Camp Quixote is a self-governing community of adults who are homeless. It was founded in February, 2007, as a protest in a downtown Olympia parking lot. Since then, it has been supported by many faith communities that host the Camp for 90-day stays in church parking lots, and by Panza, a non-profit organization.
While Camp Quixote has been an essential service to many, there is a strong conviction that people should not have to live in tents, and that as a country and a community, we can do better. The original Camp founders’ vision for Quixote Village includes a central community building with a kitchen, social and meeting spaces, bathrooms, showers and laundry facilities, surrounded by about 30 one-room cottages that have heat and light, but not plumbing. All these buildings will be created from recycled and least-toxic materials, and built to conserve energy.
Panza is an IRS 501(c)(3). It is a non-profit organization established to mobilize community support for Camp Quixote, and to help plan and build Quixote Village.
Panza EIN: 32-0243330
