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How many unhoused young people are in Alameda County? | There are upwards of 1,700 unhoused young people in Alameda County. |
How many youth-designated beds are in shelters and affordable housing? | There are less than 36 youth-designated beds in shelters and affordable housing. |
What are some of the obstacles that unhoused young people face? | unhoused young people face abuse, neglect, and mental and physical health obstacles, and lack access to public resources. |
What are some of the risks that unhoused young people face? | unhoused young people may have difficulty pursuing academic and vocational goals, and face life-threatening challenges and risks. |
What are the consequences of being unhoused? | The consequences of being unhoused can be difficult to overcome. They can include individual and social tragedies such as joblessness, poverty, and houselessness itself. |
What is the cycle of houselessness? | The cycle of houselessness can be difficult to break. It can include a cascade of individual and social tragedies that can be difficult to overcome. |
What are the benefits of breaking the cycle of houselessness? | The benefits of breaking the cycle of houselessness can be significant. They can include a stable home, educational opportunities, and job training. This can help break the cycle of houselessness and improve the future for unhoused and low-income young people. |
What is the goal of Youth Spirit Artworks? | The goal of Youth Spirit Artworks is to empower and transform the lives of unhoused and underserved low-income Bay Area youth, ages 16-25. |
How many people have participated in Youth Spirit Artworks programs? | More than 700 unhoused and low-income youth have participated in Youth Spirit Artworks programs. |
What are the long-term goals of Youth Spirit Artworks? | The long-term goals of Youth Spirit Artworks are to provide innovative jobs training and placement and engage youth as leaders in community revitalization. |
What is the Housing Consortium of the East Bay's mission? | The Housing Consortium of the East Bay's mission is to partner with nonprofit and for-profit agencies to develop affordable housing and inclusive communities for individuals with developmental disabilities and other special needs. |
What counties does the Housing Consortium of the East Bay operate in? | The Housing Consortium of the East Bay operates in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. |
What types of housing does the Housing Consortium of the East Bay manage? | The Housing Consortium of the East Bay manages numerous housing programs, working in partnership with individuals, their families, and service providers. |
Who are the Housing Consortium of the East Bay's partners? | The Housing Consortium of the East Bay's partners include nonprofit and for-profit agencies. |
What was the number-one obstacle the youth in YSA's program identified in meeting their goals? | The number-one obstacle the youth in YSA's program identified in meeting their goals was the lack of stable and affordable housing in the Bay Area. |
What did YSA identify as a solution to the issue of youth experiencing houselessness in the Bay Area? | YSA created the Tiny House Village, designed with supporting services and amenities. |
What is the Tiny House Village designed with? | The Tiny House Village is designed with stable housing, consistent access to services, and the support of a peer-driven community. |
What is the Tiny House Empowerment Village? | The Tiny House Empowerment Village is a program that addresses the unhoused crisis, especially in the Bay Area. It is a transitional-aged youth emergency shelter following guidance provided by the City of Oakland's emergency shelter ordinance and Oakland's "community cabins" program. It is community-led and is designed by the young people it benefits. It was created in response to the crisis of affordable and accessible housing. The Tiny House Empowerment Village is a multifaith project that involves the support of over 25 congregations. |
What challenges does the Tiny House Village address? | The Tiny House Village addresses the challenge by providing innovative solutions, such as the use of tiny houses. |
How was the Tiny House Village built? | The Tiny House Village was built in phases, with the first phase consisting of 10 tiny houses. |
What was the first phase of the Tiny House Empowerment Village project? | The first phase of the Tiny House Empowerment Village project was prototype builds. |
What was the second phase of the Tiny House Empowerment Village project? | The second phase of the Tiny House Empowerment Village project was community builds. |
What was the third phase of the Tiny House Empowerment Village project? | The third phase of the Tiny House Empowerment Village project was mural creation. |
What was the fourth phase of the Tiny House Empowerment Village project? | The fourth phase of the Tiny House Empowerment Village project was moving people in. |
What was the fifth and final stage of the Tiny House Empowerment Village project? | The fifth and final phase of the Tiny House Empowerment Village project is growth: we plan to reach 100 homes for 100 unhoused youth in the next 10 years. |
What are tiny houses? | Tiny houses are small, movable houses that are quick, easy, and inexpensive to assemble. |
