8 Effective housing for homeless Elevator Pitches

1. Damascus Homes, an American non-profit Christian organization that provides clean and sober permanent living for the homeless, is on a mission to raise 5 million dollars, to solve the homelessness problem once and for all. According to the founder of the organization, Biancco Gardner Sr: "My project is to raise money for land development to solve the homeless problem once and for all. Each land development will house 500 to 1000 persons. Our goal is to have 6000 plus people housed in every state in the coming years. I have spent over 2 million of my own dollars housing thousands of people in 3 years and now need the support of the population. The goal is to raise 5 million dollars and we will get matching funds as well''. According to available statistics, in 2019, there were about 567,715 homeless people living in the United States. While this number had been steadily decreasing since 2007, in the last two years it has started to increase. In January 2020, 38,000 veterans faced homelessness on a given night – half the number than in 2010. As a solution to this, Damascus Homes is on a mission to provide affordable, clean and sober housing for homeless ​Veteran’s, Seniors, Persons with Moderate Disabilities, Families, and Young People. The organization also envisions the success of its instructional programs that encourages participants to use their learned skills and talents, to promote self-reliance and self-confidence. However, to carry out this noble mission on a larger scale, Damascus Homes is calling on individuals and corporate bodies for assistance. Continuing, Biancco implored: ''will you help us to provide clean and sober housing for our area's homeless? You can choose to make a one-time donation or decide to make a recurring donation. Your information clean and sober homes and donation is private, and we do not sell your information. ​We thank you in advance for any assistance. Everything counts''. Damascus homes is grateful for the donation from Muckleshoot. The organization said: ''Thank you to Muckleshoot for donating $10,000 to Damascus Homes Community Center. We look forward to working together in the future and getting more corporate support to end homelessness'' Our Mission ​​Our Mission is to provide affordable, clean and sober housing for homeless ​Veterans, Seniors, Persons with Moderate Disabilities, Families and Young People 18-24. We also envision the success of our instructional programs that encourage participants to use their learned skills and talents, to promote self-reliance and self- confidence. BIANCCO GARDNER--22608 MARINE VIEW DRIVE S. SUITE 100--DES MOINES, WASHINGTON 98198