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King 5 News: “Tacoma Rescue Mission will soon break ground on new tiny home village in Spanaway”
September 20, 2024
By: Connor Board, King 5 News
“The Tacoma Rescue Mission says it will soon break ground on a new tiny home village in Spanaway. The “Good Neighbor Village” will have 285 homes, common buildings, an art room, and a farm. It is modeled after the Community First! Village in Austin, Texas, and the rescue mission is calling it the first of its kind in Washington state.
“This is a big swing at having a deep impact on homelessness by Pierce County,” said Duke Paulson, the executive director of the Tacoma Rescue Mission.
It will be built on 90 acres of property that the Tacoma Rescue Mission purchased about a year and a half ago. It is located at the intersection of 176th and Spanaway Loop Road. Paulson said the homes will be larger than the average tiny home, approximately 300 to 400 square feet. The people who live there will pay rent and have jobs, like working on the village farm.
“Because of the amount of people that are living here, we will have a community of people where it really is they’re working and thriving together,” said Paulson.
There will be services for people on site for things like mental health and substance abuse disorder and the village will be staffed. This will be permanent supportive housing for people who are chronically homeless in Pierce County Paulson said they believe this village will be able to house 25% of the county’s chronically homeless population.”
Read the full article AND watch the interview with Executive Director of the Tacoma Rescue Mission, Duke Paulson, here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma-rescue-mission-break-ground-new-tiny-home-village-spanaway/281-54bd0cdd-556e-4e0e-b2dc-519a1ed22145
