The Mothership is a revolutionary program that supports getting youth off the streets and out of a system that is designed to support chronically homeless adults. Our new campus addresses glaring gaps in currently available services so youth can be safe, learn, grow, and prepare themselves for the transition from homelessness to self-determined, fulfilled lives.
Presenters discuss the design intent, including scholarship around trauma-informed design. Learn how a design-forward approach that was intended to best serve youth created numerous barriers in a system that is geared toward facilitating supportive housing for a small segment of the population (specifically adults). Discover the numerous land use, regulatory, financial, and other barriers the project faced, and how in every instance perseverance, dedication to the mission, and a lot of creativity (and perhaps some risk-taking) paid off.
Learning Objectives:
Identify the regulatory, political, and financial barriers to creating innovative supportive projects, in particular those geared toward youth experiencing homelessness.
Think critically and creatively about your own municipality’s approaches to supportive housing, and identify improvements to streamline the process.
Understand both the design and programmatic intent behind trauma-informed design, and how it can help improve everyday spaces for all.
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