A place to call home
Creating housing for the homeless will be the topic of a daylong forum this Sat., Feb. 17, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Sponsored by Durango Christian Church, the event will feature Donald Burnes, author and founder of the University of Denver’s Center on Poverty and Homelessness, as well as architect Stuart Ohlson, founder of Humanitarian House International.
A respected architect whose Denver-based firm Ohlson Lavoie Collaborative has offices in, Toyko, Orlando and Cairo, Ohlson founded HHI upon retirement. The Colorado-based nonprofit develops and deploys lightweight, portable housing for people recovering from natural disasters, war and other life-changing events. The organization also supplies add-ons to transform emergency housing into unique, low-cost permanent shelters.
In addition to presentations from both Burnes and Ohlson, there will be one-on-ones with members of the local homeless community; a documentary on Hawaii’s homeless situation; a talk by FLC engineering Professor Don May; a panel discussion on the pros and cons of tent cities and tiny home villages; as well as perspectives from La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff and Durango Mayor Dick White.
The event is free and open to the public. For more info., email donnamaebaukat@gmail.com.
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