Welcome to New Heart Fire
We are here to help homeless veterans with affordable housing!
Veterans Suite Home
Tampa Bay
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A pilot project to create affordable housing for Veterans.
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Accommodation set-up for singles and couples.
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Service/ Comfort
animals accepted.
Semi-Private suites
with ADA bathroom and kitchens and Activity / Common areas...
Approximately 100-200
guest per complex per location.
The facilities would
be all inclusive, with a pleasant "cruise-ship" feel to the accommodations.
INCLUDES:
* 2-full meals per day,
either served in guesthouse dining area or to one’s own studio, wholesome and
appealing, with selections of entrees and side items from a
48
item
rotating menu with ethnic selections as well for culinary variety.
Additional healthy snacks & beverages available throughout the day and
throughout the Guesthouse,,,
* Recreation and
Entertainment salons, theatre, libraries, internet terminals
* Fitness low-stress gym
and ADA exercise pool, Wet /Dry Sauna
* Water and Electric
included, waste management and other Utilities
* Security monitored access
w/ video cams
* Laundry and personal
grooming supplies included
* Wi-Fi /internet,
shared terminals
* Hobby and craft
workshops
* Integrated Gardens
* On staff Nurse
Total cost per client per month would be about $600,
utilizing direct deductions.
There would be some
lite screening to qualify. General "safe" backgrounds no high needs
medical situations.
LAYOUT:
Greenery / gardens and water-features throughout...
Calming for PTSD and
general ambiance.
Dining areas broken up
into smaller table and booth seating, to feel like different themed "cafes"
and encourage comradery.
Same with
smaller common area sitting lounge areas to give feel of different niches/themes.. You fit into what you feel comfortable to your
personality...
Variety of accent
lighting / color temperatures for visual interest.
All natural ...para-phrasing
the Gestalt sub-conscious "home" we all have inside our head without
realizing it...
Sound absorbing textures and natural color
palate to soften environment...
Varied themes in
social areas...flowing to semi-interconnect... not isolate... niche alcoves to
feel protected and still open for ease in interaction and making friends...
Spa type resources as well….
Controlled low stress exercise
stations…
Magnetic Resonance mats and Mag-Chair stations
for circulation-enhancement and mitigate arthritic/nerve discomforts.
Jacuzzi style lap pool ADA accessible,
Wet and Dry Sauna, Meditation area as well as Spectrum Lighting therapy
and Bi-aural beat sounds for relaxation.
Guided arts, crafts,
woodworking shops
…therapeutics and calming,
contributes to creativity, self-expression, self-esteem and satisfaction…
AEROPONIC GROWING
FACILITIES ATTACHED
Attached aeroponic
growing medium...nutritionally dense, diverse, and year-round,
on-site harvesting.
Also provides
opportunity for guest to enjoy hobby-growing and its naturally soothing therapy.
In addition, on-hand
gardens allow for interchange of greenery and flowers regularly for over-all
enhancement of the Guesthouse.
Wide variety of
spices, herbs, artisan vegetables and fruit always on hand and in a organically controlled growing medium, no chemical or pest
reactions for concern.
A sunny walk through
the garden area and picking items at random is also up lifting and reconnects
with the more foundational part of life, often forgotten by plastic packaged
grocery store shopping.
Personal condo suites
Each condo suite includes a hypo
allergenic mattress, cotton bed linens, a terminal workspace, high speed WiFi
connection, USB ports and electrical outlets, accent lighting, a comcast flatscreen TV, a
lockable drawer, dresser and hanging-closet space, HVAC control, sound proofing,
and a personal size kitchenette with refrigerator, cook unit, dishwasher, sink.
All interior surfaces are smooth and easily sanitized for cleaning and reduce
allergins/dust.
ADA emergency alarm and medical call
button, and potential for sleep monitoring sensor.
Automated fire-sprinklers throughout and
smoke/carbon monoxide detectors. Filtered fresh air and pollen scrubbers for air quality and UV lights for pathogin
control. .
Full Bathrooms, complete ADA accessible and handhold bars
throughout.
Open shower with seat and hand sprayer, thermo-control
faucet.
Hypo-allergenic, organic ingredient grooming supplies of
shampoo, conditioner, body wash, razors. Cotton towels and wash cloths included. Automated bidet toilet.
Each bathroom is set-up with an automated pressure
spray-sanitizing, wetting agent and vacuum drains to pull away surplus water so
to be fresh cleaned each day. Emergency
call/voice button for slip and fall.
LAUNDRY
Automated laundry equipment in common area near Suites with
non-allergenic detergent infused cycles and hot-air clothes dryers with venting
to exterior.
ADDENDUM
Veterans Suite Homes are Sustainable
and Energy Efficient/ Green in all ways
possible.
Exterior
ICF shell of walls and ceilings are high 24-40 R-rated for low cost cooling/ heating
and low noise transmission, as well as Class 1-Fire retardant and deterrent for
Pests and Mold.
Internal
power supplied primarily by Hybrid Electrical system version of a thermal
energy conversion generator (like an OTEC but with ground sourcing and solar
thermal collectors).
Interior
lighting by non-energy Fiber-Optic Solar Source and LED
EMR
blocking Faraday-Cage structure for minimizing interior Electro-Magnetic
Radiation sensitivity.
Geothermal
system HVAC to minimize grid energy footprint (more than 50 % of power in
Florida is used for refrigeration/AC).
On
site Bio-Digestor for sewage treatment/ neutralizing and other waste
management.
Double
recycling program for non-gray wastewater reclamation. Rain-runoff cisterns for
secondary water uses through-out facility.
Non-Chlorine
water protection for pools, aesthetic water features, etc.
UV light /filters in common areas to reduce airborne pathogen transference and
silver ion filters.
All donations go to the Veterans Suite Home of Tampa Bay. Veterans Suite Home is a project sponsored by New Heart Fire, Inc a 501(c)(3) Florida corp. Donations are tax deductible.