Why it Works

• Rent is determined based on the circumstance of each tenant.

• Tenants are provided ongoing support by our staff and partner care management organizations to encourage long-term, safe housing.

• One person per home is radically different from the typical affordable housing model that often forces difficult roommate situations. It also encourages a little something called pride.

• We meet tenants where they are often arranging for cleaning help, transportation to appointments, and connecting them to service providers.

• It's good for our tenants and good for our community. We make use of historically blighted properties and our tenants rely less on social service resources.

• With their own, safe, designated private space to come home to, tenants often become stronger members of the community while maintaining their independence.

The Power of Home

After working at a homeless shelter and seeing the same people cycle through a system of horrendous, supposedly permanent housing options only to end up back in the shelter, founder and executive director Andrew Lunetta knew there had to be a better way.

Through extensive conversation with those facing homelessness and those in the homeless service field, an answer became apparent: an affordable and dignified home, with a landlord invested in its tenants’ success, provided the best chance for many to permanently move from the shelter system. And with that, A Tiny Home for Good was born. 

We build quality homes on vacant lots or renovate derelict properties in the city of Syracuse. Each unit is rented to an individual or family who has faced homelessness.

$117,694

The average amount of money A Tiny Home for Good saves Onondaga County per tenant each year based on a decreased use of social and emergency services*

*Based on a Syracuse University Maxwell School survey and case study that looked at local and national service costs and tenant usage before and after becoming A Tiny Home for Good tenant. View the full report here.