Posted on Feb 8, 2023
Tulalip Tribes open new low-barrier shelter for homeless members
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On Monday members of the Tulalip Tribes gathered in front of a cluster of small, white huts on the Tulalip Indian Reservation.
People burned sage as musicians and singers performed a blessing ceremony in front of the village.
These structures will soon be home to up to 30 Tulalip citizens who do not have stable shelter.
"This means the difference between life and death for our people,” said Tulalip Tribes Chairwoman Teri Gobin.
Gobin and other leaders got the idea for the shelters a couple of winters ago when overnight temperatures dropped to dangerously low levels. They started a hotel voucher program for people to get out of the cold.
People burned sage as musicians and singers performed a blessing ceremony in front of the village.
These structures will soon be home to up to 30 Tulalip citizens who do not have stable shelter.
"This means the difference between life and death for our people,” said Tulalip Tribes Chairwoman Teri Gobin.
Gobin and other leaders got the idea for the shelters a couple of winters ago when overnight temperatures dropped to dangerously low levels. They started a hotel voucher program for people to get out of the cold.
Tulalip Tribes open new low-barrier shelter for homeless members
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..."The Tulalip Tribes broke ground on their "Village of Hope" project that will create 17 tiny homes to provide permanent shelter to homeless individuals.
Officials gathered on Sept. 30 to break ground and begin construction of the homes, which they expect to be ready for occupancy by April 2022
The project will have tiny homes that are one or two bedroom cottages, which is bigger than the typical tiny homes that Seattle currently uses.
“We started off with tiny homes that were so small they were like fireworks stands,” said Teri Gobin, Tulalip Tribal chairwoman. “We figured that wouldn’t work for our people because we wanted them to have a place that had heat, that had water, that they could cook in."
Support services will also be located on site.
“The site will also include a big community building that will host laundry facilities, a computer lab, a community kitchen and the staffing of social services,” said Teri Nelson, executive director of tribal services with the Tulalip Tribes and one of the main organizers of the project."...
..."The Tulalip Tribes broke ground on their "Village of Hope" project that will create 17 tiny homes to provide permanent shelter to homeless individuals.
Officials gathered on Sept. 30 to break ground and begin construction of the homes, which they expect to be ready for occupancy by April 2022
The project will have tiny homes that are one or two bedroom cottages, which is bigger than the typical tiny homes that Seattle currently uses.
“We started off with tiny homes that were so small they were like fireworks stands,” said Teri Gobin, Tulalip Tribal chairwoman. “We figured that wouldn’t work for our people because we wanted them to have a place that had heat, that had water, that they could cook in."
Support services will also be located on site.
“The site will also include a big community building that will host laundry facilities, a computer lab, a community kitchen and the staffing of social services,” said Teri Nelson, executive director of tribal services with the Tulalip Tribes and one of the main organizers of the project."...
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