What are tiny home “villages”?  Does Sound Foundations NW operate the tiny home villages?

We build the tiny homes but no, we do not operate the villages. When the finished tiny homes leave our building, we donate them to one of our affiliated agencies, like the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), Chief Seattle Club, or others, who cluster the homes in pre-approved sites, called villages. Villages also offer communal restroom/ shower facilities, community kitchens & laundry, security fencing, social services, and 24/7 staffing.

As much as anything, homelessness is about a lack of COMMUNITY.  Tiny home villages help residents create community among themselves and stabilize and rebuild trust after the instability of being homeless. And, the supportive services that are offered in villages help residents to address the problems that led to their homelessness in the first place, and permanently break the cycle of homelessness. As of 2024, 98.5% of tiny home village residents in LIHI-run villages who had moved into permanent housing, were still housed one year later. Tiny homes and villages don’t just move folks off the streets, they are one of the most successful solutions to homelessness.