Mad Housers
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 144 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5137-7417-4
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Mad Housers, Inc. is a non-profit corporation based in Atlanta, Georgia and engaged in charitable work, research and education. The Mad Housers are perhaps best known for a hands-on, pragmatic approach to providing shelter to homeless people, in particular through the design, construction and provision of small (6'x8'x10') frame-and-plywood huts. These shelters, though not meant as permanent housing, provide "privacy, security, protection from the elements, and stability," all of which the organization believes are vital to helping people escape homelessness. Unlike the "sweat equity" required by which some housing programs such as Habitat for Humanity (where inhabitants are required to take part in the construction of their future dwelling), Mad Houser shelters are provided free of any charge or obligation to their inhabitants. The name "Mad Housers” came from the Mad Bomber in New York. The idea was that he struck in secret, just as they...
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