Thinking small: Homeless advocate promotes 'tiny house' communities [View all]

GEORGETOWN – According to Housing Alliance Delaware, on any given night in Delaware upward of 1,000 people experience homelessness.

Housing advocate Jim Martin says affordable housing opportunities for the homeless are desperately needed.

Once homeless himself while wrestling with addiction more than a decade ago, the Georgetown man is taking his mission to the streets, social media and to Sussex County Council, seeking affordable housing support for those who cannot afford to purchase homes or pay going rent rates in the county.

In the big picture, it’s “tiny” home communities, he says.

“I am here to ask the council to do a big thing. I am asking you to change the zoning regulations to allow for tiny homes. Can you create a pathway with our zoning for the construction of extremely affordable tiny houses, or micro-apartments for our working poor and our homeless?” said Mr. Martin at a recent council meeting.

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