CommunityHUBS

Founder/President/CEO shares his goals with the CommunityHUB module

The CommunityHUBS Initiative

Restoring Hope. Rebuilding Lives.

In keeping with our collective goal of solving social issues, our Founder developed his transitional housing and support center, and CommunityHUB Development Group Inc. (HUB Group) business model. It is one of the five Impact Fund ventures launching in early 2026 to address mainly the working homeless.

The goal is for the HUB Group to build CommunityHUBS and lease them to the independent LifeRenewal Foundation, who will secure and own the properties, operate CommunityHUBS, and may acquire them after leasing them for 10 years.

Homeless Problem in America

Although most people today acknowledge that America has a serious and growing homeless problem. Many chose to live on the street, some are heavy drug users and mentally challenged. The ones most likely to recover from being homeless are the ones our CommunityHUBS address - the working homeless. We will focus initially on those in Las Vegas, and Reno Nevada, Maui, Hawaii and various Southern California locations, if invited by local cities to help address their issues.

To better understand the homeless issues one must first look at California, with an estimated population of 190,000 homeless individuals and families. Those living on the streets, in tents, RV's or under bridges in mostly unsecured areas. The videos below share a snapshot of the homeless issues in California, Las Vegas and within Hawaii.

The non-profit Renewal Foundation, in partnership with the HUB Group will offer to operate a CommunityHUB Center in key cities where needed, and welcomed. Our goal is to help those being displaced or impacted by job losses or economic hardships an opportunity to rebuild their lives. We plan to build and operate a network of CommunityHUBS to address the working homeless initially in Nevada, Hawaii and California, other location within the United States may be considered.

To understand the homeless issues on the Island of Maui, Hawaii, as an example, the latest available statistical information below. The CommunityHUB Center on Maui and on outer Islands where needed, will help those being displaced or impacted by the excessive cost of living in Hawaii, forcing people into living in often unsecure locations, where everything they still own is routinely stolen or lost in ongoing encampment shut-downs.

In 2024, HUD - the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development agency reported 11,637 individuals experiencing homelessness across Hawaii - an 87% increase from the previous year, largely due to sudden displacement from the West Maui wildfires in 2023.

Of these, approximately 7,595 were sheltered, and 4,042 were unsheltered.
This increase pushed Hawaii’s homelessness rate to 80.5 per 10,000 residents, which is more than 3.5 times the national average (~22.6).

Having no place to go when becoming homeless forces many to camp under trees or insecure areas. Although Maui County recently approved a few pilot programs to deal with the problem, we hope they will support ours as well. Based on the 2024 Point-in-Time (PIT) count—a snapshot of individuals experiencing homelessness on a single night in January within Maui County:

Total homeless individuals counted: 654, down from 704 in 2023 - a 7% decrease.
- Sheltered: 369 individuals
- Unsheltered: 285 individuals (down from 387 unsheltered in 2023)

Notably, these counts are outdated, and exclude individuals in non-congregate emergency shelters (e.g., hotel rooms provided after the Lahaina wildfires in August 2023). In early 2024, more than 5,200 people were housed in these emergency shelter programs.

Notes & Context

PIT counts capture homelessness on a single night and do not reflect continuous housing instability, especially during disaster-related displacement.
The Maui wildfire's impact created a significant disconnect: while PIT counts may show improvements, the ongoing use of temporary shelters suggests that actual housing insecurity remains high.
Statewide figures reflect long-term trends exacerbated by systemic factors—including housing cost, regulatory delays, and low inventory, particularly in post-wildfire Maui.

Of course, Maui also has an encampment issue as the cost of living on Maui is high, while the wages are below average for many jobs in many cases. This requires many people to work two and often three jobs just to pay the rent and survive. In the first lower left video it shares former Maui County Mayor supporting homeless sleeping in their cars over two years ago, before the Lahaina fires, which only made the problem worse.

The CommunityHUB Solution

CommunityHUBS are not intended to provide long-term housing. However, they are designed to provide for a secure

transitional home for individuals and

families to live.

The goal is to serve working homeless - those affected by sudden layoffs, rising rents, or just an unexpected disruption in their lives. However, space is not offered free of charge, and designed for various types of temporary housing,

Second level private suites (center section)

CommunityHUBS will provide:

Secure shelter in a campus-like setting with 10' x 8' tents, hotel-like furnished rooms, & family cabins.
Affordable monthly all inclusive rent that includes utilities, a self-serve daily breakfast, and dinner buffet in a common dining room.
Access to hygiene, power, and mail plus Starlink internet services.
Laundry facilities, a gym, water/ICE
Community amenities that support stability, training & personal dignity.
Pool, BBQ area & fenced children's playground area.
Community Television lounge and kitchen/dining room.
Secure parking for their vehicle & shuttle services to key destinations.
24/7 security guard, cameras, and gated entry into projects.

