Founder Statement
Kristina Robinson, Founder of Little Haven Homes
Little Haven is personal for me. I live with a disability, and I learned early on that economy of movement isn’t just a preference — it’s essential. I dream of a tiny home on a tiny lot, but zoning and housing policies make that impossible. The system treats my accommodation as unrealistic, inconvenient, even unwelcome.
Because of those barriers - and because the housing market assumes two incomes - I’ve never been able to live on my own. I still share a home with my siblings and nephews. It isn’t for lack of wanting independence. It’s because I’ve never earned enough as a single person to afford a mortgage — and I refuse to settle for a house bigger than I can realistically manage.
That’s when it hit me: the system isn’t just broken for a few of us — it’s broken for millions. Families priced out of ownership. Single-income households stretched too thin. First-time buyers stuck on the sidelines. People with disabilities shut out by design. We’re all facing the same system that stands in the way of homeownership — and no one is coming to fix it.
So I decided I would.
That’s why I started Little Haven: to prove that small, affordable homes - with accessibility built in as a right - can break barriers instead of build them.
What We Do
Little Haven Homes is pioneering inclusive homeownership — creating communities where affordability, accessibility, and diversity of experience come together to redefine what belonging looks like.
How We Do It
Our mission is to expand equitable access to homeownership by challenging the barriers — physical, financial, environmental, and political — that keep people from owning a home. Through small, affordable homes, we aim to show what’s possible when design and policy work for people instead of against them.
Our Vision
Our vision is a future where the systems will finally make it possible to own a home simply because putting in the work is enough.
Why We Chose to be a Public Benefit LLC (and Not a Nonprofit)
Little Haven Homes is structured as a Public Benefit LLC rather than a nonprofit. This choice is intentional and mission-driven.
No handouts, no gouging:
Little Haven shows there’s a middle ground between public assistance on one end and price-gouging on the other.
Not charity, but equity:
We refuse to believe housing assistance is the only path to affordability.
At Little Haven, every buyer becomes an Owner — building equity and dignity on their own terms.
Protected from greed:
Our Public Benefit status makes it impossible for anyone to commandeer Little Haven to put money ahead of people.
This structure allows Little Haven Homes to operate as a values-driven business model —
demonstrating that affordable, accessible housing can thrive outside of the traditional nonprofit framework.