What are the benefits of tiny houses? | The benefits of tiny houses are that they are quick and easy to assemble, movable, and adaptable. |
How are tiny houses a solution to the housing crisis? | Tiny houses are a solution to the housing crisis because they are quick, easy, and inexpensive to assemble, and they are compatible with the Habitat for Humanity community build model. |
What is the Village's Covenant? | The Village's Covenant allows young people to stay a maximum of two years or until youth are placed into permanent housing. |
How long can youth stay in the Village? | Youth can stay in the Village for a maximum of two years or until they are placed into permanent housing. |
How are the youth in the Village integrated into Youth Spirit Artworks' job training program? | The youth in the Village are integrated into Youth Spirit Artworks' existing job training program, where they can access wrap-around social services and case management at YSA. |
What are the goals of the Tiny House Empowerment Village? | The goals of the Village are to transition youth from houselessness/unstable housing to financial self-sufficiency and stability, to provide a safe and supportive environment for residents to achieve their goals, to help youth develop the skills they need to be job-ready, to improve their health and wellness, to provide housing and support for unhoused youth in our community, to provide affordable housing, to promote advocacy, and to provide outreach and education. |
How much money has Youth Spirit Artworks raised for tiny house construction? | Youth Spirit Artworks has raised over $210,000 for tiny house construction from individual donors, private foundations, and corporations. |
How much money has Youth Spirit Artworks raised in ongoing operating funds for the Village? | Youth Spirit Artworks has raised $360,000 in ongoing operating funds for the Village from the City of Oakland. |
How much money does Youth Spirit Artworks need to raise in Case Management funds from the City of Berkeley? | Youth Spirit Artworks needs to raise $100,000 in Case Management funds from the City of Berkeley. |
What are the guiding principles of the operational plan? | The guiding principles of the operational plan include ensuring that residents are given every chance to succeed, being fiscally responsible, and mitigating risk. |
How much rent will residents be asked to pay? | Residents will not be asked to pay rent. |
What will residents be asked to do in order to maintain the village? | Residents will be asked to help with monthly cleaning and property maintenance. |
What is the focus of YSA's program model? | The focus of YSA's program model is on youth jobs training, job placement, and academic success. |
What services are offered to youth once they are settled in a safe environment? | Services offered to youth once they are settled in a safe environment include job and life skills training, case management support, leadership training, and social services. |
What is the focus of YSA's training programs? | The focus of YSA's training programs is on the job and life skills needed to transition toward long-term housing stability. |
What is the focus of Youth Spirit Artworks' training programs? | The focus of Youth Spirit Artworks' training programs is on comprehensive case management support, leadership training, and social services. |
What are the four main areas of support that the program provides? | The four main areas of support that the program provides are educational opportunities, jobs training and placement, life skills support, and emotional and crisis support. |
What are the expectations of residents while in the program? | The expectations of residents while in the program are to work or attend community college, and make consistent progress towards long-term goals. |
What are the residential community-based activities like? | The residential community-based activities are youth-led, complete with restorative justice conflict resolution and community consensus decision making. |
How does the tiny house village program deliver support? | The tiny house village program delivers support through residential community-based activities, which are youth-led and complete with restorative justice conflict resolution and community consensus decision making. |
What is the covenant of behavior for the Village? | The covenant of behavior for the Village is a set of guidelines for residents to follow in order to maintain a safe and productive community. |
What is the community accountability and restorative justice model? | The community accountability and restorative justice model is based on the idea that residents are responsible for each other and the community as a whole. |
Why does YSA track participant progress at the Village? | YSA tracks participant progress in order to help youth develop the skills they need to be job-ready, improve their health and wellness, and progress toward sustainable independent living. |
How does YSA track participant progress at the Village? | YSA tracks progress through both the housing and job training programs, measuring services and housing stability through resident participation. |
What are the benefits of tracking participant progress at the Village? | The benefits of tracking progress include improved youth outcomes, increased community accountability, and updated plans and timelines to track when goals are met. |
How does YSA help residents meet their goals? | YSA helps residents meet their goals by providing case management meetings and community accountability. |
