It’s in Seattle, WA, where Nickelsville camp houses homeless residents. This homeless encampment isn’t filled with regular shelters, but rather tiny efficient, custom homes.
These tiny homes are built by a youth-oriented construction program called Sawhorse Revolution. Builders may enter this encampment having little to no experience in wood shop, but learn how to build entire homes by the end of their stay.
The workers' mission is to build homes for those who desperately need them and to help them make their transitionary period a lot smoother.
This homeless encampment provides a safe community for those who are homeless, and helps people from all walks of life find a haven that can help them participate in a community setting, while saving money to eventually get back on their feet and find an apartment of their own.
Sawhorse Revolution not only contributes to bettering the lives of those who are homeless, but also serves as a crash course for carpentry and design to those who are a part of the program.
It also gives students who participate in building tiny homes awareness to the struggles of homelessness in the U.S.
The founder of this program, Sarah Smith, firmly believes that homelessness is not a result of who you are, but rather something that happens to you. She makes sure that Nickelsville reflects that sentiment in every capacity.
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