The pilot program would purchase 50 shelters, along with accompanying shower/bathroom units that could be assembled to form a small shelter community.
The City of Birmingham approved going forward with a plan to work with Pallet Shelters to create sleeping arrangements for the homeless. The Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday to go ahead with a plan to offer tiny shelters to the homeless.
The project now hinges on proposals by community groups that help the homeless. The city is issuing a request today for proposals from organizations willing to take on administration of a program using the shelters. A two-stall bathroom-shower unit is installed for each group of 10 shelters. The proposed pilot program, called “Home for All,” will be a community partnership that will include Pallet sleeping units and other services. The proposals would also have to include a plan for services including healthcare, job training, substance abuse counseling and case management, Venable-Thomas said. “We’re not providing direct services,” she said.
Clarke also expressed concern that the council had to vote on the purchase without knowing details of what the proposals may be on how to use them. Woodfin said the city would not be obligated to purchase if no satisfactory plan emerged, although he was confident that a viable proposal will be put forth.Venable-Thomas said there had already been substantive conversations with the city’s partners in addressing homelessness on the potential for using such shelters.
Cities need to come up with better ways to address the homeless issue, said council member Crystal Smitherman. “There’s not one city that’s gotten homelessness right,” she said.
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