The Learning Shelter

San Francisco has become a vibrant hub for innovation and progressive thinking, giving it the best opportunity to become a leader in civic innovation by exploring new models that tackle pervasive challenges in civic development. A challenge that is well-known to San Franciscans, and has rapidly grown in visibility nationwide, is homelessness and poverty. A healthy city requires growth potential in all sectors of its economy. The Learning Shelter reinvests technology back into the city to ensure that the most vulnerable residents can participate in the local economy by remaining competitive in the modern job market and by placing them into labor markets that are in most demand. Additionally, The Learning Shelter creates a collaborative forum through its makerspace that encourages the community to be a part of developing its own city. Increasing community involvement in civic development increases the potential for community-driven solutions that are well-suited for the impact area.