About Soldiers of America
Soldiers of America (SOA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, based in Southern California, in the city of Colton. In the last few years, the organization has helped many veterans by providing them with food, clothing, and furniture and paying their medical and housing-related bills. Currently working on the Project Untent City to cope with Homelessness.
Problem Statement
Homelessness is a big problem in California and other states. Unfortunately, Homeless veterans have become a very real problem, resulting in high numbers being affected and we are trying to make a significant change about this issue.
Possible Solution – Untent City
As we all know creating brick-and-mortar houses is very expensive, so we are building a prototype of tiny homes by converting a 53’ trailer into four tiny homes plus a utility room; where these tenants could do their laundry and create social connections. Take a look at the 3D renderings (layout of these homes), and cost estimates of the Untent city.
These homes will be a complete studio with a private bathroom and kitchen, storage, and living/dining room that converts into a bedroom. We use solar panels to power these homes, it includes basic amenities like a stove, refrigerator, and tank-less water heater among other equipment.
We, sometimes, use veterans to make these homes. This creates employment for them and they feel good working and giving back to the community. We have spoken to some churches and they have agreed to put them in their parking lots. We are in the process to identify malls that have shut down so we can use these premises.
Need Your Support for Untent City Project
We would like your company to, fully, sponsor or, partially, sponsor a unit, so that we may finish this project. We can mention your company name as one of the sponsors of this project. This project will not only create jobs but also alleviate the homelessness crisis in California. As mentioned earlier our organization is non-profit and your donations will be tax deductible.