Oasis Village-FREE Temporary Housing For Fire Survivors
Santa Rosa, CA. Thousands of people have been displaced by the recent Northern California fires leaving families homeless with nowhere to go. Sadly, there is not enough rental housing available to accommodate the vast housing needs and municipalities are completely overwhelmed. Camp Epic, a theme camp at Burning Man, is gifting ready to use container housing that will house at least 75 people that will prioritize people who rented their homes and are uninsured in Santa Rosa. We’re calling it Oasis Village, and we need your support to make this project a success. This is truly a communal effort and everyone is invited to participate. Please join us!
WE HAVE SET A FUNDRAISING GOAL of $100,000 – *****
- Transportation costs for seven containers to be transported round trip from Reno to Santa Rosa.
- Kitchen Supplies for the communal kitchen
- Attaining and maintaining additional housing units (tents, trailers, RVs)
- If we collect donations beyond our goal it will be used for rebuilding Sonoma County and spent based on the merit and impact of the projects.
Check out the Press Coverage from the Reno Gazette and The Press Democrat
ARE YOU LOCAL? VOLUNTEER WITH US! Please fill out our Volunteer Interest Form
We will need many volunteers over the next year to support Oasis Village. In the beginning we need people who can help with making the space warm and inviting-setting up shade structures, tables, chairs etc. Once the village is set up, volunteers will be needed for cooking, gathering supplies and many other tasks.
DO YOU HAVE RVs/CAMPER TRAILERS TO DONATE?
We are also collecting the names of people who have RVs to lend or donate. Please Fill out This Form if you can lend or donate your RV.
They Are You
When speculation happens after a disaster, you often hear “They” used for an unknown group. They say… They know… They built it… They will fix it… They will come help…
Who are they? In this moment?
“They” are “You”.
Some of you reading this need help. While others can play “They” for a day.
Sonoma and Napa counties need you.
Santa Rosa needs you! Here’s Why.
A week before the fires hit NorCal, we contacted Burners Without Borders about adding EpiCubes to the BWB roster: to be used in case of disasters on the west coast.
EpiCubes are 40’ long shipping containers that were modified into housing/kitchen/bathroom/shower/storage units built to withstand conditions as harsh as the ones in Black Rock City.
and then… a mere week later – in an instant, thousands of people were without homes because of the wildfires
Our team and BWB went into burn mode and moved seven EpiCubes from Gerlach and Reno to Santa Rosa in order to provide housing for about 80 people.
It’s all coming together in the form of a place dubbed Oasis-Village. The response and support is amazing. Lots of Burner LOVE is pouring in to make this project happen. Thanks! It’s been total magic for everyone involved.
Help is still needed to fund the project and volunteers are still welcome.
Please CLICK HERE to Volunteer and learn more, and be “They” for a day.
Thanks,
Camp Epic
See the press from this project here