A tiny home village recently opened to help homeless in Washington get off the streets and into safe, affordable homes.
The 60-unit project called Kingfisher Tiny House Village is a partnership between Pierce County and the Low Income Housing Institute. (LIHI)
Kingfisher Village, a partnership between LIHI, Pierce County, and the Encampment Resolution Program (ERP) at the State Department of Commerce, features 60 tiny houses for people experiencing homelessness and living on state and public rights-of-ways (ROW) in Tacoma and Pierce County. This includes people camping by highways, on-ramps, off-ramps, under bridges, sidewalks, alleys, and other places not fit for human habitation. Referrals are coordinated through Pierce County.
Currently, More Than 60,000 People Are Homeless in Washington
The Low Income Housing Institute began building Tiny House Shelters as a replacement for tents. There are several tiny house villages supported by LIHI in Tacoma, Seattle, Olympia, Skyway, and Tukwila.
The Grand Opening of Kingfisher Village Was Held Wednesday
Pierce County Executive Ryan Mellow welcomed the new developent to the community with positivity…