Tiny Home Community for the Homeless

tent city

by Steven Kuchinsky I am part of a team of people from Monmouth University building a program known as THRIVE (Towns for Healing and Rehabilitation in Interactive Village Ecologies.) We are working to create an alternative for about 80 homeless people living in tents (Tent City, Lakewood). Unfortunately, they must … Read more

Joyful Paws Cottage

Barbara Techel is a writer who recently finished her first adult nonfiction book in memorial to her wheelchair-bound dog, Frankie. Frankie’s story and other stories about animals who have changed Barbara’s life were envisioned and brought to life in Barbara’s 10×12 foot writing studio which sits just behind her 1,100 … Read more

Shopping Cart Shelter

shopping cart shelter

by Cristo I like questioning ideas and concepts that most of us take for granted. We usually accept them as a basis for our mind-frame or for how we are looking at our world and sometimes how we live our lives. I love twisting things that are so deeply integrated … Read more

Opportunity Village Eugene and the Conestoga Hut

Conestoga Hut

by Andrew Heban I am with the non-profit Opportunity Village Eugene and thought you might be interested in posting about our newly developed 60 sq. ft. Conestoga Hut here in Eugene, Oregon. The Conestoga hut is 6 by 10 foot shelter that can be built for between $250 and $500 … Read more

Salt Lake City Small House

rendering of completed house

I am Jeff White the director of the Sarah House Utah project. We are a small non profit community based organization. Our goal with the Sarah House project is to provide fast, green minded, safe, affordable homes for the underserved using salvaged material and volunteer labor. We are also providing … Read more