This page is for reporters, editors, producers, civic writers, and community news organizations seeking background on Pathway Village, a proposed supportive tiny-home community in Westampton, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Story summary
Pathway Village is being developed as a practical response to homelessness and housing instability. The model combines private tiny homes, coordinated supportive services, work-readiness assistance, resident expectations, and careful site management. The goal is to replace repeated crisis with housing stability, dignity, accountability, and measurable progress.
Watch the concept video
This 90-second concept video provides a quick visual overview of the Pathway Village story, including the need, the proposed village model, and the goal of replacing repeated crisis with managed housing, supportive services, and measurable stability.
Quick facts
| Project name | Pathway Village |
| Location focus | Westampton, Burlington County, New Jersey |
| Concept | Permanent supportive-housing community for people moving from homelessness to stability |
| Scale | Current planning framework of 15 single-occupancy private homes for approximately 15 residents, with shared infrastructure |
| Current phase | Planning and predevelopment |
| Lead organization | Affordable Homes Group |
Why this matters
Communities already spend public and charitable resources responding to homelessness through emergency shelter, motels, police, emergency rooms, jails, street outreach, cleanup, and crisis services. Pathway Village is designed to redirect resources toward a managed housing environment where residents can stabilize and where outcomes can be tracked over time.
What makes the model different
- Private living space rather than congregate shelter.
- Supportive services connected to housing stability, health, benefits, transportation, and work readiness.
- Resident agreements and community expectations.
- Small scale intended to be manageable for residents, operators, neighbors, funders, and public partners.
- Outcome tracking focused on stability rather than temporary crisis response.
Project updates
July 13, 2026 – Documentation and verification update
Project materials now use the current 15-unit capital framework of $3,569,175 total, or $237,945 per unit. Grantmaker materials also include independently linked nonprofit verification and a summary of the Affordable Homes Group consolidated FY2025 audit.
July 10, 2026 – Prototype construction gallery update
The Mt. Holly prototype page documents active construction through dated photographs. The prototype is being used to refine design, sequencing, materials, cost assumptions, and future implementation planning.
Press coverage
No external press coverage is currently listed. Confirmed coverage will be added with the publication name, publication date, headline, and original link. Reporters may use the contact information below for interviews, background materials, captions, and image permissions.
Media contact
Robert Higgs
Project Manager
Affordable Homes Group
Phone: (609) 491-5677
Email: bob@affordablehomesgroup.com
Mailing address:
1841 Burlington-Mt. Holly Rd
Westampton, NJ 08060
Useful background links
Suggested attribution
When referring to the project, please describe Pathway Village as a proposed supportive tiny-home community in Westampton, New Jersey, designed to help people move from homelessness and repeated crisis toward housing stability, services, income connection, accountability, and long-term independence.
Images and renderings
Pathway Village uses warm watercolor-style community-planning renderings to communicate the vision of a dignified, stable, human-centered residential community. Reporters may contact the project team for image files, captions, and permissions before publication.