According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, there are about 1 in 5 American adults, or 43.8 million people who experience some form of mental illness in a given year. A good chunk of them are believed to struggle so often and so hard that they can’t work, which Read more…
There are homeless people living all around the world, with such a large percentage in the United States alone. The housing market is currently so expensive and demand for affordable housing is high, but as the cost of living increases more houses become unaffordable. Tiny homes offer an effective solution Read more…
It’s such an incredible feeling when you find that perfect house with the perfect layout for your family. You can envision yourself cooking dinner with your spouse, reading books together as a family, and opening gifts around the tree at Christmas time. And this isn’t just because you’ve been watching Read more…
The exterior of the tiny house in Carriage Houses NW’s production facility was painted a pale green, the interior still the color of unfinished wood. The house was propped up, elevated from the floor of the warehouse. When the home is installed in Orting Veteran’s Village, it will be flush Read more…
By Calley Hair, Columbian staff writer Published: June 15, 2019 A neighborhood of tiny homes is in the works in Vancouver, though you wouldn’t know it to look at the proposed site. Located amid brambles just off the railroad north of Fruit Valley, the 1.5-acre chunk of land is currently home to Read more…
By Patty Hastings, Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith | Published: June 27, 2020 Vancouver Housing Authority plans to purchase three tiny homes to place on an underutilized lot in Fruit Valley and rent them out to low-income households. It would be the first project of its kind for the housing authority. “Part Read more…
By Calley Hair, Columbian staff writer Published: June 15, 2019 A neighborhood of tiny homes is in the works in Vancouver, though you wouldn’t know it to look at the proposed site. Located amid brambles just off the railroad north of Fruit Valley, the 1.5-acre chunk of land is currently home to Read more…
By Calley Hair, Columbian staff writer Published: January 29, 2020 An 1870s-era railway switch station undergoing renovations is nearly ready for tenants, the first piece of a planned development in Fruit Valley aimed at people who have been homeless. The building will be ready for four people by March, if all goes Read more…
By Mike Howell Published: April 6, 2021 The B.C. government has signed a “historic” but ambitious agreement with the City of Vancouver and the park board to end the Strathcona Park homeless camp by the end of April and prevent future encampments in the city. One of the key commitments from the Read more…