2026–27 · City-wide
Portable home village for people experiencing homelessness
Buy about 1,000 portable homes to form a small village for homeless residents, with social workers on hand to help them regain independence.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Buy 1000 portable homes online to create a small village for the homeless. Where they would have access to a social worker to help them get back on their feet (same concept as moving back into your childhood room until becoming independent again)
Who it helps and why
The homeless are a vulnerable social group with large racial minority populations
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- July 14, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Public Safety
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Homelessness & shelter
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Homelessness & shelter from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2025–26 (30 matching)
- Sleeping pods, veteran shelters and food programsResident asks for free sleeping pods for people experiencing homelessness, more shelters for homeless veterans, and food programs for disadvantaged residents.2025–26City-wide
- Convert vacant hotel near Mass Ave into housingResident asks to renovate a large empty hotel near Massachusetts Avenue to house homeless people without restrictive evictions, to advance equity.2025–26City-wide
- Help homeless residents get housingThe resident asks for help getting homeless people into homes and for more affordable rent, especially for minority residents.2025–26City-wide
2024–25 (39 matching)
- Long-term shelter with stipends for ages 16-28Resident asks for shelters serving a wider age range of 16 to 28 and long-term stays with a monthly stipend, noting young adults over 23 get little help.2024–25City-wide
- Address street homelessness at Mass Ave and Melnea CassResident is concerned about people experiencing homelessness, drug use and trash near Mass Ave and Melnea Cass Blvd and says the area feels unsafe and unsightly.2024–25City-wide
- Support shelters, housing and community buildingsResident asks the City to support shelters, housing and local community buildings.2024–25City-wide