Ponderay, ID

Good Samaritan Inn | Transitional Housing & Community Service Center

#of units: 27

size:

  • community service center: 2,562 sq ft

  • transitional housing and community house: under design

year: OCCUPANCY EXPECTED IN 2026

current phase: Phase 1A

project team:

Good Samaritan Inn project

This continuum of care project upholds the right of all citizens to dignified housing through the development of 27 transitional dwellings and two manager apartments. The project includes a Community House with social and learning spaces, as well as administrative offices. Adjacent to the tiny house village, a donation distribution center provides material support to people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.

We drove innovative affordability by re-imagining the project and budget—transforming the owner’s early mid-rise motel concept into a tiny house village. The result is a human-centered design focused on community connection, social support, and safety. The village concept also better integrates with the non-profit fundraising process by supporting phased development and adaptable sequencing.

performance metrics

27

transitional dwellings

$4.3M

approxinative budget

80%

clients served living below the poverty line

Process

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Phase 1 | The Center

A purpose-built community service facility with dedicated spaces for material assistance, private life coaching, and dignified client care. Currently in development.

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Phase 2 — Transitional Housing

Safe, stable transitional housing for individuals and families working their way from homelessness toward independent living and lasting stability.

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Phase 3 — Campus Expansion

Educational classrooms, community gathering space, and expanded programming — a true campus of hope and transformation for all of North Idaho.

Site plan showing a community layout with labeled features including a community house, manager units, common garden, parking areas, and pathways. Surrounding streets named Bonnie Mussel Way and Triangle Drive, with trees and landscape buffers indicated.

Process

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2019 | First public presentation

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2020-22 | Design and Permitting

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2022 | First families moved-in

Good Samaritan Inn Gallery

Sketch of a modern house with a sloped roof, surrounded by trees, with two people and a car in the front.
A colorful watercolor illustration of a residential neighborhood surrounded by trees, featuring houses, a parking lot, pathways, and people walking.
Illustration of a community helping center building with people outside supporting furniture donations, surrounded by trees and fog in the background.

"More than a building — a place where real transformation begins."