Safe Organized Spaces Richmond

The majority of the organization's staff are unhoused and formerly unhoused individuals. The organization strongly support the government's housing first approach and strive for immediate housing, it also works to fill the gaps - such as the need for connection and community - that makes housing sustainable. The organization partners with local agencies and community members and are able to serve isolated encampment residents and provide jobs and resources to help people sustain themselves. Staff of the organization work in the field to provide clean-up, mobile showers laundry, food, clothing drinking water, transportation, moving services, health care, and more.

The organization has committed to hold and distribute fundraised community contrutions to support darrin, a proviously unhoused employee of the organization, in bridging the financial gap in his rent payments needed to maintain housing until a city source becomes able to subsidize his housing.

The organization fundraised and collected community contributions for the purpose of assisting jane, an unhoused neighbor, into stabilized housing through support of her daily living expenses and needs. Due to jane's limited mobility and mental health, the organization has committed to hold and distribute the community funds raised by working with jane to pay for housing, make regular purchases, and deliver needed items to her home. Additionally, liason support for jane in her communications with her case manager are provided so that he will grow willing to and apply for and receive the social security benefits that are available to her.