Is the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) involved with Sound Foundations NW?

Posted on by Andrew Buchanan
tiny homes and community spaces at Southend tiny home village in seattle, a solution to homelessness
LIHI’s Southend Village in Rainier Valley, Seattle – these homes built by SFNW

Since 2021, we are separate nonprofit organizations but we do collaborate closely. Regarding tiny homes and villages, Sound Foundations NW builds the tiny homes, while the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) and other nonprofits build the infrastructure for the villages, staff and manage them, and offer the supportive social services that residents need to move beyond homelessness.

As of Spring, 2026, LIHI manages 17 tiny home villages in Western Washington, with three more on the way.  Two other service providers, Chief Seattle Club and Nickelsville, also operate tiny home villages within Seattle and nearby that use tiny homes built by us at SFNW. Altogether, there are 20 time home villages operating around the Puget Sound area that use our tiny homes, with more on the way.

See a map of all of the Tiny Home Villages here: www.soundfoundationsnw.org/tiny-home-villages-map/