Education is a lifelong adventure.
Our Education Program was our first step in The HomeMore Project’s programming. Before developing and launching our Makeshift Traveler Program or before we launch our Housing Program, it was important for our team to educate ourselves and the public about those experiencing homelessness. Whether educating others or being educated ourselves, we highlight the importance of education as an important component in addressing homelessness.
At HomeMore, we believe that through education, we can make a personal connection.
Our LearnMore Blog
Our LearnMore Blog highlights ongoing trends and information about the unhoused community throughout the world. With a consistent focus on California, our Communication Team also focuses on homelessness in other prominent locations in the United States and globally.
By educating ourselves, the community, and the people who support our organization, we can create a mutual understanding of the homeless community’s current, past, and projected state.
Children's Book: Unshelltered
At The HomeMore Project, we believe storytelling is a powerful tool for building empathy and driving change. That’s why we created Unshelltered, a children’s book we wrote and illustrated, as part of our Education Program.
The goal for this project was to create a story that can help young readers build a foundation of empathy and understanding, one they can grow with in life that grants a new perspective on people experiencing homelessness. Using ocean animals as literary devices for homelessness and the housing crisis, Unshelltered follows a young hermit crab named Mitty who recently lost his shell. Shells are hard to come by at the shore he lives on, so Mitty sets out on a journey to find a new one. Along the way he meets aquatic friends who teach him lessons about shelter, compassion, and what it truly means to have a home. The book is available now on Barnes & Noble’s e-shop and was released on June 1st, 2026.
The Places We Dream
Research Projects
Executive Director Zac Clark conducted a qualitative research project examining the drivers of county-to-county movement among individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness in rural and suburban regions of California. Unlike most homelessness research focused on major urban centers, this study explored mobility among those living outside the “Big Six” metropolitan counties. Through 65 semi-structured interviews across 40 counties, the research identified key determinants of movement including access to services, economic opportunities, environmental conditions, and policy barriers. The findings highlight how uneven distribution of resources and support systems influences where people experiencing unsheltered homelessness travel.
A team of HomeMore Project interns (Ethan Lee-Bellows, Mikayla Schwartz, Tara O’Brien, and Ivan Delgado) conducted a comprehensive research initiative examining homelessness-related systems and supports across more than 30 cities and counties in California. Their work cataloged and analyzed key components of local responses to homelessness, including nonprofit organizations, government agencies, service providers, and official homeless count processes. Through synthesizing data from regional point-in-time counts, public agency programs, and nonprofit service landscapes, the research highlights the variation in resources, coordination, and service coverage across diverse jurisdictions.
Media & Educational Videos
Our Media Team
Our Media Team is working on a series of films that will encompass a wide variety of different aspects of the current situation of homelessness in San Francisco ranging from; Background of Homeless, Programs in Place, Coronavirus Impact, Mental Illness, Substance Addiction, Economic Disparity, Bay Area Company, and Community Involvement, among many other crucial topics.
The short films feature many different notable individuals such as: City Officials, Street Teams, First Responders, Non-Profit and For-Profit Representatives, Professionals in a variety of different fields, HomeMore Representatives, among many others.
