Posts Tagged ‘youth homelessness’
Pride Source: Ruth Ellis Center to Boost LGBTQ+ Youth Housing Program with $250K Grant
Fox 2 Detroit: Ruth Ellis Center expansion will help house homeless, at-risk LGBTQ+ youth in Detroit
Pride Source: REC to Build 43-Unit Detroit Housing Project to LGBTQ Combat Homelessness
Crain’s Detroit Business: Ruth Ellis Center plans new housing for LGBT youth in Detroit
Crains’s Chicago Business: Who says a homeless facility can’t be dazzling?
Crain’s Chicago Business published a great read on our long-term client La Casa Norte and their executive directors, Sol Flores, big plans the organization. The article highlights La Casa Norte’s Pierce House covering Sol’s vigorous fundraising and other accomplishments of the organization. We’re thankful for the opportunity to work with Sol and La Casa Norte as they…
Read MoreNext City: Designing Dignity in Housing for Chicago’s Most Vulnerable
The Tiny Report
Affordable housing developments, such as SRO’s, can have a great impact on people experiencing homelessness or low income. However, affordable housing as we know it doesn’t have a solution that addresses every issue surrounding this topic. These developments usually take 3-5 years to be completed with an average unit costing $350,000 and 30% of the…
Read MoreWinning Tiny Homes Entry Comes to Life
As first place winners of the Tiny Homes Competition, Terry “Vic” Howell, Marty Sandberg, and Lon Stousland worked with Price Construction to realize a prototype of their design, which is on view this week at UIC’s campus. Visitors were able to tour the model home in conjunction with the Tiny Homes Summit through efforts of…
Read MoreTiny Homes Summit to Address Youth Homelessness
Jeff and Catherine are among the 50 leading experts speaking at the upcoming “Tiny Homes Summit: New Solutions for Youth Homelessness” next week at UIC’s campus. This two-day event will focus on creative solutions to youth homelessness, estimated to be more than 20,000 in Chicago, through the lens of the Tiny Homes movement. Covering everything…
Read MoreTiny Homes Competition Winners Announced
AIA Chicago has just announced the winners from the Tiny Homes Competition that received over 450 submissions! Congratulations to the winners, and we look forward to seeing the model home at the upcoming Tiny Homes Summit. Read the release and see full size images here. Chicago is one step closer to realizing a community without youth…
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