We provide housing in Mason, Pierce, and Thurston Counties. New Horizon Communities (previously known as Quixote Communities) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization incorporated under the name Panza that was originally created to help support Camp Quixote, a tent city in Olympia, Washington. After the Camp was about to be evicted, the local faith-based community provided sanctuary by hosting the camp.
This then began a long road of hosting the camp on a rotation of church properties for more than 6 years. The founders of Camp Quixote hoped to build more dignified permanent homes for themselves. They wanted the privacy of individual homes but didn't want to lose the community connections they gained from living together at the camp. And in 2013 after a lot of hard work and community support, Quixote Village, a 30-unit permanent supportive tiny home village was born. As of 2022, Quixote Village has helped over 90 of our un-homed neighbors transform their lives by providing them access to safe and affordable housing. We have been honored to build off our successes in Olympia and opened the Orting Veterans Village in Orting, Washington, a 35-unit tiny home village for homeless veterans living in Pierce County, in May of 2021, and the Shelton Veterans Village, a 30-unit tiny home village for homeless veterans in Mason County, in 2023. MISSION: Our mission is to provide permanent supportive housing to people experiencing homelessness. We create and manage tiny home villages that foster community, encourage personal growth, and promote access to care and services. VISION: Rebuilding Lives. New Horizon Communities' tiny home villages are on the land of the Nisqually, Cowlitz, Coast Salish, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and Squaxin Island Tribes, whose ancestors have been here since time immemorial. We express deep gratitude for the local tribes who have supported our efforts to grow Quixote Communities to what it is today.
