4801 If we could only count on you and (50) of your friends to donate $5,000 each we could in the current construction market build a 400 sf townhouse on donated land. That structure would house one or two persons. Only 200,000 more people needed to donate $5,000 each and we might make a meaningful dent in the homeless problem. Of course we would need to replace the homes burned down by drug addicts themselves.
Magic thinking doesn't solve anything except provide vacuous virtue-signalling for the clueless. Roll up your sleeves and board the Cluetrain.
You can't give a home to someone. They have to make it possible themselves. , you know work and don't do drugs?
Coffins for the living brought to you by the homeless industrial complex.
Looks like a cool doghouse. Making things easier for homeless people like giving them shelters will attract more homeless. Will this housing stop them from doing drugs, stealing, vandalizing, pooping or pissing on the streets or even walking around naked ? Probably not. All this housing does is makes it more comfortable for their lifestyle and makes them NOT want to leave. Portland is a Mecca for the homeless. This will make it worse.
Lifestyle choice? So, even if you offered them a house they wouldn't take it ?
Also, If it rains so much, in Portland why is it a Mecca for homeless people?
Does anyone else see the Great Depression yet it’s here people get use to it
Homeless Industrial COmplex: it pays to be a non profit enabler.
A nice idea, but the issue is not with cheap shelter….many options for that like a yurt, Conestoga hut, etc. The question is always “where? On what land can people put this or other shelters? On city or suburban sidewalks? Beside the road? In parkland? Etc, And how long can they stay, and how many, especially as there is no bathrooms in these or any trash service.
The “where/on what land” is the really hard part. Everyone thinks the homeless should be able to stay….somewhere, but don’t want an encampment or shelter in their neighborhood.
These are good questions, but why no attempt at answers or solutions in your comment? Why are we not utilizing the young to answers some of these questions? Why are we not creating think tanks in our high schools and colleges to answer these questions? It is their future that will be impacted the most by these issues. Not only by the solutions they come up with but also preparing them to be their future.
Hope you don't get in and some one lock you in...at least you can slice your way out of fabric tent...pitch tents on higher ground.
Detachable floor hooks inside.
Great idea and practical. And the best part is you would be able to skip going to a shelter and straight to housing.
I remember back in the 1960's and '70's: there were no homeless people before the "Reagan Revolution." It's time for government to step in and do something positive.
Government is your friend?
Very true
You give them the option for homeless shelters, then the start processing the rest of them thru the system. Either mental health, prison, or wherever they need to go. But we can’t provide any of that so this is what we get now.
@@standingmannequin7911 i don’t see Walmart or charities doing anything serious to solve any of this shit. This is literally exactly why we have a govt in the first place to solve problems like this.
My lighter stay lit when i smoke my fetti in dis tent!...
Little caskets! Probably could had small apt. Built for what they charged for these!
If we keep giving them things to live in, what’s the motivation to break out of their circumstances?
You have to actually build homeless shelters then give them the option and if they still wanna be a pain in the ass to society you arrest them for whatever numerous crimes they are committing on a daily basis.
it would take a utility trailer to move it..and to me. thats lowering your people to a big DOGHOUSE..also in usa , the police would confiscate that in a heartbeat.. im not homeless, but i think a nice hammock tent and a 4 wheel beach cart to carry your belongings in.... now your mobile and protected you can pick up and leave when asked.... been watching steve willis camping w/ steve .. and he makes being homeless look easy..useing a simple backpack.. i spent 6 months at a mcdees parking lot ,in a ugly 30 yr old van 1985 dodge b250 i moved 3 days a week for work..lol even had mail delivered there, the manager was kool , i was old back then lol 10 yrs later im now 56 and have a hummer h2, a rv class c and going into a boat next year, ive not owned a home or apartment since 2006.. lived 8 yrs in a semi, trucking the usa..lol ive seen some stupid times..lol some folks its crime not me ..for me it was divorce that almost took me out..but im all better now.. wanna watch me sink a boat .. stick around.. comming next year...lol fair winds and fallowing seas
Those will help homeless people to stop hoarding more junk than they need
Homeless individuals only need the bare essentials to keep warm & dry during winter months instead of a load of junk to fill an 8 wheeler truck by one person
They forgot to put holes for breathing
It's a good dog house🤣🤣🤣
I've always wanted to build stuff like that to live on my own property but here it's not legal to live on your own property without a permitted building. A permit is around 23k for a home..
