- Video shows a first-time look at the nearly completed tiny homes in Oildale, which include a community center for residents, showers, laundry, and security.
- The tiny homes in Oildale will being taking in residents in March.
- We got an inside look at what this new community looks like and heard from potential residents looking to eventually call it home.
Thomas Carrow has been on the streets for over two years now. A father of two sons, he’s hoping to get off the streets into one of the tiny homes.
“Before this, I was a carnie, I worked at the carnival,” he told us. “I was a single parent, raised both my boys, the oldest is 36, the younger is 32. Having a home, a place to be that we’re not going to be hassled.”
Currently, the County has received lists of potential residents for the tiny homes from local groups like Flood Ministries, Church Without Walls, and Behavioral Health. Carrow is one of those names.
President of Hope the Mission Rowan Vansleve took us through the process for new residents coming into the homes.