While researching #LemuelShattuck hospital, I came across some stories about how some #TinyHouses set-up in the hospital's parking lot were HELPING with #Homelessness, but were dismantled because the funding ran out... WTF!

Shattuck’s cottage community, a relief to the #unsheltered at Mass. and Cass, to close this summer

By Jason Laughlin Globe Staff,Updated May 8, 2024

"Funding has run out for two Massachusetts housing programs that provide shelter to those who previously lived at the #TentEncampment near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard [#MassAndCass]. While the state plans to close one, officials are discussing ways to keep the second program open.

"A temporary cottage community on the grounds of Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in #JamaicaPlain will shutter at the end of July, a spokesperson from the state Executive Office of Health and Human Services said. The community is no longer accepting new residents, and the nearly two dozen people housed on the grounds now will be offered alternative housing.

" 'We are committed to ensuring there is no break in services and no break in housing for those who choose to continue forward,' said Deirdre Calvert, director of the Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Addiction Services.

"The cottages’ closure was first reported by WBUR.

"The cottages, which included a bed and small living area for individuals or couples, opened in 2022 amid the opioid crisis that led to a homeless encampment near the intersection known as Mass. and Cass. Since then, the community has sheltered more than 100 people, state officials said. The cottages, administered by Commonwealth Care Alliance, offered support for people in addiction while helping them transition to more permanent housing."

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"The aluminum cottages each have lockable sleeping cabins, storage for residents’ belongings, heating, and air conditioning. People who had been sleeping on the streets told the Globe in 2022 interviews that the little residences offered a welcome oasis of stability."

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Read more:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/08/metro/homeless-addiction-shattuck-boston-cottages-massachusetts-mass-cass/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/DzIao

#Massachusetts #Homeless #Unhoused #Houseless #FundingCuts #TransitionalHousing #CottageCommunities #Shelter #TinyHouses

The story is from 2023, but this is what the #ConfederatedTribesOfGrandRonde are doing to help the unhoused.

Grand Ronde tribal community debuts 'tiny shelter' villages

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is working to support #homeless tribal members with two new tiny shelter villages.

by Tim Gordon, March 15, 2023

GRAND RONDE, Ore. — "The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is working to support homeless tribal members with two new "tiny shelter" villages. The first village opened a few weeks ago, and tribal leaders are already building the second.

The community northwest of #SalemOR, off Highway 22 on the edge of the coast range, is a rural area with many of the same #housing difficulties other parts of #Oregon are experiencing."

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/tiny-shelter-villages-grand-ronde-tribal-community/283-34b5770d-63cc-4df4-8532-58ec41338994

#Oregon #GrandRonde #FirstNations #NativeAmericans #TinyHouses #TinyHouseVillages #TinyShelters #Housing4All

#TorontoON - Sheltering from the storm: how homeless Torontonians turned to #UnionStation as #WarmingCentres filled

While centres save lives, advocates say, Toronto’s winter shelter response is still leaving residents in the cold.

By Victoria Gibson, Jan. 17, 2026

Excerpt: "In winter, the city expands its shelter system — squeezing additional beds into existing shelters, opening up warming centres once temperatures plunge below -5 C, and letting people shelter in contingency spaces such as shelter meeting rooms once temperatures reach -15 C.

"These sites save lives, says Cathy Crowe, a longtime street nurse and homeless advocate in Toronto. But as those facilities, too, are often at or beyond capacity — and people continue to seek refuge in public spaces like transit stations — she sees a city continually unprepared for extreme weather, with safety nets like the shelter system still unable to catch everyone in need.

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"[Unhoused person, Douglas Watt] sees the #CostOfLiving, and #housing, as another major force. 'It’s hard for people to live, and keep up,' he said, noting he relied on disability supports that don’t offer much to cover expenses.

"He used to live with family members outside the GTA, but said they were facing health battles and he didn’t want to add to their stress. So he made the choice to leave without a place to land.

"One shelter in Halton turned him away for lack of room, he said. Some nights, he sleeps at GO stations in Burlington and Oakville. Asked if he’d looked for shelter in Toronto, Watt said he worried about having his possessions stolen.

" 'I’ll be honest with you, shelters are even worse than being on the streets sometimes,' he said."

Read more:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/sheltering-from-the-storm-how-homeless-torontonians-turned-to-union-station-as-warming-centres-filled/article_f1466ac0-8e25-4075-8cda-b971aed26bc9.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/pIk2L

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#Housing4All #Houseless #Unhoused #TinyHouses #Homeless #Shelters #HomeslessShelters

Five Real Life Examples of #Solarpunk?

On this post, I wanted to share some potential real life examples of solarpunk to help get you inspired, and to show that these ideas are potentially possible in real life if we dare to dream big.

by JBJWrites, April 23, 2025

"Continuing with our Earth Month theme, I’m back to talk more about the genre/movement our world desperately needs—Solarpunk! A genre which depicts humanity, nature, and technology living in harmony. To learn more about the genre itself, check out my Solarpunk Worldbuilding Guide.

On this post, I wanted to share some potential real life examples of solarpunk to help get you inspired, and to show that these ideas are potentially possible in real life if we dare to dream big. However, let there be emphasis on the word potential and the fact that I used a question mark in the title.

Caveat: By sharing these examples, I’m not claiming they are 100% representative of solarpunk values. Indeed we still live in a world dominated by late stage capitalism, so there are most likely flaws in these examples, as they are part of an inherently flawed system. Yet I still decided to share these because they are an example of attempts to go in a solarpunk direction.

I’m also not claiming these are the only examples. If you can think of some better ones, please let me know in the comments."

Covers #TinyHouses #VerticalGardens #GreenCities #EarthShips and #SolarIslands
Learn more:
https://storiesfromtomorrow.com/2025/04/23/five-real-life-examples-of-solarpunk/

#SolarPunkSunday #ABetterWorld #StabilizedWorld

Experts share tiny home warning as interest from young people soars

Twenty-nine-year-old Ashley Kime thought she was doing the right thing when she bought a home in Central Queensland…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AU #Australia #AustralianTinyHomesAssociation #buildyourownhome #HousingCrisis #howmuchdotinyhomescost? #Regulation #tinyhomes #TinyHomesExpos #tinyhouses
https://www.newsbeep.com/230048/