The Five Dollar home

Conceived and inspired by the difficulties facing many displaced populations around the world, "The Five Dollar Home" aims to engage local youth in a creative exercise that provides innovative solutions to short term housing crises, as well as closing the loop on the endless amount of building materials that end up in our landfill every day. Teens will be invited to participate in the "Five Dollar Home" project where each team of 4 is given $5 with which to purchase materials (and reclaim materials) to build a shelter for a family of 6 that is weather-proof and sleeps all 6, providing cooking and living space at the same time.

The art farm intends to promote the results of the project throug local media and through collaboration with other shelter-based organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity and the Good Earth Builders, as well as any government organization/ngo whose mandate is to eliminate homelessness and provide shelter to displaced populations around the world.