Tag Archives: oprah

Tiny House Homeless Shelters to Weather The Economic Hurricane

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Michael Janzen

On Wednesday this week Oprah ran a story about the recession and the increasing number of people finding themselves with nothing but debt and homelessness. Part of the story was about the tent cities popping up all across America. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanitarian | Tagged canada, emily carr, homeless, homeless shelter, oprah, tiny house, vancouver | 42 Comments

Tent Cities on Oprah Today

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This is a little off topic but a good example of one of the many problems simple owner-built tiny houses could solve… and a story worth listening to. I also hope that stories like this begin to wake up local … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Design | Tagged affordable housing, housing, low-cost housing, oprah, sacramento, tent city | 9 Comments