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The Pallet team will be attending ICMA - International City/County Management Association's Annual Conference in Pittsburgh on September 21-25. If you're attending this year's conference, stop by to learn about our innovative product line and the 120+ restorative shelter villages built across North America aiding people affected by the displacement crisis.

Join NLC and Pallet Shelter for a webinar, tomorrow, Sept. 12 at 1 PM ET to learn how cities like Denver, CO have addressed unsheltered homelessness with urgency.

During National Recovery Month, we celebrate the strength and resilience of our lived experience team members and all village residents actively working on their recovery. We admire their dedication to building healthy, thriving futures, and are steadfast in providing the tools needed to foster their success.

We are excited to see Esperanza Village in Oroville approaching their opening date and preparing to welcome residents. In addition to providing safe and personal shelter, the site will also offer onsite supportive services tailored to each individual’s needs. This focus on low-barrier temporary shelter and programming, including healthcare and other essential resources, will be key to helping residents stabilize and transition to permanent housing. Read the full article to learn more.

Following a natural disaster, a wide range of shelter and housing options are urgently needed to meet the diverse needs of displaced populations. Rapidly deployable, personal shelter is crucial in providing private spaces for emergency management teams as well as displaced individuals and families. This model can also be an effective part of any community’s long-term recovery strategy, allowing residents to stay on their property and offering temporary workforces a stable, cost-effective option while permanent housing supply is rebuilt. To learn more about the Post-Disaster Housing Continuum and how interim shelter helps build community resilience, read our blog.

It’s exciting to see these wonderful photos of the Tiny Meadows Shelter Village in Kentville, Nova Scotia! The site—composed of 20 Pallet sleeping shelters, hygiene and laundry facilities, and a communal dining area—started welcoming their first residents on Wednesday, who will have access to safe, comfortable personal shelter combined with onsite supportive services provided by Open Arms Resource Centre. Click through to see photos of the site and learn more about Nova Scotia’s shelter village communities.

In 2023 alone, an estimated 2.5 million Americans were forced out of their homes due to weather-related disasters. This uptick in human displacement caused by extreme weather and natural disasters corresponds to heightened stress on an already strained housing market. As affordable housing becomes increasingly scarce and prices skyrocket due to high demand, disadvantaged and low-income communities are unequipped to recover from displacing events. To learn more about how climate-related disasters are exacerbating the housing crisis, read our latest blog.

A wide variety of distinct populations are affected by the human displacement crisis. Learn more about 5 of these groups below.

If you’re in Orlando for Florida Housing Coalition's annual conference, come watch Pallet CEO and Founder Amy King speak on a panel covering the emergency of unsheltered homelessness. We hope to see you there! #FHC24 #HousingFloridians

It’s exciting to see this vibrant mural taking form at the Faith Family Village here in our hometown of Everett! Thank you to Jen and the team at Bunker Arts Collective for the hard work in bringing this colorful project to life for families living onsite.