According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, about 3.5 million adults and children are homeless over the course of a year.
This astonishing statistic has inspired a number of designers and innovators to create solutions to raise the comfort level of the homeless and awareness of their situation. From pop-up inflatable homeless shelters to mobile homes for the homeless, there are quite a few innovations that aim to improve a homeless person's condition.
Unfortunately, not all of the homeless innovations in the slideshow below are positive. There are also a handful of disturbing viral news stories about the homeless, including teen 'sport' killings and bumvertising.
SCORE
4.7 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
- Gen Z
- Gen Alpha
- Millennial (primary audience)
- Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 85%
Activity 49%
Freshness 8%
