NYT: "I'm homeless, not stupid"

Needing help is not the same as being helpless.
"I'm homeless, not stupid," says a resident of a Quixotic Village, a self-governing micro-housing settlement in Washington state.
Twenty-four men and women were moved into their own tiny apartments Christmas Eve, much like the houses advocated for by Ocean County's Destiny's Bridge the past three years.
The houses are small: 8 by 18 feet, 144 square feet. But providing a transitional house is the second step in moving people from homelessness to living in permanent housing.
"It's about providing homes for people who were in tents a month ago," said Garner Miller, an architect who helped create the new village's layout and living model.
Read the complete story in this New York Times article.

Tent City hearings

Tent City article about the #homeless camp in Lakewood, NJ in Asbury Park Press today. Destiny's Bridge #documentry http://www.app.com/article/20130322/NJNEWS/303220106?fb_action_ids=511162072258321&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_ref=artsharetop&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map=%7B%22511162072258321%22%3A322015121234604%7D&action_type_map=%7B%22511162072258321%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map=%7B%22511162072258321%22%3A%22artsharetop%22%7D …

Photo with 'Destiny's Bridge' dir. Jack Ballo on fri at Ocean Cty.Court House as Tent City fights for dignity & homes. pic.twitter.com/ZxAwdBNDeU

Destiny's Bridge-a concept

Destiny’s Bridge : An Intentional Community A conceptual plan, "Destiny's Bridge," was presented at the homeless forum in Toms River March 28th. The plan calls for affordable houses in a community setting, and offering meals and rehabilitative services for the people who live in Tent City, Lakewood. To view the PowerPoint presentation: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B_ZPucMB9kBTYjFhMTg5NjktZDRhMy00OTcyLWI0OTUtZDJlMTcyNzM3MGU4&hl=en