The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, has built a community of tiny homes to rent to low-income senior citizens as part of its Trinity House ministry.
Wear News reports that Trinity Village’s nine homes, which have been in the works for the past two years, are almost move-in ready. The 300-square-foot homes, which were funded through private donations, are designed for single, low-income occupants and include a kitchen, a living room, a dining room, a bathroom, a sleeping area, a laundry room, and a front porch.``
Deacon Ray Aguado, Trinity House’s executive director, told Wear News that the ministry is now waiting for additional donations to cover the cost of furniture that will fit into the new spaces.
"We are ready to go," he said. "What we are trying to do now is raise some funds in order to furnish these houses. You know, being tiny houses, it takes specific-sized furniture, so they have to be tiny to fit into a tiny house."
The diocese’s website states that Trinity House offers transitional housing for homeless senior men, 62 or older, of all religious backgrounds who are seeking to someday have their own residences. Applicants must go through an interview,a health screening, and a background check.
"We just don't want to be landlords, we want to journey with these folks," Deacon Aguado told Wear News. "So we are going to provide mentoring, case management, and we want to make sure that the situation that made them into becoming housing insecure doesn't happen again or try to prevent that."