and Sarah’s Place, to flag good candidates, said Gaye Jackson, executive director of Shelters to Shutters Houston. In Houston, one person also came to the program through the Houston Building Institute, where he was taking classes despite not having a home.
So far, Shelters to Shutters Houston has connected three people with housing and job with hourly rates around $17, Jackson said. It is currently fundraising and recruiting more partners in the real estate industry and among homeless service providers. Keith Carter, 59, who was formerly homeless, walks through a gate at IMT Cinco Ranch apartments Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022 in Katy. He got the job and a home through Shelters to Shutters, a nonprofit that works to move people out of homelessness by connecting them with jobs in the real estate industry.After learning about plumbing, gas lines, hot water heaters, and more, he landed the job and moved into his new apartment. Living on site made getting to work easy, since he didn’t have a car.