Pallet’s prefabricated shelters are assembled at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The tiny homes will house residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Pallet’s prefabricated shelters are assembled at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The tiny homes will house residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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LA Conservation Corpsmembers help assemble Pallet’s prefabricated shelters at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The young adults employed by the Conservation Corps will help build 425 of the tiny homes in Los Angeles for residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
LA Conservation Corpsmembers help assemble Pallet’s prefabricated shelters at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The young adults employed by the Conservation Corps will help build 425 of the tiny homes in Los Angeles for residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
LA Conservation Corpsmembers help assemble Pallet’s prefabricated shelters at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The young adults employed by the Conservation Corps will help build 425 of the tiny homes in Los Angeles for residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
LA Conservation Corpsmembers help assemble Pallet’s prefabricated shelters at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The young adults employed by the Conservation Corps will help build 425 of the tiny homes in Los Angeles for residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
LA Conservation Corpsmembers help assemble Pallet’s prefabricated shelters at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The young adults employed by the Conservation Corps will help build 425 of the tiny homes in Los Angeles for residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
LA Conservation Corpsmembers help assemble Pallet’s prefabricated shelters at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The young adults employed by the Conservation Corps will help build 425 of the tiny homes in Los Angeles for residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Anthony Vargas, 18, of Lincoln Heights, who join the LA Conservation Corps in October after he said Target would not hire him without work experience, helps assemble Pallet’s prefabricated shelters at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The young adults employed by the Conservation Corps will help build 425 of the tiny homes in Los Angeles for residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
LA Conservation Corpsmembers help assemble Pallet’s prefabricated shelters at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The young adults employed by the Conservation Corps will help build 425 of the tiny homes in Los Angeles for residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
LA Conservation Corpsmembers help assemble Pallet’s prefabricated shelters at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The young adults employed by the Conservation Corps will help build 425 of the tiny homes in Los Angeles for residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
LA Conservation Corpsmembers help assemble Pallet’s prefabricated shelters at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The young adults employed by the Conservation Corps will help build 425 of the tiny homes in Los Angeles for residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Anthony Vargas, 18, of Lincoln Heights, who join the LA Conservation Corps in October after he said Target would not hire him without work experience, helps assemble Pallet’s prefabricated shelters at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The young adults employed by the Conservation Corps will help build 425 of the tiny homes in Los Angeles for residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
LA Conservation Corpsmembers help assemble Pallet’s prefabricated shelters at Alexandria Park Tiny Home Village along the 170 Freeway in North Hollywood on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The young adults employed by the Conservation Corps will help build 425 of the tiny homes in Los Angeles for residents experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
The LA Conservation Corps and Seattle-based shelter builder Pallet this week began working together to assemble 425 prefabricated individual shelters around Los Angeles for homeless people.
“This partnership with Pallet is an exciting and hopeful way for the Corps to realize our goals of building resilience in young adults and supporting resilience in a variety of Los Angeles neighborhoods,” said Wendy Butts, Chief Executive Officer at the LA Conservation Corps. “This year has left so many people hurting, so if we can come together with partners in business, government and nonprofits to realize this great double bottom line of employment opportunities and affordable housing solutions, we are proud to be on board.”
Participating Corps youths will receive paid work experience, as well as traditional and vocational education.
Employees at Pallet’s headquarters in Seattle — many of whom have experienced homelessness themselves – will manufacture and ship shelter panels to the Corps for assembly around L.A.
The shelters are self-contained and include beds, shelves, climate control and electricity. They can be assembled in about 30 minutes.
The units are easy to clean between occupants, a key consideration during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Pallet and the LA Conservation Corps are both committed to ending unsheltered homelessness while providing job skills training for the marginalized – this partnership couldn’t be a more perfect match,” said Amy King, Pallet Founder and CEO. “Pallet’s safe and secure shelter gets people off the streets immediately, allows people to stabilize and engage with services, and then move on to permanent housing. We’re honored to partner with the LA Conservation Corps to expand this work in Los Angeles.”