Tampa unveils 100 tiny homes to help homeless with transitional housing

Published on April 20, 2023

New upgrades to Tampa Hope will be unveiled Thursday as Catholic Charities and city leaders give a tour of 100 newly-built cottages designed as transitional housing for the homeless. The tiny homes are equipped with electricity, heating, and bedding. Hope Village also provides showers, meals, laundry, and connects residents with services and counseling to help them get back on their feet and into more stable housing. "They need a multitude of services and so the one great thing about Tampa Hope is that everything is provided on-site. They don’t have to go anywhere else. We have 20-plus partners that come to us," explained Catholic Charities Executive Director Maggie Rogers last year.

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