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Inside One of Oakland's 'Tuff Shed' Homeless Communities

Brian Watt Erika Kelly

June 28, 2018 |

KQED |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Twenty Tuff Sheds form a safe community for homeless individuals in Oakland, California. As an alternative to a tent encampment, this “cabin community” provides social services and temporary shelter for people hoping to transition out of homelessness. The solution has helped 57 people so far, and it is showing members of the cabin community that people care about their well-being.

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