SEATTLE — Seattle is doubling down on tiny home villages as part of its homelessness response, marking a significant shift in policy for the region. Two new villages are slated to open this fall, adding more than 100 units to the city’s shelter system.

The expansion comes with nearly $6 million in new funding from the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), which had previously distanced itself from the model.

“I think what happened is that we were very hopeful that we were going to get an award. So we tried to accelerate it,” said Sharon Lee, CEO of the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), which will develop and operate the sites.

The first new site, located in Seattle’s Olympic Hills neighborhood near Lake City, will include 44 units and be operated solely by LIHI. The se

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