Community First - Designing to End Homelessness in Austin with Shelby Blessing
Description
What is the most talked about neighborhood in Austin, TX? The Community First! Village, a 51-acre master planned village that fosters independence, friendship and community in service with the homeless. This innovate residential program, developed by Mobile Loaves & Fishes is rethinking housing and showing amazing results.
Shelby Blessing, AIA is a design architect, impassioned activist and Austin-based design for equity leader, with Page/. She shares stories from years of working with and serving the Community First! Village through design and research.
Where to Find Shelby Blessing & The Community First! Village
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-blessing/
Community First! Village: https://mlf.org/community-first/
Resources Mentioned
Beyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement by Steven Bouma-Prediger
United States
