Cascadia Clusters
provides paid training in construction trades to folks recovering from addiction and/or housing insecurity.
Whether you are in need of assistance or looking to support us,
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MakerVille: a new MicroVillage in East Portland.
MakerVille - a new Alternative Shelter/MicroVillage at 12905 SE Stark St.
The first phase of development includes 4 Detached Bedrooms (DBs), 2Tiny Homes on Wheels (THOWS), 2 Hospice Tiny Homes (HTH) and so much more!
This privately funded project was developed out of the Microvillage Expansion Project led by then Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran.
Sermin Yesilada of SOSYAL Architecture and Community Development, a regional expert on designing alternative shelters and villages, has worked closely with Cascadia Clusters to design a community where people can live with dignity.
Martin Kephart, the first occupant of our first Hospice Tiny Home on Wheels, has been battling cancer for 12 years. Cascadia Clusters built accessible tiny homes where people impacted by housing instability and terminal illness can receiving all the end of life care they need as well as specialized sobriety support.
Our Mission
Cascadia Clusters’ mission is to provide a safe, welcoming recovery environment where participants receive paid training in construction trades while co-creating a thriving, healing community.
Our Vision
Cascadia Cluster’s current home is off of Stark St. in SE Portland. This former orchard is now being utilized for the construction of tiny homes by the same people that will be moving into them upon completion.
The site map to the left represents a version of this vision which is constantly being thrust into future iterations. Decision making is not a top-down endeavor at Cascadia Clusters but an inclusive process built upon trust between program participants, construction trainers, and leadership.