I Am You 360 has built six of 10 homes in its first small-home village, thanks to the community and a pay-as-you-go building plan.
Caitlin Schmidt Construction on a Tucson village of small homes for youths transitioning out of foster care is well underway, with six of the 10 buildings complete and the remaining four to be erected soon.
People are also reading… And while the apartments are a safe, temporary option, Cook's dream plan is to purchase properties and build small home villages across Tucson. The funding for the first five homes and the community center came from a city of Tucson American Rescue Plan Act grant, OneAZ Credit Union and the community. The final four homes were paid for by the community, including a handful of local nonprofits, Cook said, adding that roofs, windows and doors have not yet been funded.
'The residents' voices can be heard'Cook and Berna hope the remaining four homes, already paid for, will be built this spring, if weather allows. "These kids are victims of sex trafficking, human trafficking, the judicial system. There are so many pieces that they have to navigate through life just to survive. I've been praying for a million-dollar donor," Cook said.
"My lived experiences have really given me the resilience and persistence," Cook said. "I've been homeless. I know what it's like to go from pillar to post and not have your children because they're in foster care. I think that helps rev up my engines." "It's up to us to sew them back into the fabric of the community so we can have some better outcomes," she said.
Residents cook for one another, watch each other's children and had a"Friendsgiving" celebration. They take classes, including banking, budgeting, self- defense and more, thanks to community partners who want to help. 'Makes me feel good'Six months ago, Cook retired from her career as a hairstylist to work on I Am You 360 full time.
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