Tiny Homes Village at the Farm at Penny Lane Thava Mahadevan M.S LCAS Executive Director XDS Inc.

Funding Acknowledgements Triangle Community Foundation C. Felix Harvey Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Cardinal Innovations Oak Foundation

A Home is the Key to… Health Safety Employment Family Community Stability Opportunity Success

The Dilemma $750 is the monthly Income for people receiving Supplemental Security Income The national average for a one bedroom rental unit is 104% ($780) of the monthly income of a person living on SSI NOT including utilities OR other living expenses 104% MONTHLY INCOME

A New Option - emerges

The Initial Phase: Building a House

Building a Permanent Foundation

Embedding Research into the Development: C. Felix Harvey Award Dr. Amy Wilson, Asst. Professor UNC School of Social Work. Inter-disciplinary team –using research methods to inform design of homes and community Universal Design – recommendations on how to build accessible homes Stakeholder feedback – how to tailor design of home and community to needs of people with MI Focus Groups (N=28) Overnight Visits (N=8) Key informant interviews (N=4) Meetings with local, state, and national policy makers Develop a “how to guide”

Designing the Tiny Homes Tiny homes are NOT “tiny” Accessibility Maximize use of outside spaces Engage flexible and utilitarian floor plans Maximize Privacy and Autonomy Connectivity matters Maximize natural light Create spaces for entertaining

Designing the Tiny Homes Village Build a resource rich community designed to promote wellbeing Build a “planned community” Privacy Infrastructure needs Community rules Shared governance Resident autonomy Supports within the community Connection to larger community Community amenities Develop procedures for how residents will be selected

Building the Tiny Homes Village

2nd Phase: Site Development

Site Development Details Zoning Expand water/sewer capacity at the farm Road Widening Prepare building sites Expand Parking

Building the Tiny Homes Village

Clubhouse & Pavilion

Costs 1/3 of Monthly Income Cost of the Tiny Homes $50,000 To Build $250/month rent Costs 1/3 of Monthly Income

Tiny Homes Village at the Farm At Penny Lane

Thank you thava@xdsinc.org