The People’s Mic: Boutique Housing Initiatives with Soil Solidarity

This show was recorded for 97.7 KWNK in Reno, Nevada. It aired live on Sunday, October 15 at 5:30pm.
In this People’s Mic feature, I sat down with local activists to discuss their new initiative to combat housing insecurity in Reno.
Check out Soil Solidarity’s white paper at www..washoehousingjusticeunion.org

Key Terms in this Program:

Direct Outreach:
Volunteers outside serving people right where they’re at.
Soil Solidarity:
A food growing and sharing initiative for the benefit of people with housing insecurity in Reno, Nevada
Housing Insecurity:
Being unable to meeting income or credit requirements and in risk of losing housing.
Small Tailored Housing Program:
Involves providing recovery, positive conditions for mental health, and a safe spaces for a variety of . Invites the people getting housing to guide the process.
The tailored housing project proposed would contribute to the community be growing food on-site.
Warehouse Housing:
Large, open, spaces with many people sleeping in bunks and sharing limited bathroom and shower facilities.
People are provided little storage.

Organizations discussed in this program:
Family Soup Mutual Aid
Biggest Little Food Not Bombs
Reno Food Systems