Volunteers work to complete landscaping on latest BLOCK project.
The BLOCK Project “invites community into the task of ending homelessness by building small homes in residential backyards for those living unsheltered”. By building fully-equipped, sustainable, healthy homes for people experiencing homelessness, BLOCK homes transform the way we think about space, ownership, and living within community.
Led by Facing Homelessness, the project consists of siting and installing a prefabricated dwelling in a host homeowners’ backyard. Each urban infill unit provides a new home to an individual who was previously unsheltered. New neighbors are welcomed into much needed housing, while the character of existing neighborhoods is maintained.
The Watershed Company has been privileged to assist in the landscape design of two BLOCK homes, but also to participate in the planting at both of these locations.
On Saturday, November 7th in the Central District of Seattle, members of The Watershed Company, volunteers from the BLOCK Project and the BLOCK hosts worked together to landscape one of the newest residences. The hosts invited Watershed staffers into their backyard to assist with pruning, weeding, digging, and planting. The weather may not have been all sunshine and clear skies, but it was beautiful nonetheless.
Lexi Ochoa from The Watershed Company says it best “I had a blast volunteering on the BLOCK 10 projects this month! With the tenor of the year, it was meaningful to give back to the community and create something that will impact someone’s life in such a positive way. I look forward to the next volunteer opportunity!”
The BLOCK Project
For more information about The BLOCK Project, such as volunteering and donating, or how to become a host, visit: www.the-block-project.org.
