Hobucket House has arrived

February 8, 2022 1:30 am
A large crane was used to place the modules onto the prepared foundation.
A large crane was used to place the modules onto the prepared foundation.

It has been three years in the process, but Hobucket House is finally here!

This 7-bedroom/6 bathroom group home is the brainchild of North Olympic Regional Veteran’s Housing Network (NORVHN) and will house homeless Veterans who have an income of 30 percent of the area median income (below $1,300 a month).

The Veterans will have separate bedrooms, and shared living space, and their rent will be no more than 30 percent of their monthly income.

The house is a stick-built modular construction, it was built in its entirety in Auburn, Washington, then disassembled in modules and reassembled in Forks. It is built over code for transportation purposes but is a faster way of constructing a home and delivering to your site.

The house has been reassembled on NORVHN’s site on Ash Avenue, a trussed roof was finished this last weekend, and now interior trim and flooring will be completed before the Veterans will be allowed to occupy the building.

The bulk of the $1,033,138 funding was from a Washington State Department of Commerce Modular Funding grant, NORVHN was one of only four agencies in the State to secure this $876,293 funding.

Other contributing funders have been the Quileute Tribal Trust Fund, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Clallam County CARES grant, Wells Fargo, First Federal Community Foundation, Simperman-Corette Foundation, Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation, Operation Oliver H. Row, Military Officer Association Olympic Peninsula Chapter, among many other donors.

Hobucket House is named after James Hobucket, a founding member of NORVHN, VFW Service Officer, Vietnam Veteran and Quileute Warrior.

Mr. Hobucket passed away in 2015. Cheri Tinker, the Executive Director of NORVHN said, “we had a bald eagle flying overhead when they were craning the modules into place, it truly felt that Jimmy was with us”.

NORVHN is still seeking funds to purchase new beds, linens, towels, etc. They have a wishlist on Amazon: https://a.co/2C4s1uh or a check can be mailed to Hobucket House, 250 Ash Avenue, Forks, WA 98331

There will be a Quileute family blessing and Open House on April 18, 2022, at 1 p.m. at 251 Ash Avenue.

The front of the building will face Ash Avenue, across the street from Sarge’s.

The front of the building will face Ash Avenue, across the street from Sarge’s.

The trusses arrived a few days later and have since been placed on the roof.

The trusses arrived a few days later and have since been placed on the roof.