Dignity Village in Portland: Tiny Houses for the Homeless

[@sheryljones5207]

So glad these little home area's are being built for the homeless.

[@phoenixpyroswaggirllego5344]

my parents met here. my grandma and dad and mom were part of the community. I appreciate this place because it is the reason why I am alive. when my parents got a home, dignity village gave furniture to us

[@corsicanlulu]

thats so cool

[@deannacalef3513]

I am a Dignity Village grad. Then I lived in a woman's shelter. I got a job and moved to a single occupancy room. Then I moved to a low income one bedroom. Then I got a job in Seattle. I live in a low income senior citizen one bedroom now. Thank you all at Dignity Village. So happy to see you carrying on and how beautiful the place looks now.

[@RespectfulRevolution]

Way to stay with the path, Deanna!! We wish you nothing but blessings and are grateful for you sharing this! - RR

[@nettyabbott5412]

Hi from Australia, state of New South Wales. This is incredible & wonderful & this is what is needed here, In my area. I hope to do much more for our own homeless & so far I help one person who, Like me, Is doing it very tough. We both have our own little places now so we are very lucky although financially it's a great struggle to get food on the table, be able to afford the dentist & afford transport, a struggle to pay to see the doctor etc. I watch a lot of tapes on the homeless as I feel closer to these people than to anyone else. I don't have any family & in my own small way, The homeless are my family. So that's what I'm learning about & how to be of more service to the homeless. I'll get there & one day perhaps even have something like this Dignity Village, to help establish here for the needy. Great job mates. Welcome to you. Lots of love.

[@goldencastlescrystalstream2520]

right to be safe happy roof over head food in mouth God Given . Blessings To All those trying to help the homeless and hungry.

[@DarklightAmy]

That's so great, that they banded together and eventually went on to Dignity Village! Thank you for this positive video! :) I hope many people will get inspired and many more homeless around the world will once again have houses of their own :)

[@RespectfulRevolution]

+DarklightAmy Thanks for the enthusiastic comments, Amy!

[@phoenixpyroswaggirllego5344]

this place is the most important place to me in my life. my parents met here when both of them were homeless.

[@brendamcdonall5798]

Most " homeless" people can teach the rest of us about how to live and how to separate our needs from our wants. They have a sense of community the rest of us would do well to copy.

[@adilasharif9383]

I have been living overses from almost 2 decade i am surprised that how that issue is not been looked after God bless you guys

[@sherry866]

It's AWESOME !!!!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 THEY ALL PITCH IN WITH THE WORK IN THEIR LITTLE VILLAGE AND IT ALL COMES TOGETHER FOR THEM . I THINK IT'S GREAT AND ALSO THE FACT THAT THEY CAN HAVE THEIR PETS WITHOUT HAVING TO GIVE THEN UP , JUST AWESOME !!!!!!

[@Anna-tj7mp]

Respect to all of you, this is amazing.

[@maryburnight1643]

I wish for many good times ahead to all who live in this community.

[@b.bailey8244]

this is inspirational. and it's beautiful and creative.

[@tesss6767]

Is actually is wonderful... And there should be acres of land and each States that could house Villages like this.

[@tinajo1111]

I am an advocate for the homeless in Will county Illinois

[@goldencastlescrystalstream2520]

God Bless You

[@officerdoofy222]

Every states government needs to build homes for the homeless. California is way behind doing this.

[@corsicanlulu]

they are destroying these homes! in los angeles

[@ericbryant6097]

@@corsicanlulu that's fucking sorry

[@karlmatsunaga6392]

Stop re-electing worthless politicians. What this country doesn't need, are ignorant clowns who will say anything to attach themselves to the public tit. Most have no actual ideas. Politicians will say anything. Once in office, it's vacation time. When was the last time a politician did anything POSITIVE for you, personally? I rest my case.

[@rohtati1020]

And what's YOUR SHARE to change that??

[@shetto]

@@rohtati1020 well what's YOURS other than writing nasty KZbin comments?

[@christinarobleto1786]

This is a better way to handle the homeless situation than tent cities. I would suggest to keep it as clutter free as possible. They need these throughout the 🇺🇸. This would provide transitional housing until they get back on their feet. Those who refuse to follow the rules or housing would be denied services & arrested if they pitched ⛺

[@MichaelWithey]

Good stuff!

[@carlahardman4270]

think it is awesome on what is going on with the tiny village....they need to be in more ciies as well...i know we have high homeless rate here and this type of thing should happen to keep thehomeless safe and not having to live on the streets or under bridges either,,,,u have thumbs up from me!

[@kennysboat4432]

LA is destroying this movement wish they would give all the homeless a large open parking lot and just let the guy give and grow this 1-8 month long temp housing!

[@susanamoroso8581]

California is not doing like this which is very unfortunate. California has plenty of land to provide housing. The problem is politicians do not want to build affordable and socialized housing for their residents. Why?

[@Heartless-oi3sp]

I thought San Diego and San Francisco had tiny home villages

[@beckylynn209]

Over 6k views n only 120 likes??!!! GEEZ PEOPLE!! Where r people's hearts these day's?? If it isn't someone getting shot or a celebrity and there 2 million dollar movie offer then u could give a ff.. This is why these poor people r where they r today, right here on u-tube is proof of how people just don't care anymore!.. So heartbreaking!!

[@RespectfulRevolution]

I SO TOTALLY HEAR YOU, Becky. And this isn't just for this particular video. We have many other fantastic stories on our channel, like this Allan Parleir gentleman in Oklahoma CIty who saved a neighborhood by saving good organic food from being thrown away every day, I mean, we LOVE this story, and after two years, how many views... 150? It is very much heartbreaking. There is no widespread passion out there for doing good. Our videos about established passions and interests, like tiny houses, or motorcycling, or permaculture... are doing much better.

