Revamp and Restructure of Homeless Care and Sheltering: A Sustainable Commune Model

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To establish a new approach to homeless care by creating self-sustaining, communal living environments where individuals can learn essential life skills, develop trades, and contribute to their own well-being while providing for the local community. This model would focus on sustainable, homestead-like living, fostering independence, personal growth, and community contribution.

Proposal Overview:

  1. Land Allocation and Communal Living Setup

• Designate government-owned land near urban or rural areas, accessible by public transit, as the site for homeless communes.

• These communes would replace traditional homeless shelters with eco-friendly, self-sufficient small homes, built with sustainable materials like recycled resources, wood, mud, hay, and sheep’s wool insulation.

• Housing structures, such as mud homes, cob houses or teepees, will emphasize low environmental impact, and would be without modern electricity, focusing on natural heating and cooking methods such as fireplaces.

  1. Sustainable Agriculture and Livestock Integration

• Provide each commune with a small, managed selection of livestock (chickens, geese, goats, sheep, and pigs) to support self-sufficient farming and food production.

• Residents will be responsible for raising animals and growing food, utilizing both animal products (eggs, wool, dairy) and gardens for sustenance.

  1. Education and Skill Development

• Implement training programs focused on survival and craftsmanship skills:

• Food preparation and preservation, such as canning, curing, and cooking.

• Hunting (using bows and knives) and fishing, with training on sustainable practices.

• Skills in traditional trades, including blacksmithing, sewing, shoe repair, pottery, woodworking, weaving, candle making, and macramé.

• Educational programs would offer pathways to develop skills that are marketable outside the commune, providing economic opportunities for residents to leave and return to society.

  1. Community-Driven Economy

• Establish marketplaces within the commune, allowing residents to sell handmade goods, art, furniture, tailored clothing, and other crafted items.

• Profits from the sales go back to sustaining the commune, with portions designated for communal needs, individual savings, and education funds.

• Encourage outside visitors to participate by purchasing items and services, which helps integrate the commune with the local economy and community.

  1. Self-Governance and Vocational Training Opportunities

• Offer governance structures within each commune to foster personal responsibility, peer accountability, and leadership among residents.

• Residents who show interest and aptitude will have opportunities to pursue vocational training and trades through local partnerships, such as trade schools or apprenticeships.

• Separate facilities would be developed for women and children to provide a safe, supportive environment, and vasectomy programs for men would be offered to manage population growth responsibly.

  1. Community Contributions and Mutual Benefits

• Communes would function as cooperative communities, where residents learn to support themselves and each other, giving them purpose and structure.

• Surrounding communities benefit by having access to sustainable, local products and services while supporting individuals as they build independent, meaningful lives.

Expected Outcomes:

• A reduction in homelessness by creating structured, sustainable living options that emphasize life skills, trade training, and community contribution.

• Increased community integration by allowing homeless individuals to contribute to society through goods and services.

• Personal empowerment, stability, and self-worth for residents who gain new skills and a purpose.

This model of community-based, self-sustaining communes offers a transformative approach to homeless care. It moves beyond shelter and subsistence, fostering a sustainable way of life, self-empowerment, and economic opportunity. By building supportive environments that teach practical skills and encourage trade, we can create lasting change for homeless populations, giving them dignity, stability, and a path to self-sufficiency.

This bill represents a shift in how we view and treat homelessness, from temporary shelters to sustainable, communal living environments. The aim is to help individuals build fulfilling lives while contributing to the larger community.

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Which enumerated Power allows for such government action and expenditure of taxpayer funds?

The idea is to REDUCE government size, scope and power, not give them excuses to expand the demcommie welfare state wealth redistribution and vote buying scam.

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I understand your concerns about government spending and expanding social programs. My idea isn’t to create a system that fosters dependence but rather a community initiative designed to empower homeless individuals through a self-sustaining, skills-based approach. Such a program could be justified under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), as it would develop marketable skills and contribute economically to the area.

In this initiative, qualified homeless individuals would live in a structured, homesteading community where they’d have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in essential trades and skills. For instance, they could grow their own food, learn to preserve it through canning, and even raise livestock—learning sustainable farming practices that could eventually feed back into the community. Over time, they would generate goods and resources to sell or trade locally, reinvesting any earnings back into the program to make it more self-sustaining and less reliant on taxpayer funds.

Participants would also engage in traditional trades like blacksmithing, woodworking, and tailoring. They could learn to make and repair shoes, upcycle donated clothing, and even restore old furniture that would otherwise end up in landfills, thus reducing waste. By offering these services to the surrounding community, the program could generate additional revenue, allowing it to become a productive part of the local economy.

This community would serve as a place where participants work for what they need, learning to create essential items from scratch rather than relying on government assistance. As they build skills, gain confidence, and find purpose, they would be equipped to transition back into society and the workforce. The program would only accept individuals committed to this transformative journey, ensuring it remains a stepping stone to independence rather than a permanent residence.

In addition to providing a roof over their heads and meeting their basic needs, this community would offer participants access to showers, clean clothing, and other essentials—giving them the stability needed to seek jobs outside the program. Ultimately, the goal is to break the cycle of homelessness by empowering individuals with practical skills, work experience, and a renewed sense of purpose. Rather than expanding dependency, this approach would foster independence, benefiting both the participants and society as a whole.

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That sounds so similar to the propaganda that got the demcommie welfare state started 60 years ago. The only part missing is the bleeding heart call out of ‘for the poor children’ .

Why not just call them ‘reservations’ or ‘communes’ , Liawatha & the Burnie would back it. Then they can open casinos , increase drug and alcohol abuse , have high crime rates and no limit abortions…

Any such program should be privately funded . Let some concerned persons set up and NGO to run a piolet program, if it is successful then they can expand it using those private funds.