Shane's team 'Open Door' took a 50k budget and developed a platform for Australians suffering 'temporary' homelessness. The team defined 'temporary' homelessness as those that were struggling to obtain housing due to reduced housing availability and flooding in NSW. The team decided that those defined as 'long-term homeless', usually suffered from mental health, drug and alcohol abuse and/or other more serious issues that are not easily identified and addressed through our platform, requiring additional support from other local services.
The final pitch centred around a Facebook marketplace, Gumtree, AirBnb style application where home owners with a spare room, caravan owners who only use their vans once a year and even owners of businesses such as office space and gyms, could provide listings for their unused space/toilets/caravans and monetise these assets, while those experiencing temporary homelessness could find themselves a housing alternative.
Shane says 'as someone that has personally experienced homelessness throughout my life, it was incredible to be able to steer this project and provide valuable insights into this issue.'
The final pitch centred around a Facebook marketplace, Gumtree, AirBnb style application where home owners with a spare room, caravan owners who only use their vans once a year and even owners of businesses such as office space and gyms, could provide listings for their unused space/toilets/caravans and monetise these assets, while those experiencing temporary homelessness could find themselves a housing alternative.
Shane says 'as someone that has personally experienced homelessness throughout my life, it was incredible to be able to steer this project and provide valuable insights into this issue.'