Harvest House Community Project

by A Diamond in the Ruff, Incorporated
Harvest House Community Project

Summary

Providing affordable housing is the only effective way to end homelessness and displacement. The urgency of the need demands that housing be created faster and more economically than standard development models can deliver. A Diamond in the Ruff, wants to deliver temporary transitional affordable housing units to 2-3 years, with the next phase to receive permanent housing.

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Challenge

Median rents across Oakland are at an all-time high, pushing low-income families into motels or family member's homes, pricing working-class households out of their neighborhoods and creating fierce competition for available housing at all income levels. While the majority of the working poor have at least one person in the working full-time, estimates of rent increases on housing not under rent controlled range from 40% to 110%.

Solution

A Diamond in the Ruff, would be able to serve low-and moderate income single women or women with children. With well - designed small units providing every amenity within a smaller footprint. Units that a fully are accessible. The rental units for transitional independent living could be considered "tiny" between 330 to 500 square feet, but will offer full amenities: kitchen, bath, and living room to either a single woman or woman with child. The parcel of land of 8250 Square feet.

Long-Term Impact

Providing affordable housing is the only effective way to end homelessness and displacement. The urgency of the need demands that housing be created faster and more economically than standard development models can deliver. A Diamond in the Ruff, wants to deliver temporary transitional affordable housing units to 2-3 years, with the next phase to receive permanent housing. This initiative, based on the premise that providing homes is the only effective way to end homelessness.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a DOCX file (projdoc.docx).

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Organization Information

A Diamond in the Ruff, Incorporated

Location: OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - USA
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Twitter: @adiamondruff
A Diamond in the Ruff, Incorporated
Tracey Nails-Bell
Project Leader:
Tracey Nails-Bell
OAKLAND , CALIFORNIA United States

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