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→"Tent Cities in America: Pacific Coast" (NCH, 2010)
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"Tent Cities in America, A Pacific Coast Report lays the groundwork for:<br /> • Understanding the diversity and conditions under which tent cities are created<br /> • Comparing various levels of community acceptance, regulation, and governance<br /> • Advocating safe, legal, and effective methods and practices of encampment."</blockquote>[[File:DVV.jpg|thumb|
"Unlike other homeless encampments that are sponsored by local governments or outside nonprofits, Dignity Village’s model of complete self-governance and funding gives the homeless a unique sense of autonomy and ownership of their community. Having a permanent site (unlike other Pacific Northwest homeless encampments, which move to different churches every ninety days) furthers this sense of ownership and allows the homeless to make both tangible physical and social improvements to their community in a way that is not possible in a mobile community. Many of the homeless describe the village as a “stepping stone” to a better situation and the stability offered by the permanent nature of the village, which allows people to keep and store their items in one place, improve their residence and public assets, and be a part of a community that defines itself not simply as one of homeless people, but an eco-village and intentional community founded on socialistic and communal beliefs. All of this contribute to Dignity’s mission and sets it apart from the other encampments."
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