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Seattle tiny house provider touts program as 'rapid response to immediate need'
In a presentation to a Seattle city council committee, the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) is touting its Tiny House Village program as a success that provides emergency shelter to those who need it most.
Since 2015, when the Tiny House Village program was launched, a total of 2,516 people have sheltered in Tiny House Villages.
According to the LIHI report, since 2021, a total of 466 tiny houses are spread out among 11 different villages in the Seattle area.
In 2021, 745 people sheltered in Tiny House Villages. According to LIHI, there were only 14 COVID-19 cases among the 745 people served that year.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/seattle-tiny-house-provider-touts-program-as-rapid-response-to-immediate-need/ar-AAXYIRH