[@albertreed966]

Thia video is, what 6 years ols? How about an more recent update. I really like the idea of "DIGNITY" villages. I don't see them as a handout but for those that really want it, a hand up to get started. Sometimes for example, a person with physical difficulties needa a hand up to get out of a chair...same with those that are homeless! Give a hand up!

[@justinrabbitt9492]

I agree. There needs to be more up to date vids of these. Seeing as many are over 4 years old I'm curious to know if they are still thriving during these difficult times. Another vid I saw recently showed how tiny home communities for homeless were being destroyed by the local law enforcement. So I gotta know if any of these are still thriving and why there aren't more all accross the country as are needed.

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

I would be so much happier living in one of these villages than struggling to pay my living expenses right now. The stress caused by my living conditions going ever south is actually killing me slowly. I even think about suicide on most days. In my country the government will not allow anything like these villages to even begin to exist. They come in and prosecute immediately. They went round with knives slashing the tents in London after an MP said she is going to tear down tents while she gets to live on £75000 PA + Pensions and Low TAX Elements!!

[@Heartless-oi3sp]

I feel you. Living in your car or being in tiny homes transitional housing is better than stressing over bills. Life isn't supposed to be this hard

[@juneportuondo8625]

Where is Jon..?

[@watermelonlalala]

This is what they used to call a "shanty town". I think they kind of disappeared after WWII. It is not glorious or hopeful that they are coming back.

[@WithoutAroof]

"There has to be a Right to Exist"... BINGO

[@RespectfulRevolution]

+Without a Roof BAM! :-)

[@luckysmith8275]

+Without a Roof yes exactly! our government really needs to address this issue, the politicians need to focus their time and the government's money on really turning this country around and making it better for all the people that live here. I hate seeing the government waste money on stuff like wars when that money could be better spend addressing important issues like this. no one should be homeless! in my area (NJ) the housing is so expensive for low income people and there just isn't enough affordable housing and people end up homeless and then the shelters are too full to house everyone. It gets really cold here in the north east. that is no place to be homeless and I get frustrated and angry that the government would not think it's a serious issue that people don't have a home or space of their own, a place to get in out of the cold. At the very least in life *everyone* should have that!

[@rhonr]

There will be when the population of homeless starts to include the formerly middle class.

[@mwn1552]

❤

[@bernadettekennedy2981]

Realtors are to blame for homelessness.Speculating should be outlawed and realtors should have to have degrees with ethics laws. They should not be able to sell homes to investors instead of homebuyers and should not be able to set rents or home values.

[@hiking4lifeb.243]

Its the banks. Realtors are doing their job selling, its the Homebuyers who get over their heads in which they can't truly afford it. Put blame where it is due, the Banks/Loans. As well as the companies who promise to help those facing forclosure. In reality its for their own pockets & not the best interest of the homeowner. These are scams that has also added to the Homelessness.

[@justinrabbitt9492]

It's also some of the laws that contribute to it as well as companies that refuse to hire some groups with records.

[@RVBadlands2015]

Calif has 95,000 homeless. The powers to be doesn’t care.It’s all about the dollar. Rent is so high.

[@mrbadx19]

I've been jobless about a dozen times in the last 20 years. 26 years ago I bought a condo, busted my ass 363 days a year and paid off the mortgage in 2 years. now I pay utilities and taxes. I am and have been a "temp" most of my adult life. you're fooling yourself if you think anyone can live in one of these things for more than a few days, no plumbing, laundry, electricity or storage.

[@corsicanlulu]

at least they have a place to sleep

[@writerconsidered]

I lived in a pickup truck for 3 yrs it would be ill advised to say what and what can't be done.

[@rohtati1020]

That's easy for you to say, try to sleep on the sidewalk, or under a bridge. I have seen many living without electricity, potable water, no place to go for the very basic human needs...

[@EGee-tc1si]

They already did live and still thrive in these little things they call tiny houses, so, no worries for you

[@Heartless-oi3sp]

​@@writerconsideredWow did you save a lot of money?

[@nobodynobody783]

I saw a video about a man that was trying to help the homeless in Los Angeles. Please see the following site: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGfLaJmCZ5eKeac Well, after watching this video, I think I might have come across with a novel idea. The video mentioned KZbin video above clearly demonstrates the homeless situation and vulnerability that homeless women must endure. Let's suppose that we can take them off the street every evening for their own safety and/or keep them out of the cold. Our retro-fitted Budweiser truck which has 6 cubicles or pods on one side of the truck and another 6 on the other side and with a total of 12 cubicles can be retro-fitted each with its own individual bed and lighting apparatus. Also, if one wants and its possible, one can also reserve two of these cubicles to be retro-fitted with their own individual shower, sink, and toilet? Please go to KZbin and see an example of type of 'Budweiser' truck. Water for showers can come from water tank placed outside or above the truck someplace, or same water tank can be secured in place in one of the cubicles along with an electric apparatus to warm the water for showering purposes. The electrical apparatus can receive its energy from either strategically placed solar panels and or battery from same truck. Because these cubicles are originally manufactured out of metal, they can be easily 'hosed' down for cleaning. Truck can be stationary in one location or can be mobile and be parked not far from homeless encampment. Since this is a very visual representation, financial sponsors can be prompted to financially sponsor the use of a cubicle(s) for one or many homeless individuals each evening. Sponsorship will cover the cost of fuel, water, and maintenance of the truck, trailer, and pods.

[@chelseacabell83]

Would've been great if they'd shown some women

[@RespectfulRevolution]

We agree! None felt like speaking on camera that day...