$127 raised by 1 donor
1% complete
$20,000 Goal
We run the Denton Water Project, coolers of iced bottled water placed around town, filled by volunteers. We average 2800 bottles a week and by Aug 1st have provided over 250,000 bottles since June 2021.
Our hope is to build a resident managed tiny house village to help heal and transition people people from the street to housing.
In the meantime, we supply seasonal supplies and food to those in need.
Our vision is to establish a transitional village that provides opportunities to those who are currently without housing to build human-scaled communities and work with other community members to develop relationships and skills that will enable them to transition to a more sustainable lifestyle. The village rests on the notion that self-governance provides residents with autonomy, responsibility, and respect. Design and organization of the village will be based upon best practices derived from a comprehensive study of long standing “tent cities” and tiny house villages in the United States, lessons learned from local encampments, and a creative understanding of permaculture principles
Unlike congregate shelters, tiny house villages provide the stability needed for people to rebuild their lives, including the support and encouragement of peers who understand what they have been through, and the privacy to work through their recovery. As a result, they are better prepared to move towards permanent housing than being housed straight from the street. This transformational approach, providing a place for healing within a community, gives residents the opportunity to experience stewardship.
For the city or individual to rent or donate us land
A 5x8 or 5x10 utility trailer
Donations of cash, in kind goods and water to serve those in need.
A volunteer accountant
Always volunteers. ❤️
This community is all-inclusive. Preferred pronouns as given by each individual will be respected. Each and every individual participating in this program, residents and volunteers alike, will be treated with equal respect; discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. A non-discrimination agreement must be signed upon application for entrance into the community, volunteers and signs will be posted as reminders.
Organization name
Denton Basic Services Center
other names
DBSC
Causes
Housing, Shelter & Homelessness, Hunger, Food Access & Nutrition
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Denton
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Other
Address
1205 N AUSTIN ST APT A