@Plethora.of.Pinatas There are lots of places you can do that, you need to research each area. If you are going to buy land, it needs to be recreational coded. There are also places that allow tiny houses, one in Texas but I don't remember the name, but more too in other places. And to live in you will need a source of water, and something to do with the sewer waste, but some places allow water brought in, and outdoor toilets. If you want it bad enough, you can find a perfect place.
What happened to this program?
Dog houses for people! 😀
How about just people in housing? Maybe follow Finland's answer to homelessness?
Human dog houses !!! Dam
Lord have mercy these rent getting higher and higher
Give them a jail cell
Freedom it's not free , you are right.
That reporter has Donald Trump hair on steroids 😂😂😂😂
Hmmmm......great idea except it’s basically a fancy dog cage.
If you do not feed the bears, the bears will hunt and forage for themselves.
It's simple, stop feeding the stupid bears.
Hay
Coffins for the living. Nice.
You can add some wheels
Nice attitude. You have to start somewhere.
@CreachterZ like all those programs that have been running for years and failing? So give in to the drug issue and give people plastic tubes and hope maybe they will get their life together.
Where do you pee and poop at?
Paul Elkins.
Homeless people put themselves in them homeless situations
Well that is not a way to get them off the streets. You are just making them more comfortable.
Speaking from experience....jail helps get you off the dope..
You can’t “get people off the street” if you’re literally developing ways to make it easier to be on the street 🤦🏾♂️😩
Wait, so greedy corporations are making it harder day by day to live in a house or apartment, so people that cant afford homes or shelter are just supposed to live as tough as possible?
Can believe tax money is going to a dog house! And for people to say “it’s better than nothing” is beyond me. those houses being set up are better than the can recycling dump. I’d rather spend more money on a legitimate good looking project than a tin can.
Effect real tangible housing solutions not more wasted resources
I feel sorry for these people who try to do good.The problem is NOT homelessness, it is drugs/alcohol.Until we fix that problem nothing will get these people off the streets. Nicer "tents: or actual homes.
Non profit businesses are a scam. Lets just admit there are so many now getting on board the homeless industry. In order for these "non profit businesses" to succeed they have to grow. So lets grow the homeless industry and get more homeless clients and we aill get rich. We must realize living like this is just not acceptable and try to bring a little real life honor and pride back to our culture. As long as they feel they are victims, they can have no pride, they need to help themselves.
When it gets hot ,it must be like an oven,above ground coffin. ⚰ Need ventilation.
Create programs for people that want to be part of society, job training , rehab , health care , education, affordable housing ...
But those who do not want to be part of society, I mean if they do not put the effort needed , just assign a place away from society so they can live their lives as they please.
Because to enjoy the benefits of society, we all need to work and follow laws , rules and regulations , do not we?
I guess that's in the right direction. It's still a dog house
Just shows that the gov does not do its job snd take care of our own people!
Hello i am homeless can i buy one please i am in hull uk and need this the rain is ruining my current tent and feet clothes etc soaked il pay 300 pounds for it as i am in desperate need for a safer tent
The city is enabling this garbage and just going to keep growing dramatically
Coffins...
Bad idea plastic tents! 100 reasons! You supply them you are responsible for them, both the tent and people inside!
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Enablers.
✨🏕️✨ 👶👏❤️
Dog houses for people.
And not condos!
No profit because all the money goes to pelosi's alcohol fund😂😂😂
They wont want to use them if there are rules and not drug use and ..........
Build for the homeless not the illegals!
I like the line of thinking but whoever designed this must not be accustomed to tents themselves, theres no breathability. Dangerous.
Those look like dog houses
Yay Portland
Welcome to the bear minimum of society.
Nice idea, but something may go wrong with these. Majority of street homeless are heavy drug addicts. Many will heat drugs in these plastic tents, and does it mean they are more likely to overdose since smoke will not escape easily as before? I think if they are not on drugs, this might help them alot, but addicts might be dying even in larger numbers in these.
You DON'T overdose by smoke.
@@cody39yrs even for fentanyl?
The guy said they should be put somewhere where they can at least be monitored.