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Home My WebLink AboutEmail from Grant Hawley, Homegrown Trailers – Housing for Displaced Families Schuman, Amy From: Menchaca, Clarissa Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 9:14 AM To: Schuman,Amy Subject: FW: Housing for displaced families Attachments: Homegrown Trailers Letter to California Residents - 11.29.2018.pdf; Homegrown Trailers Disaster Recovery Partnership Overview 11.2018 (1).pdf Correspondence. Cl�wi a�Me4,chc Ca' Associate Clerk of the Board Butte County Administration 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965 T: 530.552.33081 F: 530.538.7120 Twitter ! Facebook f YouTube ( Pinterest From:Grant Hawley<granth@homegrowntrailers.com> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2018 3:47 PM To:Clerk of the Board<clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net> Cc:Corey Weathers<corey@homegrowntrailers.com>;Josh Moreman<Josh@homegrowntrailers.com> Subject: Housing for displaced families To the Board of Supervisors of Butte County, I work for Homegrown Trailers, a Kirkland Washington based company building self-sufficient,sustainable, and healthy mobile dwellings with solar and composting toilets that I believe could bring some relief to disaster victims. Our trailers are designed to operate without developed infrastructure and can support families in need where a conventional "plug- in" trailer cannot. From what I've gathered from the news reports, one of the biggest problems with the current recovery effort has been finding placement for these trailers (or FEMA trailers), as well as a program to connect families with a source of long- term temporary housing. Do you have any suggestions of an organization that could help us make this link? We have a large group of sponsors and supporters ready to help get families back under a roof but we need help from California based organizations to finalize logistics. Do you have some time to talk with me about what entities we can reach out to that may be able to help us find locations and families? Our hearts go out to the residents of California and we are doing everything we can to bring some comfort and support to those who need it. Sincerely, Grant Hawley Production Manager HOMEGROWN TRAILERS 511 6th Street S, Kirkland,WA 98033 m 425.931.7624 I o 425.892.8566 1 granth@homegrowntrailers.com www.homegrowntrailers.com We're on Facebook,Twitter,Linkedln,and Instagram Shop for your artisan,sustainable travel trailer HERE This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee,you must not use,copy,disclose,or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error,please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message.Thank you for your cooperation. 2 HME GROVIN ' TR AIL ER S November 29, 2018 Dear Residents of California, Our hearts go out to everyone in California affected by wildfires in 2018 and we applaud the tireless efforts of first responders. We are here to support short and long-term recovery efforts. Homegrown Trailers is a Washington-based Social Purpose Corporation committed to a triple bottom line (people, profit, planet) that extends beyond the products we build. While we wish we had the resources to provide cash donations, we are launching a fundraising campaign to place one or more displaced families into a Homegrown Trailer. We are also able to offer a purchase discount to anyone displaced by the 2018 California Wildfires. While both Travel Trailers and RVs are readily available throughout California, we want you to have the ability to return to your community and live comfortably while you rebuild your lives. Our Timberline model has the features of a cozy cabin, portability of a travel trailer, and is completely autonomous to operate. With a robust solar array and lithium ion batteries, water filtration, and composting toilet Homegrown Trailers allow for a very comfortable existence whether utilities are available, coming online, or not available on your property. -'- i SAI _..,.. '1. X.,1f - .., -T!.... ..:17...- .1.."--actz!..'7-— s • Ifr,c,..f',,' 41,,,;-!-:,,,- ---- ,7:-I41. 1.0,- ' , We are open to working with you to find short and long-term solutions. If we can support you as an individual displaced by wildfires, a homeowner looking to rebuild, an insurance provider thinking outside of the box, a community relief organizations, or an agency player looking to find alternative solutions to the challenges at hand, please reach out to us today. In Solidarity, 47 14C(4 — Corey Weathers, CEO & the Homegrown Trailers team corey@homegrowntrailers.com I Find us on Instagram and Facebook 51 16't'Street S, Kirkland, WA 98033 info@homegrowntrailers.com I www.HomegrownTrailers.com 1425.892.8566 gyp aiiPME GROY!1 TRAILERS California Wildfire Disaster Recovery Partnership All too often in life there are problems that seems insurmountable, and rather than act we standby and wait for someone else to do something. When