Homeless Homes Project

06/26/2014

Check out our feature on Collective Evolution. Thanks for sharing!

This man goes dumpster diving, but not for the reason most people would think. Instead of looking for food, he looks for garbage and scraps to build amazing little homes for homeless people! Join our community!

06/26/2014

Hello and thank you for your interest in the Homeless Homes Project. A big thanks for the donations, kind words and encouragement, it feels so good to have such a warm out pouring of support. It is also amazing to see how the internet can bring people from around the world, together in such a short amount of time. I wish I could speak all the languages so I could respond to everyone.
As of now, the homeless homes project is itself homeless. The large donated space at Pacific Pipe was closed do to fire sprinkler issues, forcing me to move everything out and unfortunately having to take many good materials found on the street and paying to dump them. That was a hard pill to swallow! I grabbed what I could and brought it back to my studio so i could finish up the homes that I already had. My space is too small to hold any workshops in or accept any new material donations. I'm looking for a space to work out of in the Oakland California area, if anyone knows of something, please let me know. It can even be a paved lot.
I'll be going to the New York city area for the summer to live in my dumpster home and work on a venue constructed from shipping containers. But, I plan to make some homes for the east coast as well, so if your around Red Hook in Brooklyn, lets start building. I have a large yard to work from and access to tools.
People have inquired about doing workshops in other cities and I think it is a great idea. I have a passport and can travel. I need a work space, tools, a few days to collect materials, a few to put them together and a place to sleep. Food, drink and entertainment is also good! but not always necessary. If you would like to spearhead this, please feel free to do so. Contact me and we can go over the details.
If anyone wants to build there own, it would make me happy. I would love to see a bunch of different versions of garbage homes from around the world. We could start an architectural movement! Upload your images to the web site so as to inspire others to do the same. All you need is some basic construction skills, a bit of creativity and some sturdy items from the trash.

05/19/2014

Hi Everyone, thank you for all of your continued support! Our previous workspace has been closed down due to property management reasons, and we are currently looking for a new space to continue our building! If anyone is able to assist with this process, definitely let us know. Otherwise, thank you for your patience and we will keep you posted on upcoming events. Thank you!

04/25/2014

Very moving video here. Please take a minute and get some great perspective!

If a family member posed as a homeless person, would you recognize him or her? That's the question a new campaign -- Make Them Visible -- is asking. In a video produced by ad agency Silver + Partners and Smuggler for the New York City Rescue Missi...

04/24/2014

Hi Everyone! We are back from hiatus. Please click the link below to view available workshop times and sign up if it fits your schedule. Note that you do not have to stay the entire time, these are just available hours when our shop is open. Hope to see you soon! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4DADAF2FA6FC1-workshops

Thank you for your interest in helping our mission with the Homeless Homes Project.  We know your time is valuable, so we greatly appreciate you sharing these tasks with us.  There is lots of work to be done!  Please see the calendar below and select the check box for "sign up&qu…

04/11/2014

Hi Everyone, Thanks for the continued support! We remained closed this week while we take some time to take care of a few housekeeping items. Please check back in next week for a posted schedule. We look forward to having you. Have a great weekend!

04/01/2014

Tune in to see us on NBC Bay Area News at 6pm TONIGHT!

03/31/2014

A big THANK YOU to Salesian High School, for all their help last Friday. We were able to finish SIX homes that are ready for their new owners.

03/31/2014

Happy Monday everyone! Check out this article posted on Yahoo that we are featured in!

The "tiny house movement," once considered merely an architectural component to a downsized life, is becoming a solution to end chronic homelessness.

03/26/2014

Hope you are all keeping dry in this rainy weather! If you have some time, we'd appreciate some help keeping our homeless friends dry too. We will be in the workshop tomorrow from 10am to 6pm and Friday (28th) from 10am to 2pm.

03/19/2014

Here are a few shots from today!

03/12/2014

Thanks so much to our amazing volunteers!! We are moving along quickly with more hands at work. Here are a few photos from last week.