Tillicum neighborhood

Scattered sites in the Tillicum neighborhood of Lakewood:

8501 Berkley St SW
15206 Grant Ave SW
15407 Grant Ave SW

In 2009, the City of Lakewood announced it would use its share of federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding to partner with TPC Habitat for Humanity to provide affordable homeownership opportunities in the community of Tillicum. According to several resources, it is estimated that over half the population of Tillicum lives in poverty. Very few houses in Tillicum are owner-occupied.

Habitat for Humanity will initially develop 5 home sites in Tillicum, eventually building up to 12. In addition to the new construction, Habitat will act as a catalyst for change by partnering with existing Tillicum homeowners to provide no-interest loans and free volunteer labor to make improvements on their homes as part of our Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative.

Habitat for Humanity began building in Tillicum in the fall of 2011, and anticipates all houses will be completed by 2014.