Gallery Day Reflection

Presenting our research to our partners from the City of South Bend was a very rewarding experience for the team. I feel that we did a very good job of presenting our research in a colorful and organized manner, and the feedback that we received was also helpful. Out of the various comments that Cherri made, I felt that the most important was their recommendation to narrow down the scope of what we define as “homelessness.” This was similar to the advice of Mike Hayes from the Mishawaka Food Pantry, because people have their own definitions of the word and might not define themselves as such, when they really are homeless. Cherri also mentioned that it is important to consider all demographics of homeless people and to inquire if they have an ID or not. These are factors that will give us more widespread data and hopefully lead us to a propose a more suitable solution.