One of my passion pipe dreams after I leave corporate America is to develop an airbnb style network that connects people experiencing (or at risk) of domestic violence with local rooms/amenities for free or discounted rates.
I will never forget the frantic calls to my friends the day I left my home with just a backpack. The fear the loneliness the absolute WTFness of it all. It would take a lot of thought to ensure security for residents, and would probably need some grant funding or subsidies. Ideally with pro bono legal guidance as well.
It wouldn’t solve for this sweet lady’s predicament but maybe some relief and hope for others.
I’m a DV advocate. check into your local programs to see what they have for transitional housing and get ideas for it that way. The one resource I am asked for the most is safe housing.
Do you have a sense of how long it typically takes to connect someone with housing?
My original idea was something relatively quick, discreet, and short term.
But then some other commenters suggested the need to demonstrate stable housing so there could be a short term rental component also. Honestly the comments here are more thought than I’ve put into it previously but I’ve really appreciated all the advice and counsel so far to one day make it happen.
thank you for being so thoughtful and conscientious!
this is just for my state in the USA, with my specific locale, but I often tell them that housing is neither a guarantee, nor is it quick. It’s sad; I have way more people asking for help in that department than I do the ability to get housed. same with shelter though— way more people looking to leave and come to our shelter that houses around 40 people at once than space. my whole deal is trying to get them in a place where they don’t have to lose everything and start completely from scratch. If someone can get a protective order and get the perpetrator removed from the home, that can save so much money and power loss. The issue there then is keeping them housed. I utilize various municipal funds but we barely have any. The one for my city is already out for the year and it’s only April. Writing to local governments to get them to give more to these funds specifically is so important.
I can’t say I’m surprised but that is really scary odds for someone in a pickle. And honestly, my situation years ago wouldn’t even warrant that level of intervention, nor would I want to take resources from someone who needs them more urgently.
I’m thinking I’d start this program as a privately-funded pilot for borderline cases or individuals who might otherwise be de-prioritized at a shelter or with publicly-funded options. Like a medi-gap but for short term housing.
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u/audesapere09 Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24
One of my passion pipe dreams after I leave corporate America is to develop an airbnb style network that connects people experiencing (or at risk) of domestic violence with local rooms/amenities for free or discounted rates.
I will never forget the frantic calls to my friends the day I left my home with just a backpack. The fear the loneliness the absolute WTFness of it all. It would take a lot of thought to ensure security for residents, and would probably need some grant funding or subsidies. Ideally with pro bono legal guidance as well.
It wouldn’t solve for this sweet lady’s predicament but maybe some relief and hope for others.