‘It’s about the small things:’ Eugene high school students build tiny homes for the homeless

The goal of the project is to build 30 of the 8×16-foot transitional housing units before the end of the school term.

EUGENE, Ore. — The loud snap of nail guns echoed through the Lane County Community College woodworking warehouse on a recent afternoon. It was last class of the day for a group of high school students building transitional housing units for people experiencing homelessness in Eugene.

“These structures are to help people experiencing homelessness to try and get them up on their feet, out of the streets that kind of stuff,” explained Fiona Clark, the only girl in the class. “I knew that it

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