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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.
Read MoreOthello Village Gets Heat!
“This is the first time I’ve had a door and heat in six years.”
Read MoreSeattle City Council Unanimously Approves $220,000 for Transitional Housing!
Majority Approve $29 Million in Bonds to Finance Affordable Housing
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
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Othello 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…
Read MoreLIHI to Develop Fire Station 39 Site in Lake City
Mayor announces LIHI project as part of integrated city planning in Lake City neighborhood.
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