This story is a guest post by Janet Caldwell
Well, have I got a story for you -Rev. Jeff Obafemi Carr, once homeless himself, is living in Nashville’s FIRST micro model home until enough money is raised to build a village of micro-homes for the homeless.
Through the efforts Infinity Fellowship where he is the Lead Minister, Jeff is living in a 60 square foot micro-home and will continue to live there until enough funds are raised to build a “micro-village” for homeless to live in for FREE. This is a crowd-funded GoFundMe page initiative that has raised more than half of the $50,000 needed so far. Jeff has been living there for 26 days now while his wife and five children continue to live in their residence.
Please see media release below, as well as photos attached for more information.
Reverend Living in Micro House to Raise Money for Homeless
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This is a guest post by Beth Livingston on Coral Sands Waterfront Tiny Home Vacation Community.
Established in 2008, before the recent surge in popularity of tiny houses, we like to say, “We were tiny when tiny wasn’t cool!” We are a community of folks who enjoy and share lake living and recreation such as fishing, boating, and water skiing but don’t want to pay a mint for it.
We have a unique ownership arrangement because we converted an old campground to land-condominiums. This allows each community member to not only own their own tiny cabin on their own waterfront lot but also to become part owner of the entire peninsula and share common expenses to keep costs down. By using park model RV tiny homes in our community, the result is an affordable, low-maintenance, lakefront tiny vacation home with its own dock. Low maintenance is key because it allows more time to be out on the water, enjoying lake life! Please enjoy, learn more and re-share below. Thank you!
Waterfront Tiny Home Vacation Community
Images © Coral Sands Point Recreational Village
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This Florida City Approves Tiny House Community story is a guest post by Rene’ Hardee
Here is an article that ran in our local paper last week: Tiny Houses Catch Brevard County in Florida
I have been working really hard to get legal approval for a Tiny House Community and it is finally happening! Please post to your newsletter! Thank you!
Florida City Approves Tiny House Community
Image © Tim Shortt/FloridaToday
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When Lina Menard was 14 years old, she was already interested in cohousing. So it’s no wonder that today she’s living in her own tiny house in a self-created tiny house community she and her friends put together in Portland. It’s called Simply Home Community.
Granted, this all definitely didn’t happen over night. This is something Lina has been dreaming of and actively working towards for a long time. It’s no wonder she figured it out, right? And right now I’m so excited and even proud for what she and her friends are doing not only because it isn’t an easy thing to do but also because they are truly paving the way for others, like you and me, to do the same.
So this is the story of how seven friends are now successfully living tiny in their own little community. This is a great model, example, and inspiration for future tiny living and cohousing communities that are home grown.
Seven Friends Create Simple Tiny House Community
Image © Simply Home Community
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Birds of a feather… these four tiny house dwellers decided to “flock” together in a small community comprised of cute tiny homes!
Tony Diethelm created the Simply Home Community in Portland, Oregon. All four tiny homeowners knew each other beforehand, and Lina, who owns the Lucky Penny house in the community, helped Tony design his own tiny home.
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Friends Build DIY Tiny House Community in Portland
Images © Tiny House Giant Journey
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Stew MacInnes, of Maximus Extreme Living Solutions just informed me that there will be a total of eight tiny houses on wheels on display as a Tiny Home Village at the Denver Home Show this March 20-22, 2015 at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado so I wanted to get this out to you as soon as possible in case you have a chance to attend and check out these tiny houses in person! Admission to the event is VERY affordable compared to workshops so you can definitely take the whole family.
And you can save $3 on tickets to get in with the promo code TINYHOMES at checkout. For more information, you can visit the Home Show Denver to learn more and to get your tickets for the show if you’d like to attend. Tiny house companies attending the show include Maximus Extreme Living Solutions, Sprout Tiny Homes, Exaco Trading Co, Tiny Diamond Homes, A Bed Over My Head, and SimBLISSity Tiny Homes.
See Eight Tiny Houses in One Place
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A compassionate group of people in San Luis Obispo County, California are creating a village of tiny homes to benefit their homeless neighbors.
Right now they’ve completed their model 7′ x 16′ Cabin on Wheels which they are lovingly calling The COW.
The plan is to develop a sustainable tiny house community for their unhoused neighbors who are under-served and have fallen into homelessness.
The villagers will be building their own tiny homes on wheels with the help of their team of volunteers from the community. People can help out by donating and/or by helping to build by volunteering their time. And everyone involved will get to learn from each other while helping one another. For about $2,500 a cabin on wheels can be built for a veteran in need or other homeless person.
Hope’s Village of SLO: Tiny House Community for the Homeless
Images © Hope’s Village of SLO
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Right now I want to give you an update on OM Build which is a tiny house community for the homeless in Madison, Wisconsin.
If you feel called to I’d also like to invite you to help support the growth and completion of the community with your own donation.
Occupy Madison is building tiny houses for people who don’t have homes. So far, they have completed the first three tiny houses, according to this article on the Huffington Post.
The next phase is to build six more tiny houses along with a community area with a bathroom, kitchen, laundry room, and more.
Related: Formerly Homeless Couple Living in OM Tiny House for 6+ Months
Tiny House Community for Homeless Finishes 3rd Tiny Home
Images © OM Build
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I’m excited to let you know about this new up and coming 11 acre tiny house community called Lemon Cove Village in Lemon Cove, California opening January 1st, 2015.
The community consists of 55 tiny house ONLY spaces. This means ONLY tiny houses (no traditional RVs). It’s near Sequoia National Park.
Right now rates are listed at $450 to $595 per month depending on the spot. There’s going to be a pool, covered patio, outdoor showers, a coin operated laundry room, community kitchen, high speed internet, storage sheds, a garden area, and more.
This is VERY exciting news and I can’t wait to see more communities like this pop up throughout the rest of the world. It’s happening!
Lemon Cove Village Tiny House Community in Lemon Cove, CA
Images © Lemon Cove Village
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