Compassion Village

Churches and Businesses are often seen as two separate entities that are both afraid to get involved with the other.  However, a project called Compassion Village uses the strengths of each as a way to reach under-privileged or homeless people in Sacramento.  It was created by the E49 Corporation and Compassion Enterprises that build partnerships with local Churches.  There are 4 steps to the process of building a Tiny Home for a person or family.

First, the Church has to agree to sponsor a house for $15,000 and is given the plans to build it, they can have their own contractor or use the Prison Industry Authority located in Folsom Prison that Compassion Village recommends. Secondly, the corporate sponsor will agree to matching the donation of $10,000 and will work with the residents of the house for future job opportunities. Third, the house is built and the organization searches for residents for the home.  The Church will drive the Tiny Home to the village where it is memorialized with the resident and those who built it.   Lastly, the church provides a small group of people who commit to three years of raising $5000 annually through a fundraising dinner to assist with services and home maintenance.

This mission is easy for any church with willing participants to do and a way to reach the local Sacramento area.  They hope to help other cities start something similar and reach homelessness across the country.  The residents are not only given a house to live in, but continued support with eating healthily, living cleanly, and working at a real job.