Inside Avivo Village

What is Avivo Village?

Avivo Village is a first-ever, indoor community of 100 “tiny houses,” secure, private dwellings that provides shelter and wraparound services to individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness.

Photo of the interior of Avivo Village, showing some of the individual units.

The Model

Designed alongside people living in encampments, Avivo Village reimagines shelter as a place of dignity, choice, and stability—where people are supported on their own terms.

  • PRIVACY & SECURITY: A locking door with a space to sleep, think, and decompress.
  • CHOICE: The option to come and go and decide when to take a break.
  • LOW-BARRIER ACCESS: Reduces barriers to entering shelter to reach people with the highest acuities.
  • EMBEDDED SERVICES: Support available on-site, when someone is ready—not weeks later. Addressing physical, chemical, and mental health needs

Impact on Individuals: Updated April 23, 2026

859

Total individuals served

347

Individuals exited to safe, permanent housing

258

Overdoses have been reversed

21

Babies born to Avivo Village residents

51

Percent of people housed who identify as Indigenous

76

Percent who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as a person of color.

51

Pets (cats or dogs) who have lived with residents

Many people will not enter shelter if it means leaving their pets behind

Pets are welcome at Avivo Village

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Overcoming Challenges

Desha's Story

“I have two kids, so I have to show them that no matter what life throws at you, you can always come out on top.”

When Desha arrived at Avivo Village, she had spent nearly six years without stable housing—living in her car and working temporary jobs to survive.

At Avivo, she found stability, support, and a community that did not give up on her.  “It is a place where you can grow, and you can heal… Whenever you feel like giving up, they got you.”

With that support, she completed workforce training, earned certification, and enrolled in school.  Today, she is in permanent housing and rebuilding her life.

Desha, a former resident of Avivo Village who has moved into permanent housing, with Avivo's help.

UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS  ALREADY COSTS COMMUNITIES

Chronic, unsheltered homelessness has an annual cost of $35,578 per person, compare that to Avivo Village where the average cost to house a person is $20,000.

Communities spend heavily on emergency rooms, jails, courts, and repeated encampment clearances.

When people move into permanent supportive housing, outcomes change dramatically: ER visits drop 61%, hospitalizations fall 77%, and healthcare costs decrease 59%

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In-depth information:

Interested in learning more about Avivo Village?
Contact Brooke Bailey, Corporate & Foundation Relations Grant Officer.

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