An unorthodox way off pulling the homeless people off the streets is changing the landscape a vacant lot in a Seattle neighborhood. The Low Income Housing Institute says a Tiny House Village is almost done in the Central District.
A little more than twelve tiny houses, which are about as small as a regular bedroom, are being built close to the Lutheran Church of the Good Sheppard.
Dennis McCrea who is one of the few chosen homeless people is also helping build the community that that he soon be a part of. "It's a lot less stressful. You can think about what you have to do to move forward not where you are going to sleep every night," said McCrea.
Coordinators say crowd donations took care of the expenses of the materials for every home. A large number of them were constructed by volunteers including students at the Seattle Vocational Institute. Lawrence Willis of the Seattle Vocational Institute says, "When they have an actual place to open the door and go in and have a place to sit down and be warm, I think it is no greater feeling to have that for your own."
For those moving in, it's a chance to get off the streets. McCrea says he's very grateful to those who helped out in building and financing the project and is very proud to call the Tiny House Village his home.
Coordinators say a percentage of the general population moving in have jobs and this will offer them some assistance with saving money. Everybody will pay a $90 charge every month for sewage, electric and other maintenance necessities.
The official launching of the Tiny House Village will be on Saturday January 23, according to the Low Income Housing Institute Facebook page.
