Corpus Christi's City Council received some encouraging news Tuesday as they got an update on efforts being made to help the homeless community.
The Homeless Advisory Committee said tiny homes could be a viable housing solution in the city.
Several members of the Committee gave an update on the four-part plan to help the homeless. The plan includes: Reunification that reunites the homeless with loved ones in other parts of the country; coordinated entry, which provides caseworkers with information to match the homeless up with available services; a work plan that allows the homeless to work as day laborers and provide them with money to afford housing; and tiny homes, which are small enough to provide housing but can be built in a community of many.
Committee member Amy Granberry, the director of Charlie's Place, said the City is helping to provide some land for the first community.
"We've actually been talking with the City about different locations," Granberry said. "They've been very helpful, development services with making sure the houses are going to be appropriate and meet all of the requirements, and we're still looking for the possibility of some property."
Granberry said the coordinated entry and reunification program are beginning to make a difference in the homeless community, which has numbered at more than 600 on any given day.
Councilmember Debbie Lindsey-Opel said she has toured a tiny house community in Austin and thinks it would be a viable option for the homeless in Corpus Christi.
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