First Floor of CommunityHUB project.

The HUB Group hopes to build a dozen CommunityHUBS within the the next three tears, including 3 within the greater Las Vegas area, 2 in Reno, Nevada, 2 or 3 on the Island of Maui, Hawaii, and 5 within Southern California to collectively help over 10,000 working homeless individuals and families transition into permanent housing by 2028.

CommunityHUB Tenant Rents

Tenants will not be required to sign long-term leases. Although we will charge them rent. Rental income helps sustain operations, and makes them self-sustaining without the need for long-term taxpayer supported funding.

Local and state subsidies or non-profit partner rental grants may be available to offset individual rents, and the Renewal Foundation will offer rent grants on a case-by-case basis.

Each CommunityHUB is designed to handle 350 persons and is built on a six acre or larger site, incorporating two 61,800 sf metal framed buildings with full solar roofs, totaling over 175,000 sq. ft under roof per Center. They will operate much like an apartment project, featuring a property manager who lives onsite. Tenants are approved by the manager based on their need for housing, meeting our criteria, agreeing to our terms and conditions: Available spaces are offered on a first come basis, with rents estimated as follows:

Space Type SQ FT Description Monthly Rent

136 - Tent Spaces 190 10' x 8' Tent $ 375

34 - A Spaces 438 Private Room - Upper Level $ 750

68 - B Spaces 360 Private Room - Upper Level $ 650

4 - C Spaces 560 Private Room - Upper Level $ 950

4 - D Spaces 480 Private Room - Upper Level $ 850

22 - E Spaces 750 1 BR family cabin $ 1,000

19 - f Spaces 850 2 BR family cabin $ 1,250

At full capacity monthly rents will contribute $173,650 in monthly revenue, which is subject to change to reflect local conditions and operating costs. Tenants will be offered available local jobs, including within the HUB and all GridZero, CBO Foundation, Impact Fund and APVG businesses if qualified. Residents may stay at a HUB for a maximum 24 months, with a six month extension if deemed necessary, subject to tenants adhering to all the terms and conditions. They will be removed if they violate those terms.

CommunityHUBS are designed for working homeless individuals and families without stable affordable housing who have lost jobs, or been displaced. For people currently living in their cars, RVs, or tents who need a safe place to recover & rebuild their lives. Those who need shelter on a temporary basis. They are not designed for those struggling with severe addiction or mental illness, or who choose to live a homeless lifestyle

Housing For Returning Maui Workers

Our Path Forward

As beautiful as Maui is - it is also a very expensive place to live and get established. That fact and the Lahaina fires in 2023 have resulted in many service workers leaving Maui. Those who seek to return once the Lahaina businesses start to reopen, can apply to stay at a local CommunityHUB. We will offer a second floor studio apartment to returning or new employees seeking initial housing on Maui for up to 12 months, as a transitional housing option. To qualify individuals must be a paying member of ClubZERO Rewards.

GridZero and the Renewal Foundation are currently in the process of identifying six initial sites for its proposed CommunityHUBS, and hope to begin planning for these sites by early 2026.

Phase 1: Locate initial site (pending acquisition, land donation or land lease)
Phase 2: Begin planning, design, approvals and construction phases
Phase 3: Begin to develop local sites 2 and 3, and repeat the above
Phase 4: Expand into other communities where needed, welcomed and supported

All CommunityHUBS will be operated exclusively by the Renewal Foundation directly under a non-profit mandate, and are currently represented by GridZero. HUBS may be provided by the HUB Group for interested city or state governments or NGO's seeking to address similar homeless issues within their communities. In such case they will be operated independently - not by the Renewal Foundation.

🤝 How the CommunityHUB Construction is Funded

The HUB Group, an Impact Fund Venture, will fund and build each CommunityHUB in partnership with the Renewal Foundation, which will determine all locations and lease to own these facilities for 10 years. They will have the option to continue leasing them or may acquire them beginning in month 121, for 60% of the original build-out costs.

The HUB Group will seek up to a $50 million in federal or state funding grants or loan packages to build its first CommunityHUB projects. Each is estimated to coat $6 to $7.5 million, with all furniture and fixtures paid for by the Foundation.

Operational costs are funded in part with ongoing operational income, private, city, state and federal grants, 5% of ongoing ClubZERO member dues allocations, along with tenant rents, private & corporate donations or sponsorship.

ClubZERO members consist of like-minded Entrepreneurs who work together to take meaningful steps toward solving real issues like homelessness - one CommunityHUB, & one life at a time. Something all members sponsors and partners can and should take pride in helping accomplish.