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Prototypes

Prototypes are future services under construction. These are the services we are currently testing iteratively and co-creating with people who have lived experience of homelessness.

TOILETRIES DELIVERY

SERVICE

The Toiletries Delivery Service is enabling a couple members from the  Lived Experience Advisory Group to build, test, and develop a delivery service that fills a gap they see in the existing homelessness system. This process is helping us understand how we can proactively enable people experiencing homelessness to help themselves by developing opportunities for them to help their community. 

C4

C4 stands for the Collaborative Care Communications Center. C4 will provide first-responders across Texas and Travis County with a single point of access to homelessness related services. First-responders will be able to connect people experiencing homelessness to needed services including medical care, mental health services, social services, sobriety treatment, etc. Additionally, C4 can help provide a warm hand-off to services and help coordinate logistical processes like transportation and setting up appointments. 

PHONE

BOOTH

The Phone Booth reduces communication barriers by freely connecting people to family and friends, employers, and homelessness services in Austin. Additionally, the Phone Booth also collects relevant data about which services are accessed and at what frequency, allowing the system to think more dynamically about placement and support of services. 

LIFE

UNIVERSITY

At Life University, people experiencing homelessness can learn personal self-care skills, professional development skills, and housing and life skills. Classes can be taught by service providers, voluntary community members and mentors, and people experiencing homelessness. Classes can be hosted in underused spaces that are temporarily repurposed for pop-up classes. 

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