Shelter Ready was designed with experts who work in the homelessness services sector . It is currently used by outreach workers and shelters in San Diego County to find real-time emergency shelter space for clients who are unhoused. Emergency shelter staff can easily manage their spaces and provide information about their programs and eligibility so that folks making referrals can find a suitable space, quickly. And when there is no space available, a quick “no” allows outrea

TechSoup recently hosted a webinar (watch the recording) on a free resource called Data Commons where you can find publicly available...

We are thrilled to announce that 17 agencies in the state of Tennessee have joined the Safe Shelter Collaborative community. With Tennessee, the Safe Shelter Collaborative now spans 18 states across the U.S. As with each expansion effort, a host of local collaborators drive each Hub to the starting gate. Initial interest in the Safe Shelter Collaborative grew with the help of Becky Bullard from the Metro Nashville-Davidson County Office of Family Safety in Nashville. At first

Caravan Studios and the Safe Shelter Collaborative team are so pleased to announce that domestic violence agencies across the state of...

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In the excitement of expanding the Safe Shelter Collaborative, the story of how we arrived at the launch date often gets missed in all of...

Our team is committed to learning about social good technology and sharing what we know as broadly as possible. One way we do this is by convening developers in-person and online to demo their social good technology in front of people representing NGOs, community-based organizations, corporations, government agencies, and the tech sector to broaden awareness and invite community leaders to inform and contribute to change-making technology. Our Public Good App House events ar

Flexible funding is increasingly an integral way for agencies to use unrestricted funds to support survivor stability. In collaboration...

It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since our team launched the first version of Worker Connect in a pilot project in Qatar....

Caravan Studios’ hosted a Generate+Design session at the Indianapolis public library, where participants focused on designing solutions...

In collaboration with Funky Citizens, a nonprofit organization in Romania, our team applied the Worker Connect platform to a new context:...

Our methodology includes five phases: Generate, Design, Select, Build, and Use. The first two phases are conducted during in-person...

In collaboration with the Japan NPO Center, our team turned a pre-pandemic plan to conduct in-person workshops into a completely online...

We recently caught up with agency leaders to talk to them about how they use the Safe Shelter Collaborative to find shelter faster for...

We designed Range to help trusted adults--pediatricians, counselors, librarians--help youth find free meals and the nearest library when...

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In close collaboration with migrant workers, worker welfare staff, and support networks in the Gulf Region, we designed Worker Connect, a...

Sheltering agencies that provide resources to survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual assault use the Safe Shelter...