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Having a place to call home would mean the world to Ryan Dubois.
The young man and his girlfriend are expecting their first child later this year and like many people they are struggling to find suitable accommodation in Vernon.
But a project by the Vernon First Nations Friendship Society could be a life changer for Dubois and his growing family.
Tiny homes could be the answer to helping at-risk youth find a stable place to live, believes Barry McDougall, with the VFNFS.
McDougall has been working on the tiny home concept for some time and, along with volunteers such as Dubois, a show home is taking shape.
The floor is done, the plumbing is in and the walls are going up on the 280-square-foot home that will be raffled off at the IPE in Armstrong this year.
Money raised from the raffle will go toward building more tiny homes for at-risk youth.
McDougall said the homes, which cost around $25,000 from start to finish, can be built in only a few weeks.
“There's a huge need in this community and many others for at-risk youth who are facing homelessness,” said McDougall. “We can provide housing in new and different ways.”
The homes will have full service, just like a large home but on a smaller scale.
The home being raffled at the IPE is what McDougall calls a “luxury tiny home.”
It will be 'off the grid' with a composting toilet and solar panels for electricity and to heat the water.
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