Who will manage and run them?
- Already existing shelters
- Governments/ cities/counties -then disperse to where it is most needed.
- Hotels/motels that rent space to programs providing sponsorship
- Other organizations/non-profits
1.-There are several different ways to use Sleep Trailer our main hope is to partner with already existing shelters or organizations that can handle the oversight and next steps for people using them. We would park the unit in their parking lot giving them an increased bed capacity and expanding who they might be able to provide support. For example, maybe people with pets, people that have tested positive for Covid-19, or even just people that don’t typically feel safe in open group settings. This would also give those using it access to bathrooms and showers and other resources available at the various shelters, and connections to those next steps.
2. Governments/ cities/counties- Sleep Trailer really is a multi-purpose resource. So cities, governments, and counties could purchase them and use them to house people for disaster relief, firefighters during forest fire season, disaster relief workers that come in after a disaster to help clean up, and homelessness and women shelters. Or if they didn’t need it they could send them to an area that did.
3.– Hotels/motels that rent space to programs providing sponsorship, there are several programs and non-profits that help people get shelter for a couple of nights by paying for a motel or hotel room. Hotels motels or even hostels could purchase and use Sleep Trailer and provide bathrooms and rent them out at a reduced cost to agencies.
4. — a. There are some Churches & organizations and shelters that due to laws and regulations can only be in a location for a limited time (usually a church doing a “warming station” or other location with access to bathrooms facilities). This could be a great option as you could partner with several churches in the area and easily move them to the next location without needing to set up a bunch of stuff.
4.–b. Could partner with organizations building affordable housing and they could use the trailers on site while the affordable housing is being built. This could give people to get off the street now, and then when the affordable housing is completed they could move directly into the facility. This would give people a direct path from living on the street to emergency shelter (Sleep Trailer), then Affordable housing, and then permanent housing. a realistic and reliable path to break the cycle of homelessness.
How do you access the top levels?
Depends on the person purchasing what they want but typically a ladder up to the top spaces that can be transported in the trailer.
How much does it cost?
Depends
Sleep Trailer does not build the trailers exclusively. Instead we work with other manufacturers to produce the trailers and add a 15% markup to whatever their costs are to support our mission and cover our costs.
If you are or have a manufacturer you know and trust we are happy to work with them this makes the building easier and can cut down on shipping and other costs.
Do you accept donations via Venmo? Cash App? Go fund me?
Sure do!
You can make a venmo donation to @sleeptrailer: https://account.venmo.com/u/sleeptrailer.
Cash app
$sleeptrailerllc
Go fund me
https://www.gofundme.com/f/sleep-trailer-fleet?utm_campaign=p_cp%20share-sheet
Heat? AC? Electricity?
yes we can add in any of those and many other modifications for the various needs that are out there. If you have any specific questions please reach out and email us at Jason@sleeptrailer.com
For other questions please email
Jason@sleeptrailer.com
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