The City of Cape Town has not found a permanent, successful solution to accommodating the large chronically homeless population living there. The sponsoring organization, Streetscapes, employs the sector of the population that struggles with substance abuse. In this project, we interviewed Streetscapes’ employees about what are considered important physical and emotional elements of a home. Streetscapes can use this information to improve their therapeutic programs and housing application processes to better meet an individual’s needs. Personal safety and being able to accommodate family were the top-ranking elements of importance. The survey tool and database produced from this project can also be used by city NGOs to annually track improving or worsening scores.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Erker, Natalia Carvajal
• Pacheco, Kendall Joseph
• Sorenson, Jon
• Terry, Margaret Mary

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121219-022201

Keyword

• Urban and Environmental Planning

Advisor

• Belz, Melissa

Year

• 2019

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Streetscapes

Date created

• 2019-12-12

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright