After a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign, Lava Mae has put its homeless shower buses into action. San Francisco is a city riddled with homelessness and nonprofit organization Lava Mae wanted to combat this, but in a sustainable and ingenious way.
The team decided on converting old transit buses into mobile showers which turned out to serve a variety of purposes. By being on wheels, the bus can move across the city and provide homeless showers to much more people than a stationary service could. Secondly, the bus taps into the city's water supply through, reducing the cost of the company. Lastly, the team at Lava Mae have can avoid the possibility of getting evicted by simply driving away.
Lava Mae hopes to promote ideas of "radical hospitality" in which they go above and beyond what is expected from charity organizations.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Mobile Shower Services
- Providing mobile shower services to the homeless population, allowing for greater accessibility and reach.
- Transit Vehicle Conversion
- Converting old transit vehicles into useful and innovative mobile solutions, such as portable showers.
- Sustainable Social Impact
- Creating innovative solutions that address social issues in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way.
Sectors Adopting This
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofit organizations can explore opportunities to provide impactful, mobile services to underserved communities.
- Transportation
- The transportation industry can consider repurposing old vehicles for innovative solutions, such as mobile showers or other mobile services.
- Social Impact Ventures
- Entrepreneurs and social impact ventures can find ways to address societal challenges through sustainable and innovative initiatives, like Lava Mae's homeless shower buses.
