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Creating Homes
By:
Logan Cockerham
Abi Duenas
Seth Mueller
Identify Concerns
Planning Process Page
We can not expect Reno t0 be a healthy, safe, and productive environment, if we neglect such a large population such as the homeless one.
The Goal
The task at hand is to help a section of the population that is often ignored, the homeless, by helping them get jobs and find a stable home.
Set A
Goal
The Plan
1. Raise Public Awareness
2. Pitch our idea to stakeholders
3. Secure Funding
4. Advertise Housing & job fair plan
5. Host Job Fairs
6. Start Housing Plans
Form A Plan
Act
We will put our plan into action by getting into contact with many different people, and hosting a job fair and temporarily lowering renting rates.
Act
Follow Up
This would be a slow process if it were to be implemented into reality and would likely need cooperation between everyone in the city. In addition to this we would also likely need to increase minimum wage to help with the high cost of living in Reno. We would also need a plan for many mental illnesses that a select number of homeless people face everyday. We learned about the hard truths of being homeless and how hard it is to escape this institution.
Local Issue
Reno faces highest rates of homelessness since 2010.
Plan
What must be done
We need to address this issue by proposing a logical plan to help combat homelessness in Reno
Solution
We are hosting a job fair in cooperation with businesses and city government. We recognize that this is not the only issue and also hope to get these people a lower rent rate for a short time.
Solution
Causes
Causes
- High Rent Prices
- Joblessness
- Systematic
- Mental illness
- Drug/Alcohol abuse
- Decreased consequences
Elevator Speech
Homelessness is a blight upon Reno, it is rampant and must be addressed.
Elevator Speech
Reno, Nevada
Reno is our local city near and dear to our hearts, but how can we be proud of it when it doesn't care for such a large population like our homeless one.
Location
Statistics
Raise Public Awareness
Our first step is to raise public awareness. This is very important in Reno because it is hard to get people to take action on this issue.
Step 1
Pitch our idea to stakeholders
We need to pitch our ideas to all of the stakeholders involved in this issue and our solution.
Step 2
Property Owners
What property owners need to do
- Temporarily reduce rent
- Only applies to those under a certain income bracket
Property
Owners
Local Businesses
It is imperative to our plan that businesses get involved because a job is necessary in order to have a permanent home.
Business
Requirements
Businesses will help our project by participating in our job fair. They will commit to hiring two people over the entire event, and be encouraged to hire more.
The Population
We need to find out if our target demographic, the homeless, for the issue would think our plan would work, and whether or not they would participate.
Target Audience
City Government
What is required from the city government
- Funding
- Space for the job fair
- Reduced taxes for the homeless
(If Possible)
City Government
Secure Funding
At this point in time it will be necessary to secure funding for our project.
Step 3
Funding
The city will need to provide a large sum of money and financial support for our project. These are our local officials that would support it,
- Jenny Brekhus- Reno Ward 1
City Government
Public Fundraising
In addition to city government funds we will do public fundraisers through
- walk-a-thons
- direct mail
Public Fundraising
Advertise Housing & Job Fair Plan
In order for people to participate, we need to make flyers, and use word of mouth communication.
Step 4
Host Job Fairs
Now we plan on hosting the job fair, the job fair will be in cooperation with the local businesses that agreed to hire two people. The event will be held at the convention center.
Step 5
Start Housing Plans
After a person is hired we will get them a place to stay at an apartment, and we will need to put a stop to rent escalations which is a major problem according to Ward 1 of Reno Jenny Brekhus.
Step 6
Conclusion
It should be clear why our plan is both necessary and effective, as many people struggle with keeping up with rent, not just finding a job.
Conclusion
Bibliography
Reno Gazette Journal: https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2019/09/19/reno-sparks-and-homelessness-whats-been-done-before-isnt-working-homeless-washoe-county/2376929001/
Channel 4 News: https://mynews4.com/news/local/nevada-ranks-highest-in-unsheltered-homeless-youth-according-to-federal-report
Truckee Meadows: https://www.truckeemeadowstomorrow.org/indicator/homelessness/
Reno Government: https://www.reno.gov/government/departments/community-development-department/housing-homeless-resources/homeless-resources
Reno's Current Plan
Reno's current plan focuses on making sure that people have a roof over their head but they do very little to address the issue in long terms.