TINY home communities have continued to pop up across the US to solve an ever-growing housing affordability crisis.
SquareOne Villages, a non-profit organization looking to "bridge the gap" for unhoused people, built several tiny home communities throughout the US.
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The organization said it looks to provide "stable, dignified, and cost-effective shelter and housing options," to its recipients.
"It's our belief that everyone deserves a safe and stable place to call home," SquareOne wrote on its website.
Last year, the villages built a tiny home community in Eugene, Washington.
The organization purchased 3.6 acres from the Peace Presbyterian Church, according to KEZI, the local ABC affiliate.
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SquareOne built 70 homes for families who made less than 60% of the area's median income, according to the organization's website.
As an homage to the church, the community is named Peace Village.
"We have been in conversations with the congregations for just about two years now working on this deal," the Executive Director, Dan Bryant, said to the publication.
"This is a 'co-operty' where you have a responsibility to share in the management and taking care of the facility. You are a part homeowner."
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The organization aims to build democratic institutions in the village.
The villages are built on a co-op model, democratizing decisions about community upkeep among its staff and residents.
The community is listed as "under construction" on its website.
Peace Village stopped accepting applications for the community on September 22.
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There are seven villages under the SquareOne Villages name.
Pricing for the villages ranges from $35 a month to a couple hundred.
Some villages are exclusively for unhoused portions of the area population - others are for families who live under specific income levels.
The organization hopes that the tiny homes can leverage financial stability for its occupants.
"Land and housing are more than just financial assets for accumulating wealth," the community wrote on its website.
SquareOne said it restricts "the sale of land in order to preserve the long-term affordability and stability of our housing for generations to come."
INSPIRING OTHER COMMUNITIES
The models employed by the village are modeled after other housing solutions that came before it, according to the organization's website.
"We learned a great deal from those who came before us," the organization wrote on its website.
"In turn, we are committed to sharing the knowledge and expertise we have gained along the way to assist other community-based initiatives in bringing more villages to fruition."
So far, the organization helped galvanize communities in Wisconsin, Colorado, Oregon, California, New Mexico, and Washington.
The U.S. Sun reports on other tiny home villages - here is how someone built a tiny home community in the largest American city.
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Also, here is more from someone who left their apartment for a tiny home village.
