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I want to show you how if you want to you can help create Emerald Village which is an upcoming tiny house village community designed to empower the homeless in Eugene, Oregon.
The same group of people that has successfully OpportUNITY Village in Eugene. I love what they’re doing and how they’re doing it so much that I’m participating in the fundraising (and you can too) for their next tiny house village.
In case you’re able and wanting to help I wanted to show you how but obviously please don’t feel obligated because I really just want to show you how amazing this is.
So enjoy the article and photos below and re-share this post if you feel drawn to do so because it’s a great opportunity to help spread the Tiny House Movement in the way that truly helps those in need.
Tiny House Villages for the Formerly Homeless
Images: OpportUNITY Village
I encourage you to see and learn more below:
Proposed Plan for Emerald Village (What You Can Help Us Build)
Images: OpportUNITY Village
“Emerald Village will provide a grassroots model for long-term, affordable housing that is more accessible, sustainable, and independent of government subsidy.
We plan to build on our success rather than duplicate it. While Opportunity Village focuses on transitional housing, Emerald Village will provide more accessible and sustainable places to transition to.
The housing will be roughly twice as big at 120-150 sq. ft. with a kitchenette, heat, and electrical hook-ups. Similar to Opportunity Village, the micro-housing will be supported by common gathering, kitchen, and restroom facilities.
Residents will tentatively make monthly payments of around $150 to $200 toward the value of their tiny house—building an asset for the future. If a resident decides to leave the village, they will then be able to sell the equity accrued back to the non-profit.”
Learn More About This
- Help build Emerald Village
- The Village Collaborative
- Opportunity Village
- More Tiny House Communities
I encourage you (if you can and want to) to donate as little or as much as you want to help Emerald Village come to life just like OpportUNITY Village did. You can make your donation here.
To help raise even more money I’m also donating at least 10% percentage of proceeds from my Live Simply t-shirts to help build this village. So if you buy one (or already bought one) you got to help too! Thank you!
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I think this is AWESOME, Alex! For the (formerly) homeless, for anyone- I’m happy for anyone who gets to live in such peaceful, pretty places. Bravo! 🙂 I wish a peaceful, lovely, true home to all.
Thanks 🙂
Is there a way this tiny village concept could be used to help the poor immigrant children coming up from South America? They are such tiny people surely the Tiny Homes would suit them? Can anyone step up to help these poor children?
Do they help out in any state, I could use one myself here in Florida. Ever since 2009 I have been bouncing around from family, friends to even strangers for the past 6 yrs, watching their children & cleaning after them to stay with them. Unfortunately I wasn’t allowed to use their address & most lived too far from anything which made it troubling when it came to finding work, I had one job for $7.50 an hour during then for 1 yr. before they lost their buisiness. Very soon my last connection will be lost & the streets will be my next home. Shelters have no gauranteed spots to stay just daily 1st come 1st bed to sleep for parents with older kids or that does not have their children with them. I’m at a lost on what to do next.
hi solaris, do tell me your story and shoot me an email.. i see you’ve been thru alot all these years.. how are you doing now??
I would like to initiate a Tiny House Community in Spring Hill FL where I live. I am not homeless but see a great need for this type of housing in my community. How do you start? Where can you obtain moneys to support a community like this? Are there government programs that will assist in buying land and putting in utilities? Presently, I am working with the homeless community by providing meals and hygienic products on biweekly basis. The County Commissioner turned our group away when we proposed fixing up abandon homes in the area. Nature Coast Community Services Foundation is a 501 (c)3 organization. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank You! Denise Zuniga
I’m still technically homeless myself, transferring to a different DV shelter in another part of Texas hopefully this coming week. I, however, have big plans in mind once I get a job and settled a little bit. I want to start as many of these homeless communities as I possibly can around Texas. I have seen so many homeless here in south Texas, and it breaks my heart. It is so very hot here and, though I’m not stable yet myself, I have to do something to help. So, please, all I’m asking for from anyone reading this, is please pray that I am able to help as many as I can, at least in south Texas, as soon as I can. I want as many to have A/C and showers daily as I can possibly provide. (I am leaving south Texas, as I am from the Midwest and CANNOT handle this heat any longer, and going to the Texas panhandle. Thank you, Lord!) Thank you, in advance, for reading this and any and all prayers. Help me to help them!!