Researchers with the UC San Diego Homelessness Hub found that Humble Design recipients reported better mental, emotional and physical health.
“I was honorably discharged from the Air Force and almost immediately into the streets, with no conceptualization or plan for how to structure my life outside of the rigid guidance of the military,” he said.
“That had been the biggest act of generosity I've ever received from a stranger,” he said. “Now I felt like I had something to protect and to work for even more. It wasn't just an apartment. This was a home. Like, this is where I can put down roots and continue going out to the community, continue working on my own future.”surveyed 169 Humble Design recipients. Eight out of 10 people reported an increased sense of self-worth and security once they had a furnished home.
Those effects extended to clients’ children. Nearly 90% of the parents surveyed said their children had a greater sense of security, and nearly three in four people surveyed said their kids were having more friends over to visit.“This was the first time in my adult life I had a space that was clean enough and safe enough that he could come visit,” he said. “Our relationship has never been better, and it's because I've got that confidence. I've got that self-actualization.
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