Low Income Housing Institute
Going small is a “low-cost and quick” way to put a short-term roof over people’s heads, especially in cities where rents are high and affordable housing takes a long time to build, said Sharon Lee, executive director of the nonprofit Low Income Housing Institute, which manages five sites in Seattle with a total of 120 tiny houses.
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A warm, safe place — with cookies: Tradeswomen build tiny homes for homeless women in Seattle | The Seattle Times
“Melinda Nichols, a carpenter since 1972 and longtime board member at the nonprofit that is developing and will operate this tiny village, thought a village specifically for women should be built by women.”
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The Overselling of Rapid Re-housing by Sharon Lee
Rapid re-housing, originally a strategy to prevent homelessness for households experiencing a temporary financial crisis, is now being promoted widely as a broad solution. But in a high-cost area, it’s possible it might do more harm than good.
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Movie: It Takes a Village to Make a Village
Community groups come together to build tiny houses
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Othello Village Gets Heat!
“This is the first time I’ve had a door and heat in six years.”
Seattle City Council Unanimously Approves $220,000 for Transitional Housing!
Majority Approve $29 Million in Bonds to Finance Affordable Housing
LIHI’s Tiny House Program Featured in Wall Street Journal Article and Video
Going small is a “low-cost and quick” way to put a short-term roof over people’s heads, especially in cities where rents are high and affordable housing takes a long time to build, said Sharon Lee, executive director of the nonprofit Low Income Housing Institute, which manages five sites in Seattle with a total of 120 tiny houses.
Othello Village Gets Heat!
“This is the first time I’ve had a door and heat in six years.”
Seattle City Council Unanimously Approves $220,000 for Transitional Housing!
Majority Approve $29 Million in Bonds to Finance Affordable Housing
