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- Shipping-container development designed for Los Angeles' homeless population Tue, 3 Oct 17, 11:15pmA Los Angeles neighborhood will soon be home to a new shipping container development created for individuals transitioning out of homelessness. Designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning, the Hope on Alvarado project will repurpose...
- SquareChange builds housing for homeless children one donated square foot at a time Wed, 23 Dec 15, 7:30amSquareChangeTM Housing Homeless Kids “One Square Foot at a Time” (SquareChangeTM is a non-profit foundation.) December 18, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE $2 HOUSE THAT (YOU) HELPED BUILD. Sometimes huge problems have...
- Homeless folks help feed their entire shelter with this flourishing rooftop garden Tue, 4 Aug 15, 4:00amMetro Atlanta Task Force For The Homeless, homeless shelters, homeless planted garden, rooftop garden, urban gardening, healthy eating, healthy food, organically grown produce, green roof Metro Atlanta Task Force For The...
- Old city buses to be reborn as homeless shelters in Hawaii Tue, 16 Jun 15, 1:45amHonolulu has come under fire in the past year for it's ways of addressing homelessness on the island of Oahu; with police officers citing the homeless for a variety of pedestrian violations, and at least one proposal from...
- Brilliant sleeping bag transforms into a tent to provide shelter for homeless Sun, 25 Jan 15, 5:21amWinters for the homeless can be an incredibly challenging time, so Carnegie Mellon University challenged its students to create temporary, economically viable shelters for people living on the streets...
- How Tiny House Villages Could Solve America’s Homeless Epidemic Sat, 23 Aug 14, 3:00amCould the tiny house phenomenon solve America's homeless epidemic? Andrew Heben, urban planner and professional tiny house builder, says it can. His new book Tent City Urbanism: From Self-Organized Camps to Tiny House Villages...
- Tiny ‘Project Gregory’ Billboard Homes Provide Free Housing for the Homeless Thu, 10 Jul 14, 3:00pmHomelessness is a complex global issue, and finding solutions involves the coordination of many fields and services. Project Gregory seeks to provide alternative dwellings for the homeless that double as billboards and advertising...
- Artist Gregory Kloehn Upcycles Found Materials as Tiny Homes for California’s Homeless Fri, 9 May 14, 12:59amKloehn builds his shelters for area homeless almost entirely from found, and free, objects. Scouring illegal dump sites, he searches for usable elements like wood, cushions, tables, chairs and pieces that can be used for...
- Tiny Home Trend Provides Housing to Homeless Populations Across the United States Thu, 27 Feb 14, 2:25amIn Olympia, Washington, a village of nomadic homeless people called Camp Quixote has sprung up on the city’s outskirts. Rather than banishing the less fortuntate, the city has decided to help create a comfortable, livable...
- Tiny Home Trend Helps Homeless Populations Throughout the United States Thu, 27 Feb 14, 2:25amIn Olympia, Washington, a village of nomadic homeless people called Camp Quixote has sprung up on the city’s outskirts. Rather than banishing the less fortuntate, the city has decided to help create a comfortable, livable...
- Homeless to Get Free Mass Transit in the Bay Area Tue, 8 Feb 11, 5:05amAs an incredible initiative to get the homeless in Santa Clara moving, the Valley Transportation Authority in the Bay Area approved a plan to give them free bus and rail passes starting in April...