Social Purpose Storage Facility
Shelter Movers intends to purchase and operate a retail storage facility, whose purpose will be to a) generate revenue for Shelter Movers’ work and mission through retail storage rentals, b) provide skills development and meaningful employment opportunities for women survivors of abuse, and c) provide free storage space for use by women and children fleeing abuse. The development of a social enterprise for this storage business model will based on empirical commercial real estate research and analysis of prospective properties. Conclusions from this research and modelling will be critical to assessing the viability of a social purpose storage business operated on the day-to-day by women survivors of abuse.
Grant amount: $50,000
