Solve a World Problem

The Process

In this project we first started with just coming up with ideas of world problems we face in the world today. Then we got our groups figured out, next we decided which world problem we would like to do our project on. My group chose homelessness in the bay area. For the next two weeks or so we worked on researching and coming up with ideas on homelessness and what we could do to help solve this issue.

For the first few days we did research about homelessness in the bay area. Finding out statistics of the issue in the bay area and what people have done to help. We found out many things on the issue such as main causes of homelessness, credit programs, and the increase of homelessness in the bay area. After all this research and annotating articles we all together put in some ideas to help solve the issue. We ended up choosing to create a clinic and job center/donation center.

We found this as the best idea because it allowed us to help the homeless in many ways. Many are disabled and can't just get medical attention right away. We also have a job center for when people are getting help they can also be given the opportunity to get a job or go to school and get a good start for the better future. During this time we created our slideshow, doing more research about where we would have these building. We decided on a larger piece of land so there was space for a garden and other amenities for this place to seem like a calm, home-like place to everyone getting the attention they need. Then we started on the cost of construction. We also did research of how we would get funding for this project, we decided applying for the continuum care program (a government funding program).

After this we decided to add more information on the issue and everything that been being done to help the problem. We decided to add more links that will also help educate the public on homelessness in the bay area so everyone can know how to help. We made a slide explaining why we think our solutions would help out in the long run and what it can do now for the community as well.