Almost every day, 60-year-old Smokie visited Elvis Summers' apartment to ask if he had any recyclables. The pair soon developed a friendship, and when Summers discovered Smokie's sleeping situation he knew he had to help.
Summers said he became inspired one day after reading an article about a man in Oakland, California, who built tiny houses out of scrap material. The article prompted him to spend some money of his own to build a home for Smokie so she would no longer have to sleep in the dirt. Five days later, Summers presented the home to his friend.
"I had nowhere to really build it, so I just built it in the street outside of my apartment," he said. "The local LAPD cops have been super cool, and have told me they support it - as long as we move it to a different spot every 72 hours."
Comment: It's heartening to hear that their are still people with a conscience and enough creativity to help the homeless, particularly during times when so many cities are actively harassing them and even targeting those who try to help. Projects like these could make a huge difference to millions of lives if they were launched in cities across the world.
Utah is ending homelessness by giving people homes