Mad Housers
A non-profit organization that provides shelters, low-income housing, and workshops for homeless individuals and families.
Initiator(s)
Michael Connor and Brian Finkle
Description
Mad Housers is a non-profit organisation, comprised entirely of volunteers, who engage in various forms of social, charity and educational work. The project provides shelters in various areas in the city of Atlanta for homeless families and individuals, without differentiating between the nationality, religion, age and sexual orientation. It develops low-income housing for people in need, and workshops to help people developing skills and knowledge for refurbishing housing and shelter.
Goals
To help the plight of the homeless in Atlanta and low-income families.
Beneficial outcomes
To develop low income housing for people in need, to help people develop the skills and knowledge to construct housing and shelter, and also to act, if necessary as an advocate for the homeless, to ensure that their moral and civil rights are protected.
Location
United States
Users
Mad Hoursers, donations
Duration
1987 - ongoing
Category
Scientific
Pedagogical
Politics
Urban Development
Economy
Environment
Social
