The Miami County Republic has listed the” My Father’s House” groundbreaking on a tiny home village as the number one story of last year in Miami County. One year ago, My Father’s House Community Services was awarded a $1 million grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank, Topeka. President and CEO of My Father’s House, Beth Waddle, says the transitional housing shelter for the homeless is starting a large expansion of tiny homes on a 6-acre tract of land next to the existing shelter. The grant will build 14 tiny homes including the needed infrastructure. Each tiny home will be about 400 square feet and will feature a kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom, designed for one person or a couple. Waddle says construction of the first 14 homes could be complete by the end of 2025.
The plan is to have up to 40 tiny homes in the community. My father’s house has already applied for $1.5 million in funding for phase 2, which would be another 20 homes. Occupants of the homes would pay an income-based rent, without a time limit attached, generating a sense of community.
