Salt Lake City was an early adopter in utilizing a “housing first” strategy for the homeless and enjoyed recognized success. Our leaders could become early adopters again by utilizing a new “tiny home community” strategy that would take earlier successes to a new level.
The basic strategy is to build small home communities for the homeless. To qualify, residents need to be committed to the community by volunteering to help operate that community. In general the community would govern itself with outside support. Similar to how business franchises work. Various jobs or responsibilities are available — from being on the board to run the facility, maintenance, landscaping, administrative duties, construction, etc.