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By now we’re all probably aware of Social Bite, the innovative organisation that tackles the issue of homelessness in Scotland.
Not heard of it? Let’s give you a rundown. Originally set up as cafe featuring a unique pay-it-forward scheme where customers can buy food for the homeless, Social Bite has spiralled.
It now provides 100,000 free food and drinks items every year, as well as employing over 100 staff, most of whom have struggled with homelessness.
Its latest scheme is its boldest yet: a village consisting of 11 homes that will house 20 people in a supported community environment in Granton, Edinburgh.
This creative solution is just one of many fresh approaches to the homeless housing crisis being offered across the globe.
If you want to make the most of a new career in social care, particularly in the area of housing, there are lessons that can be learned from the novel ways other countries are addressing the issue of homelessness.
Picture Perfect
The New Story organisation and construction company ICON is printing 100 houses in El Salvador. Using a giant 3D printer named The Vulcan, a basic one-storey home with three rooms can be built in as little as one day and all for about £3500.
As well as being durable, resilient and sustainable, the new homes will provide quick housing solutions for families in need.
Other countries and organisations are also using this technique as a solution to the global affordable housing crisis.
Cargo to Carefree
Converting shipping containers into living spaces has been popular for a while now, but the city of Vancouver boasts Canada’s first shipping container social housing.
Established by a local women’s resource society, the sizeable container units provide comfortable shelter for 12 women.
Such is its success, similar developments have been proposed across the country.
Talking Rubbish
American initiative Homeless Homes Project really is a whole lot of rubbish. Offering ingenious solutions to homelessness, the project collects discarded items of trash and turns them into sturdy mobile shelters for the homeless.
Salvaging everything from pallets, household electrical items and even used pizza bags that are used as insulation, their arty-crafty solution is fully sustainable and ensures the streets of West Oakland, California, are cleaner in the process.
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