Have you ever put water on to boil, watched it, and decided it really isn’t ever going to boil? In many ways that has been what it has been like for my team. Here is a timeline of events:
| March 2022 | Initial meeting with R-3 about potential |
| April 2022 | STEP, R-3, FHATC, Stanislaus County Supervisor |
| September 2022 | Business plan for Tiny Homes |
| March 2023 | Open house to discuss project with neighbors |
| December 2023 | Conditional USE Permit by Planning Commission |
| May 2025 | Building permit approved |
| June 2025 | EDD grant approved |
| February 2026 | Certificate of occupancy |
| June 2026 | Apprenticeship training & construction of first 600 sq ft modular home to start |
Northern California Construction trainers will do classroom training towards the 144-hour pre-apprenticeship training. Our four-man skilled construction team will do the training. One of our former students, Stephen Barney, is the General Contractor. The first cohort of seven students will be in training for 8 weeks.
Students come from FHATC, Turlock Rescue Mission and the community. It will serve the disadvantaged and help them move towards job training, skills development, and a livable wage.
Our FHATC staff is heavily involved in multiple aspects of this project. Because of the EDD Grant, much tracking of each student is required as well as recruiting other students. We hope to do five 8-week cohorts each year. There are multiple future projects in the works , and we are excited about providing hope and a future to a community in need.
Pray for our team!
Rick Souza
CEO / Executive Director
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