Projects
Our immediate mission and top priority is keeping people alive.
Children freezing to death in the mountains is a horrific atrocity. Instead of shaking our fist at the lack of government help, or being discouraged by new fires, we’re stepping in to make an impact.
Current Mission: Help Them Stay Alive
House 300 people by Spring
Through negotiating wholesale contracts and extensive research regarding fast, economical, and sustainable solutions, we have secured discounted pricing with White Duck Outdoors and Colorado Yurt as a winter solution for homeless folks. These canvas tents are essentially yurts. They can be lived in year-round, have wood-burning stoves for both cooking and warmth and are large enough to live in a studio-style set-up. According to families we helped place into these canvas hot tents in October, they are warm and comfortable for long-term living. The goal of Appalachia building back and finding a new normal is lost when we have people living in the elements. This is a stop-gap to the HUGE challenges that still lay ahead and this gives families a place to thrive while considering their future plans, waiting on building permits, or just simply trying to recover from something unimaginable.
We are continually seeking more long-term solutions such as bridging rent payments for people still housed. As well as providing campers, tiny homes, and utilizing nearby rentals depending on the needs of the individual or family.
Provide Adequate Clothing For Babies and Children
This encompasses our, “Help Them Stay Alive Mission.” The most vulnerable population in the mountains is the children because they can’t regulate their body temperatures as well as adults. Many of the fatalities due to the frigid cold are children. With the funds donated we have donated baby ski suits from Spyder and Kamik, The North Face baby hoods, winter waterproof bibs, and warm hats.
Hospitals have also donated quilts and baby clothes to continue our mission of keeping our most precious alive.