An Innovative Micro Home Community

8×12 ftper shelter, about the size of a bedroom
100%volunteer based
2025AIA Arizona Community Design Award

Who We Are

At the Tucson Hope Factory, we believe that everyone deserves a safe and stable place to call home.

Through the power of community and volunteerism, we build transitional housing that provides hope, dignity, and a pathway to permanent housing for individuals experiencing homelessness. Together, we are creating solutions that transform lives and strengthen our community.

Tucson Hope Factory and CAPLA students receiving the 2025 AIA Arizona Community Design Award

Recognition

2025 AIA Arizona Community Design Award

Honoring the Micro Shelter Village designed with the University of Arizona's Community Design & Action Capstone Studio.

Project Description

In partnership with the Drachman Institute at University of Arizona CAPLA

The Tucson Hope Factory, in partnership with the Drachman Institute of the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture at the University of Arizona, designed and produced innovative transitional housing built to last in our harsh Sonoran Desert climate, working with St. Francis Shelter Community, our generous donors, and corporate sponsors.

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The CAPLA micro-shelter prototype

We need your help!

Please donate to this tax-deductible effort so that our community can more effectively address the needs of the homeless people in our community. Help make Tucson a more hospitable place to live.

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To send a check:
PO Box 64252
1700 E River Road
Tucson, AZ 85718-9998