Bootstrap Villages

Bootstrap Villages is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing housing and other services to help prevent homelessness in the communities we serve.

[Bootstrap Villages @bootstrapvill]

"Sixty percent of the mayors surveyed for this study believed that a “small group with strong views” had a greater influence on housing policy than the “majority public opinion.” 👀

Time to get in some serious meeting time, ya'll. 💪 https://t.co/lidKnXACnc

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😭 💓 Pets are family too. https://t.co/7lOGLaHwVO

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Yep, you sure can blend affordable, sustainable housing into a neighborhood. 🤩 https://t.co/mIOkxjGR1o

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"They simply need higher incomes and lower housing costs." Period. https://t.co/H0B9ePkvsG

[Bootstrap Villages @bootstrapvill]

There's still time! You could be the one to bring affordable small-format villages to Chicago. https://t.co/HDsn8ko6M0

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Yup, us too. https://t.co/pskNjOhZx6

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Spread the word, we're looking for a new lead for our project! @chihomeless @bringChiHome https://t.co/HDsn8ko6M0

[Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness @ChiHomeless]

A student cannot be barred from participating in school activities, such as prom or graduation, due to inability to pay school fees, per the Illinois School Code. Call the Law Project if you need help: 1 [phone]. #homeless
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[Bootstrap Villages @bootstrapvill]

Go Austin! Program to bring affordable housing to all Austin neighborhoods will come back for final council vote into law in May. https://t.co/Dtg40ddmQW

[Bring Chicago Home @BringChiHome]

We're looking forward to working with the newly elected Chicago City Council, including @Mariafor49. Community members from across the city are coming together next Wednesday evening at the Chicago Temple to show support for #BringChicagoHome!⁣ RSVP at https://t.co/Go9gyBevao

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[Jen Loving @jenloving23]

By tomorrow 134 homeless men and women will have finished moving into our 1st 100% Permanent Supportive Project in @CityofSanJose - A truly miraculous team effort led by 1st Community Housing eliminating over 403 years of combined homelessness. What a glorious week. Welcome home.

[Bootstrap Villages @bootstrapvill]

You could help end homelessness in our great city of Chicago. Join us! https://t.co/HDsn8ko6M0

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"During FY18, the Law Project closed 739 cases. Homeless students or unaccompanied youth comprised 78% of our caseload. CCH attorneys also assist homeless adults living in shelters and on the street, including the Uptown encampments." https://t.co/2VK167eFBD

[Bootstrap Villages @bootstrapvill]

"We have to more subtly try to influence incentives and get the system in balance. We have to figure out why the market—by which I mean those decentralized decisions of thousands or millions of people—isn’t getting people into homes they can afford."... https://t.co/uo0qex6Jv9

[Bootstrap Villages @bootstrapvill]

Nutritious food IS social justice. It's why our first village has garden spaces planned. 💯 https://t.co/VblcCg2NL6

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"Let's make sure we give Slim Thug some love for this while he is living and not wait to embrace this awesome deed when he dies like we did Nipsey Hussle." 👏👏👏

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😍 Austin, TX, Community First Village exists to love and serve their neighbors who have been living on the streets, while also empowering the surrounding community into a lifestyle of service with the homeless. 💯 https://t.co/0OFL3K9cFX

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"A tiny house program in Detroit helps people avoid homelessness, and get a head start on building equity." https://t.co/MmbmB29ced

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This Nashville social enterprise employs people transitioning out of homelessness to make all of their jewelry 🤩 https://t.co/svYZaWvuYg