Your donations fund various programs that provide services for the nomadic community and help preserve independence, self-sufficiency, and dignity.
BUILDING COMMUNITY: Gatherings organized by HOWA guide new nomads in the skills needed to thrive, teach the value of honoring the public lands where we camp, and promote lasting friendships. Click twice on the photos for more information.
EMERGENCY FUND IN ACTION: When the unexpected happens, HOWA provides loaner tents for temporary shelter and funds for tires, repairs, gas, and other necessities. Click twice on the photos for more information.
BRING YOUR OWN VEHICLE: The BYOV program serves those in the mobile community who own their vehicle but can not afford the materials and the labor costs for a build. Changes beginning Fall 2023: All products supplied will be new in box items. HOWA volunteers will not be doing installations. Click twice on the photos for more information.
VAN BUILDS: A pressing need for shelter is solved by converting minivans and other suitable vehicles into simple homes on wheels. Volunteers come together for two weeks several times a year to complete the homes. This program is on hold until HOWA can secure liability insurance to protect the volunteers and recipients. Click twice on the photos for more information.
SPECIAL PROJECTS: Generous donations of solar panels, batteries, electric bikes, trailers and other equipment by HOWA’s alliance partners and individual donors improve the daily lives of nomads. Click twice on the photos for more information.