![The Minneapolis Fire Inspectors made their way through tiny homes to make sure the fire alarms are working, Friday, February 19, 2021 in Minneapolis.](https://chorus.stimg.co/22321400/08_1012523080_01HOME022321.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&dpr=1&w=525&h=350&fit=fill&fill=solid&fill-color=e8e8e8)
“Minneapolis nonprofit Avivo is opening an indoor ‘village’ with ‘tiny houses’ in March, providing a COVID-safe and secure place for 100 adults. The two-year pilot program, called Avivo Village, could become a post-pandemic template for private emergency shelters in place of the usual congregate sleeping spaces.”