Organizing
communities to end
homelessness.
with community hands
picked up a hammer
We partner with communities to build dignified, beautiful tiny‑home villages for our unhoused neighbors, and organize for the systemic change it takes to end homelessness.
We transform lives through community‑driven housing.
Tiny Village Spirit organizes communities to build emergency housing for people experiencing homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our work is constituent-led and community-driven—powered by over 3,000 volunteers and 50 partner organizations. We promote tiny house villages as an innovative housing model while organizing residents and allies to create systemic change.
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Richmond Tiny House
Village, Farm & Garden
Our newest village is organizing now: a home, a farm, and a garden for unsheltered youth in Richmond, California. Every board, bolt, and brushstroke is volunteer-placed.
- ✓ Legal, resident‑run tiny‑home community
- ✓ Working urban farm and garden on site
- ✓ Built entirely by volunteer hands
Every village starts the same way.
From the first conversation to the last coat of paint.
We sit down with unhoused neighbors and local organizers. Residents tell us what a village should be. We never show up with a blueprint.
Residents, architects, and community members co-design the village: every house, garden bed, and gathering space.
Volunteers show up on Saturdays. Hammers swing, murals get painted, kitchens get stocked. The village becomes home.
I've never seen a tiny village like this before and I thought it was really inspiring that this project is by the youth, for the youth.
Pick up something. Anything.
A hammer, a paintbrush, a checkbook, a phone. Every village needs every kind of hand.
Volunteer a Saturday
Build, paint, garden, cook. Richmond builds most Saturdays. No experience needed.
Sign up →Donate
Every dollar goes directly into building homes for unsheltered neighbors in Richmond. No overhead. Just housing.
Give now →Partner with us
Bring your org, faith community, or class to build together. We'll plan the day.
Start a conversation →Spread the word
Follow along, share the work, and help push for systemic housing justice.
Follow us →Where we've been.
Where we're going.
Two villages built, one growing, and a national network finding its footing.
Oakland Tiny House
Empowerment Village
Oakland's first legal tiny house village, built, organized, and run by its residents.
Learn more →
Richmond Tiny House
Village, Farm & Garden
Emergency housing and an urban farm for unsheltered youth. We're raising walls every weekend.
Learn more →
National Tiny House
Village Directory
A living map of tiny village projects across the country, built to help organizers find each other.
Open the map →