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Madison Family Shelter reopens after hiatus
EVERETT — Under a new name, the temporary tiny-home shelter behind Faith Lutheran Church in Everett is back up and running.
Madison Family Shelter, formerly Faith Family Village, reopened April 21 after a nearly 5-month hiatus. Within 16 days, one family staying at the shelter entered permanent, supportive housing, said Julie Willie, Everett’s director of community development. Currently, four of the Pallet shelter units are full.
Pallet, an Everett-based company, makes tiny homes designed to be built in less than one hour per unit. Madison Family Shelter includes eight units and four bathrooms. Each unit fits a family of four and has an individual air conditioning unit.
“They’re more than just a temporary space,” said Dan Blizard, family support specialist for the shelter. “With families that are coming from homelessness, it’s a really big thing.”
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/madison-family-shelter-reopens-after-hiatus/