Start date: October 2008

The latest: (November 19, 2008) The Austin chapter continues to meet with Helping Hand to propose and develop design concepts for improved “quiet room” spaces.

Design Team: Austin Chapter

Contact: Chris Lovin, lovin (at) mixergroup (dot) com

Project Partner: Helping Hand Home for Children, Austin

Project Principles:

For 115 years, Helping Hand Home for Children has provided a place to heal for abused, neglected and abandoned children. Project H Austin, in collaboration with Helping Hand Home for Children, is exploring how sensory experience and occupational activities can create safe spaces that help to encourage and shape pro-social behavior while helping children stop un-safe and high-risk behaviors. The project is lead by Co-Heads Chris Lovin, Julie Heard, and Rob Moser.

Milestones:

October 2008- Project Start Date, solidified partnership with Helping Hand Home, first site visit

November 2008- Collaboration continues with Helping Hand in the development of improved “quiet room” design concepts

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Images: (See all images in the Safe Space project’s Flickr album here)

Helping Hand Home in Austin