Build Tiny Homes.

At Sound Foundations NW, our goal is to build transitional tiny homes that help move our homeless neighbors off the streets, out of tents, encampments, and vehicles, and into spaces that are warm, safe, and dry while they await permanent housing.  Tiny homes are a form of non-congregate emergency shelter that replaces tents, homemade tarp shelters, doorways, and RV’s.  Tiny homes offer safety, dignity, sustenance, and supportive services while residents stabilize and recover from the trauma and suspicion of living on the streets and prepare to move to permanent housing.

 

Build Community.

When we first started building at Camp Second Chance in 2018, we thought our only mission was to provide tiny homes for the homeless.  But through our experience, we’ve found that not only do we build the tiny homes, we also build a wider community of caring people.  Our community extends from our organization and the amazing volunteer network that works tirelessly to house our homeless neighbors, to the residents of the many villages we’ve built homes for, to the donors who support us buying building materials, to our many supporters in local business, politics, and social services.  Many of these people have become good friends, bound by our common desire to provide safety and dignity for all.

Our volunteers who build the tiny homes come from all walks of life.  We come together for one purpose:  to get one more person off the street and into a place that is warm, safe and dry.

 

Be safe.

As we are building the tiny homes and building community, we are working with many different types of power tools.  Safety is of paramount importance at The Hope Factory.  We teach everyone each tool as if they have never used it before.  Because we work almost exclusively in teams, each volunteer is watching out for the other and helping keep everyone safe.

 

Have fun!

Yes, we work for a good cause.  And it can be exhausting work.  But somewhere in the mix, friendships are formed, and at the end of the day you can be exhausted and exhilarated at the same time.  Why not volunteer soon and come have some fun with us?  No experience necessary, we train willing hearts!