# Are tiny homes a reasonable solution to homelessness?

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/are-tiny-homes-a-reasonable-solution-to-homelessness/
- Published: 2019-09-21T09:15:12-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Getty Sometimes, homelessness strikes without warning — just ask the residents whose homes burnt up during the Camp Fire in 2018, the most deadly and destructive in California’s history. […] Tiny homes are often seen as a passing fad or a millennial indulgence for those who want to follow superstar Marie Kondo’s life-changing magic of tidying up. But there’s more going on in the tiny house movement than meets the eye, especially for advocates who think that it could offer a reasonable solution to homelessness. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says more than 560,000 people in the United States are homeless on any given night, so even a tiny shelter would beat the alternative, especially as raging heat, extreme cold, and severe storms worsen […] Click here to view original web page at www.digitaltrends.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio