As many of you may already know, there is a wonderful local organization called Project Home that places asylum seekers with host homes all while helping to establish them and their families into the local communities, schools and jobs. Currently, the biggest need for Project Home is housing. Whether it’s for just one person or a family, temporary, affordable and safe housing is always step one in a person’s relocation journey.
Many of the asylum seekers would require close access to either jobs and/or classes for “English as a Second Language” (ESL) as normally they don’t drive or even have a car. Project Home is generally able to set up driving schedules if needed through its vast pool of volunteers. Some individuals are able to bike to wherever they need to go.
Currently, the immediate need is a single room for one person in the Keene area. This is for a quiet, well-mannered young man with tidy habits who urgently needs a studio, room, or shared apartment. He’s been offered the use of a mobile camper with full facilities, but he would need a parking space with a hook-up to water and electricity. If you know of an affordable apartment, space in a shared apartment, or an inexpensive place to park the camper please contact info@ProjectHomeNH.org.
Ideas to help this individual were thrown around at a recent meeting to address this issue:
- Local campgrounds, would anyone have an available camper
- Hosting an RV on personal property (would need hook-up to water and electricity)
- Property caretaker in exchange for room and board
- A live in job (child care, housekeeper) in exchange for room and board)
There is also an urgent need to find housing in the Peterborough area for a mother and her three children. Out of concern for school stability for her ten-year-old son, the focus is on Rindge, Jaffrey and Peterborough. If anyone has a lead on an apartment or contact with agents who manage a small number of units, please contact info@ProjectHomeNH.org.