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Yavapai College, developers and nonprofits present pilot housing projects, internship and partnership ideas
Summary
Clint Ewell, chief operating officer at Yavapai College, said the college is proceeding with tiny-home pilots, manufactured housing and a Prescott Pines conversion into student and workforce housing.
Several local institutions and developers used the workforce housing forum to describe existing or planned projects and pilot programs that aim to add workforce housing or help connect workers to housing.
Clint Ewell, chief operating officer at Yavapai College, said the college is proceeding with tiny-home pilots at its Chino and Clarkdale campuses, a manufactured housing project at Clarkdale, and a larger conversion of Prescott Pines into student and workforce housing. "We have 9 workforce houses as well as about 50 to 60 student beds, and we're about halfway done," Ewell said. He invited forum attendees to an open house at Prescott Pines scheduled for May 22.
Peter DeCrassell, founder of the nonprofit Breaking Housing Matters, presented a public–private partnership concept and distributed copies of a policy proposal and book he said he previously submitted to council. DeCrassell described a model involving five stakeholders: public entities, private developers/landlords, philanthropy, bankers and religious organizations.
A representative for the Pronghorn Group (Alex Vakula) said the Pronghorn development in Prescott Valley aims to offer high-quality, site-built homes; he announced an open house on Feb. 4 and said with foundation support the project could offer below-market rents for essential workers. Pronghorn identified Julie Bennett as the on-site contact for tours.
A SCORE mentor (Milen) and hospitality business leaders described a Prescott Area Hospitality Collective internship pilot that would pair summer dorm space at Yavapai College with employer-run internships to connect students and young workers to local jobs and housing opportunities.
Why it matters: These projects show a range of approaches — campus conversions, tiny homes, employer partnerships, developer offerings and nonprofit ideas — that could add supply or connect workers to housing more quickly than large multifamily developments alone.
