Elusive reconciliations: ideological conflict in youth homeless shelters

Wallerstein, Joseph

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“…Carrying Prototype Two on the streets could call attention to the individual and advertise that the person was homeless. Hoffman and Coffey (); Pable (), and Wallerstein () all discuss the importance of maintaining self‐respect among the homeless. The backpack straps, which allowed individuals to carry the shelter on their backs, are a design feature that needs to change, particularly because the majority of our participants used backpacks and wanted to maintain a sense of pride.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…DeWard and Moe () and Wallerstein () discuss the strict adherence to rules and staff hierarchy found at many homeless shelters, which were also evident at Mission One. Dave, Ron, and Rick had days that revolved around the schedule of the shelter.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this section of the paper, an overview of how many individuals are homeless, the problems with homeless shelters, and homeless shelter design are discussed. What is important about the literature below is that people “opt” out of the system and intentionally live on the streets (Wallerstein, , p. 22), reiterating the need for portable shelter designs.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Programs that focused on self‐sufficiency actually left individuals dependent on a regimented lifestyle, with few individual choices and “indoctrinated” in Christian rhetoric. Many programs at shelters force the homeless to abide by rules in an attempt to manage resident behavior, and if rules are broken, the individual is no longer deemed “worthy” of services (DeWard & Moe, ; Wallerstein, , p. 21). Check‐in procedures requiring a search of the individual's belongings, along with strict rules on times, limit independence.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many of these rules are not conducive to the working homeless and originated with addiction behaviors (Hartman, ). The “excessive” rules, moral judgments, and lack of respect and dignity drive many homeless to the streets (Hoffman & Coffey, ; Wallerstein, , p. 22), thus exacerbating the number of unsheltered homeless and the need to identify other solutions.…”

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The Design and Testing of a Student Prototyped Homeless Shelter

Dickinson

Stafford²,

Klingenberger³

et al. 2017

Journal of Interior Design

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On any given night in 2015, over 500,000 people were homeless and 31% of them slept in unsheltered locations. Given the seriousness of this situation, the purpose of this research study was to test a student prototyped, portable shelter with six men who were homeless. Qualitative interview questions were developed by the research team. Six, open‐ended questions for baseline interviews and 11 open‐ended questions were used after the men slept in the shelter for two nights. The men ranged in age from 25 to 56 years and had been homeless for 1–5 years. Two of the men were African American and four were Caucasian. Several themes emerged from the data collected: dignity, safety, security, control, privacy, and portability. While the research team thought that carrying the shelter on your back was a novel idea, none of the men liked this design feature. The majority of men carried backpacks and stated that individuals who are homeless would not carry the shelter, rather they would hide it. Dignity also became an issue, as these men did not want to advertise their homeless condition by carrying the shelter. Safety and security from the “law,” “animals,” and “other homeless” people were other concerns. All of the men liked the privacy and control the shelter provided as it allowed them to eat, sleep, and talk on their cell phone when they wanted to. Giving these men a voice and allowing them to actively sleep in the prototype gave the research team a better understanding of design suggestions needed for portable homeless shelters.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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