What are the different life skills that are assessed? | The different life skills that are assessed are health, wellness, and leadership skills. |
What are the leadership skills that are assessed? | The leadership skills that are assessed are experience, knowledge, and soft skills. |
What are the outcomes that are tracked over a period of years? | The outcomes that are tracked over a period of years are the overall impact and future endeavors of the participants |
What is the larger goal of the tiny house village? | The goal of the village is to document and share lessons learned, challenges, successes, policies and procedures, and building plans so that the model can be used to help youth around the country. |
How will YSA's Tiny House Village project help solve the issue of houselessness on a larger scale? | Lessons learned will be documented and shared in order to have a greater impact and this model can be used to help youth around the country. |
What impact will the project have? | The project will have a great impact and this model can be used to help youth around the country. |
What is the local interfaith community? | The local interfaith community is a group of people who come from different religious backgrounds. |
What are the dimensions of the Tiny Houses in the Tiny House Village? | The dimensions of the Tiny Houses in the Tiny House Village are 8 feet by 10 feet |
What are the bathroom and shower arrangements at the Tiny House Village? | There are communal bathrooms and showers in the Tiny House Village. |
What are the food and cookie arrangements at the Tiny House Village? | There is a kitchen yurt in the Tiny House Village. |
What is the community gathering space like in the Tiny House Village? | The community gathering space in the Tiny House Village is in the center of the village, under the pergola. |
Who assists the youth living the Tiny House Village? | There are 24/7 Resident Assistants at the Tiny House Village. |
What are some of the opportunities that the Village offers for personal and professional growth? | The Village offers many opportunities for personal and professional growth, including access to training and mentorship in various areas such as artmaking, art entrepreneurship and sales, nonprofit management, gardening, sewing, medicine, music, biking and exercise, cooking, construction, and more. |
What is the responsibility of Village residents to the community at large? | Village residents are responsible for developing a responsibility to the community at large, achieved through connections to local faith organizations and active involvement with local social justice projects. |
What is the core jobs training program at the Village? | The core jobs training program at the Village provides wrap-around case management services and engages youth in youth-led workshops around healthy interpersonal relationships, restorative practices, and more. |
What is Youth Spirit Artworks looking for in volunteers? | Youth Spirit Artworks is looking for volunteers who can support them with advocacy, fundraising, and building at their Habitat-for-Humanity-style builds. |
How can people sign up to volunteer at YSA? | People can sign up to volunteer by clicking this link: https://www.mobilize.us/youthspiritartworks/. |
What kind of builds does Youth Spirit Artworks do? | Youth Spirit Artworks does Habitat-for-Humanity-style builds. |
What is the crisis of affordable and accessible housing? | The crisis of affordable and accessible housing is the lack of affordable and accessible housing for young people. |
By how much will the Tiny House Empowerment Village project increase the number of youth-designated beds in the county? | The Tiny House Empowerment Village project will increase the number of youth-designated beds in the county by almost 40%. |
How was the Tiny House prototype designed and built? | The Tiny House prototype was designed and built by 6 youth leaders working with local architects, design students, and contractors. |
How can congregations get involved at the Tiny House Village? | Congregations can get involved by emailing the program organizers. |
What is the long-term goal of the YSA Tiny House Village? | The long-term goal of the Tiny House Village is to create 100 homes for unhoused youth in the East Bay Area. |
How many homes for unhoused youth are planned? | 100 homes for unhoused youth are planned. |
What kind of housing will be created? | The kind of housing that will be created includes youth Tiny Houses, beds in co-op houses, and new, dedicated units of youth housing as part of a larger affordable housing project. |
What is the Youth Spirit Artworks Tiny House Empowerment Village? | The Youth Spirit Artworks Tiny House Empowerment Village is a project that aims to provide affordable housing for people of all ages and abilities. |
How can people get involved with the Youth Spirit Artworks Tiny House Empowerment Village? | People can get involved with the Youth Spirit Artworks Tiny House Empowerment Village by volunteering, joining a committee, or donating. |
How can people donate to the Youth Spirit Artworks Tiny House Empowerment Village? | People can donate to the Youth Spirit Artworks Tiny House Empowerment Village by visiting the Kindful website at this link: https://youthspiritartworks.kindful.com/ |
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