Create

Needs
Assessment
Cherry, Austin, Radin, Mathew, Lucas, and Jack
What is the objective of your project
● The objective of this project is to create a center for the homeless or poor and provide
clothes, showers, washer and dryers and food resources.

Components Needs in the Community

Many homeless people suffer with starvation and the
● We will need access to water cold. While there are centers like this like loaves and
● Shade fishes and food banks but people still suffer. Finding
● Power a perfect location and broadcasting this idea could
inspire more people to help.
● Plumbing
● washrooms
Sources
In Sacramento County, overall homelessness, including people who are
sheltered and unsheltered, increased 67% since 2019 to about 9,278
individuals in 2022.
Resource Link.

Some of the reasons for the increase in unsheltered homelessness

in our community and in California is most likely attributed to the
high cost of housing and the lack of affordable housing.
Resource Link

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 Basic functions for each shipping container

Container 1 Container 2 Container 3

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- Women’s and Men’s
bathroom.
- Showers: 1 large shower, 6
single showers
- Men - 5 individual toilets
- Women - 5 individual toilets
- Per Shower - Soap dispenser,
Handle, Removable shower
head, Curtain, Shower tray
with drain
- Within Building: Sliding
Doors, Wall dividers(different
wideths), Urinals, Toilets,
Gray tile flooring & Wall,
What other materials are needed:

❏ Washer and Dryer (laundry detergent)

❏ Bins
❏ Cabinets and Containers
❏ Refrigerator
❏ Cleaning items (shampoo, body wash, deodorant)
❏ Wash Stations
❏ Clothing
❏ Stock of food
❏ Bathrooms
Hand Diagrams and Sketches of your groups ideas
Minimum 1 sketch per student

Find a site on google earth use the image in your write up

Diagrams