Community
KGW8: Tiny homes craned into Vancouver neighborhood
By Tim Gordon, KGW VANCOUVER, Wash. — Monday was a big day on O Street in Vancouver. The neighborhood received a new community of tiny homes. Seven pre-built homes were craned in to waiting foundations.The roughly 735-square foot homes will Read more…
Community
Columbian: We’re Still a Long Way Off
By MIA RYDER-MARKS The Columbian A new report shows a slight increase in availability of low-income housing in the Vancouver-Portland metro area. The number of affordable units available for every 100 low-income households increased to 25 in 2022, up from Read more…
Community
Research Shows Community Can Improve Mental Health
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, there are about 1 in 5 American adults, or 43.8 million people who experience some form of mental illness in a given year. A good chunk of them are believed to struggle Read more…
Homelessness
Tiny Homes as an Effective Solution for Homelessness
There are homeless people living all around the world, with such a large percentage in the United States alone. The housing market is currently so expensive and demand for affordable housing is high, but as the cost of living increases Read more…
Sustainability
The Importance of Home for Family Life
It’s such an incredible feeling when you find that perfect house with the perfect layout for your family. You can envision yourself cooking dinner with your spouse, reading books together as a family, and opening gifts around the tree at Read more…
Sustainability
Real Change: Modular ‘tiny’ home villages to spread across Washington
The exterior of the tiny house in Carriage Houses NW’s production facility was painted a pale green, the interior still the color of unfinished wood. The house was propped up, elevated from the floor of the warehouse. When the home Read more…
Non-Profit
Columbian: Fruit Valley parcel could feature development with 27 tiny homes
By Calley Hair, Columbian staff writer Published: June 15, 2019 A neighborhood of tiny homes is in the works in Vancouver, though you wouldn’t know it to look at the proposed site. Located amid brambles just off the railroad north of Fruit Read more…
Non-Profit
Columbian: Vancouver Housing Authority sizes up plot for tiny homes
By Patty Hastings, Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith | Published: June 27, 2020 Vancouver Housing Authority plans to purchase three tiny homes to place on an underutilized lot in Fruit Valley and rent them out to low-income households. It would be the Read more…
Community
Columbian: Fruit Valley parcel could feature development with 27 tiny homes
By Calley Hair, Columbian staff writer Published: June 15, 2019 A neighborhood of tiny homes is in the works in Vancouver, though you wouldn’t know it to look at the proposed site. Located amid brambles just off the railroad north of Fruit Read more…