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Girls Build Tiny Houses
Kimberly and Rebecca Yeung saw a problem and did something about it. They built a tiny house to give shelter to someone who needed it. Watch them build it. Watch their gala speech at LIHI’s recent Gala.
Read MoreTiny houses multiply amid big issues as communities tackle homelessness – Washington Post article
Tiny houses multiply amid big issues as communities tackle homelessness
Read MoreOnce homeless and helpless, woman now helps build ‘tiny homes’ for others like her – ABC News
Once homeless and helpless, woman now helps build ‘tiny homes’ for others like her – ABC News
Read MoreA 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.”
Read MoreLIHI’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.
Read MoreOthello Village Gets Heat!
“This is the first time I’ve had a door and heat in six years.”
Read MoreThe Marion West Opens
“I speculate that the people who will live here will have a few cracks in their lives. By giving them this ground to stand on they will have an opportunity to fill in those cracks and help create a more equitable society.”
Marion West
Seattle Tent Cities Show Positive Outcomes
“The three city-supported encampments enable people to live in a safe place linked with services.”
Sharon Lee, LIHI Executive Director.
Billy Frank Jr. Place – Groundbreaking Celebration May 27th
Billy Frank Jr. Place Groundbreaking Celebration May 27th, 10:30am, 318 State Avenue NE in Olympia
Read MoreOthello Village Tent City Opens
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2016 Low Income Housing Institute Seattle, WA – Othello Village, the third City of Seattle sanctioned tent encampment, will open March 8th at 7544 Martin Luther King Jr. Way South, in the Othello neighborhood of…
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