the right people come together, and the intentions are good, anything is possible. What we are offering: Our company has developed self-sufficient, sustainable, and healthy mobile dwellings that grew out of our founding team's love of travel and experience with conservation, sustainability, resilience planning, and working on the front lines of natural disasters. Bottom line...we have a solution that can help those in California rebuild their lives and we want to help. We are spearheading the effort by bringing sponsors, displaced individuals, and insurance companies together to start the re-building process. Why we are doing this: While it may seem self-serving, our team is truly passionate about doing good and we can't stand by while people are in need and our solution can help. As a startup we are not in a position to provide a cash donation to those in need, but we can support both short and long-term recovery efforts. We would like to convene the right players, leverage our network to raise the needed funds, and support even a small part of the rebuilding process. Sponsors bring capital, insurance companies bring "Additional Living Expense" allocations to repay the capital, our team brings the solutions and voluntary project management hours to get trailers in place. Those displaced get a temporary home to start the rebuilding process and everyone wins. Who we are looking to partner with: Sponsors — Capital is key right now and those displaced have limited access to funds for rebuilding. Most who are displaced and lost their homes will be eligible for "Additional Living Expense" allocations from their insurance company. These funds can be applied toward hotels or other rental housing, but hotels and rental housing are in short supply. Sponsors (individuals, corporations, non-profits, etc.) can purchase trailers, with discounts and fundraising support from our team where needed, and rent them to those displaced. Payback periods are anticipated to be 24-36 months, or less than 16 months with supplemental funding. At the end of the payback period units can be donated, sold, or setup for on-going disaster relief housing. HQME GROWN TRAILERS 511 6t1i Street S,Kirkland, WA 98033 lnfo@homegrowntrailers.com homegrowntrailers.com I www.HomegrownTrailers.com 1425.892.8566 Host organizations —The trailers will need an entity to take ownership and sign a lease agreement with the displaced individuals and families. This could be the sponsor or a non-profit or community-based organization that can manage funds and rental logistics. We can support fundraising where needed or connect hosts and sponsors. Displaced individuals and families — In the wake of a disaster, keeping things as simple as possible and getting those in need into comfortable housing is key to rebuilding. Homegrown Trailers allow individuals to setup on a temporary site or return to their property whether infrastructure anTutilities are available or not yet online. We anticipate those who have lost a home and have insurance coverage would receive at least $1750 per month in "Additional Living Expense" allocations. We recommend that those living in a Homegrown Trailer during the recovery period pay between $1350 and $2250 per month depending on their available insurance allocations. How we would like to engage: We see ourselves as facilitators and providers of a solution. With our strong network and passionate team, we are first and foremost working hard to identify sponsors and host organizations. Once we have the core team of partners together and identify the level of financial commitment, we will support any and all fundraising pathways to procure additional funds. While we are sending at least one Homegrown Trailer to house those displaced by the California wildfires, we are laying the foundation for this to grow exponentially over time. We have the ability to send up to 9 trailers to California in the next 60 days if we can bring the right partners together. In 2019 we could allocate up to 30 units from our production schedule for disaster recovery efforts. The value of working together: We have a valuable solution that has captivated a broad spectrum of followers and supporters. Rest assured, those displaced will have a comfortable and safe place to begin rebuilding their lives. Those of us supporting rebuilding efforts get to share our brand and commitment to humanity with a broad audience. We have already started and will continue to document the process and make this information available to our partners for marketing efforts and cross promotions on social media. 41:-.4, ''''''''''. ';;;;;;:'':;;;;111;11111"11111H— -' ''''1---'''' ` moo' +r c ¢ x za ...r v .`,C,; '''',7 -,,,;,,k4A,4.- '''*--, E, (1344,, t, ;A, 'V --- ,..4,n,„,', „.**.,'. '' ,, Please get in touch or forward this letter to other interested parties! HQME GROWN 511 6th Street S,Kirkland, WA 98033 info@homegrowntrailers.com i www.HomegrownTrailers.com 1425.892.8566