Homeless organizations in Chattanooga are considering teaming up with a Washington-based company to build small, temporary, shed-like shelters for the city’s growing homeless population.
A representative with the company Pallet spoke with the Chattanooga Interagency Council on Homelessness during a quarterly board meeting recently to pitch why the company’s work could help bolster the availability of housing as the city struggles to get homeless individuals off the streets.
“We have the social mission of not only ending unsheltered homelessness across the United States, but also providing employment opportunities to people with lived experience in homelessness,” said Brandon Bills, the company’s spokesperson.
Pallet is a social purpose company, meaning it cannot take donations so it must rely on selling its shelters to turn a profit. Roughly 83% of the company’s employees have been affected by homelessness, Bills said.