COMMUNITY HUMAN SERVICES HOSTS MICRO-SHELTER OPEN HOUSE FRIDAY, JANUARY 19
(Monterey, CA) Community Human Services, a nonprofit that provides homeless, mental health, and substance abuse services in Monterey County, is hosting the Pallet Shelter company’s travelling road show for the public to view and explore Pallet Shelter’s latest models of transitional micro-shelters.
Two of their newest models will be available for the public to visit on Friday, January 19th, from 10am to 4pm in the parking lot at the Shuman HeartHouse homeless shelter, located at 600 East Franklin Street in Monterey. The open house is free and open to all.
The open house is part of Pallet Shelter’s California Road Show, which began in Sacramento on January 9th and will end in San Diego later this month. The State of California recently approved Pallet Company as one of six manufacturers of temporary dwellings for homeless residents. Other state-approved manufacturers are:
- Factory OS: A Vallejo-based company that makes modular units that can be stacked and turned into apartment buildings, or used alone as tiny homes.
- Boss: A Montebello-based tiny home company.
- Irontown Modular: A Utah-based modular construction company.
- AMEG: An El Dorado Hills-based modular home builder.
- Plugin House Company: An Austin, Texas-based modular home company.
The California state government is planning to purchase 1200 micro-shelters to be set up as ‘villages’ with supportive services in Los Angeles, San Jose, Sacramento, and San Diego County. According to CalMatters, “other cities not included in this state program can use their own funds to purchase the tiny homes without going through a lengthy process of seeking bids from multiple vendors.”
“There is no one-size-fits-all solution to unsheltered homelessness. Communities should be encouraged to explore all options and choose what works best for them,” said Robin McCrae, CEO of Community Human Services.
ABOUT COMMUNITY HUMAN SERVICES
Founded by community volunteers, Community Human Services has provided homeless, mental health, and substance abuse programs in Monterey County for over fifty years. They currently have over 30 program sites throughout Monterey County, including residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment centers, family mental health clinics, school-based substance abuse prevention programs, and homeless youth street outreach and shelter. Most recently they opened Shuman HeartHouse, Monterey’s first emergency homeless shelter for families with children and single women, and are planning to open a drop-in center for homeless and runaway youth in Salinas later this year. For more information visit www.chservices.org, email info@chservices.org, or call 831-658-3811.
ABOUT PALLET SHELTER
Pallet is a public benefit corporation working to end the crisis of unsheltered homelessness. Their non-congregate interim shelter solutions are designed with input from their own lived experience workforce and residents living in the over 120 shelter communities around the country. The Pallet village model is centered on the provision of onsite supportive services like job placement, healthcare, and basic needs like food, water, and hygiene facilities, with the ultimate goal of creating successful transitions to permanent housing. For more information visit www.palletshelter.com
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Read more from the nonprofit news agency Cal Matters:
Contracts awarded for tiny homes for California homeless residents – CalMatters
California tiny homes: Why little units are having a big impact – CalMatters