HomeStart is a project created for the 2024 Design for San Diego (D4SD) Challenge, focusing on housing insecurity and homelessness. The platform helps recent college graduates in San Diego find affordable, community-oriented housing by offering personalized job and housing plans. It simplifies the search process while fostering a supportive community, aligning with D4SD's goal to address local challenges through innovative solutions. This project was showcased as a finalist at the World Design Policy Conference on November 12, 2024.
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At the D4SD World Design Policy Conference, we presented HomeStart to a panel of jurors and industry professionals, who evaluated our solution based on criteria like impact, feasibility, and presentation. Following our pitch, we attended a workshop to gather feedback.
Some of the key suggestions that we recieved:
Acting on these suggestions will be our focus in the next stage of development.
