While many may think of the tiny house movement as the province of hipsters, artists and young professionals who eschew the world of McMansions and material goods, there are a number of enclaves nationwide for the chronically homeless and disabled that speak to efficiency and quality of life. Eugene, Oregon’s Opportunity Village is made up of 30 transitional homes of 60 square feet each. (Credit: Facebook)

 

     Based on Buckminster Fuller’s modular geometry, 24 weatherproof U-domes have provided shelter for homeless people in Ventura, California for four years. River Haven is a partnership between the city of Ventura and the Turning Point Foundation, and each costs $1,500. (Credit: World Shelters)

 

 

Occupy Madison, in Wisconsin, is composed of three 98 square-foot homes with gabled roofs, wood cladding and bright colors. Six more are in the works. (Credit: Facebook)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Mobile Loves and Fishes in Austin, Texas is constructing a homeless village comprised of 25 canvas-sided cottages for the chronically homeless. Each has 144 square feet, and includes a bed, table and single chair, and power for light. The kitchen, bathrooms and showers are communal. (Credit: youtube)

 

 

Quixote Village in Olympia, Washington has 30 traditional 144 square-foot homes along with a vegetable garden, community building, showers and laundry. A city ordinance requires the encampment to move from one church parking lot to another every 90 days. (Photo credit: facebook) ##

 

 

 

Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.