A roof over their head: Churches use tiny homes for homeless

Lee enjoys watching TV in his home, growing tomatoes and fishing in the nearby pond. Photos: Lisa G. Fishbeck/AP

Churches across the United States are tackling the big question of how to address homelessness in their communities with a small solution: tiny homes.

On vacant plots near their parking lots and steepled sanctuaries, congregations are building everything from fixed and fully contained micro homes to petite, moveable cabins, and several other styles of small-footprint dwellings in between.