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Rapid shelter solutions to address homelessness

 

A man wearing a black t-shirt and jeans operating a drill-press machine on the assembly line at Pallet's warehouse and production facility.

Pallet’s mission

Pallet is the leader in rapid response shelter villages. The Washington-based company is addressing the homeless crisis with speed and at scale. Pallet shelters combine temporary housing solutions with 24/7 case management from a local service provider. Pallet’s communities are unique and offer shelter where partners can stay together, pets are welcome, and there’s space for personal possessions.

Meet Amy King

“Our streets should not be a waiting room for permanent housing.”

— Amy King, CEO and Founder, Pallet

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Impact in action

Wide angle view of a Pallet shelter village in development, with rows of standing shelters, nearly complete, in the background, and two more rows of flattened shelter components, organized into stacks, ready to be built, in the foreground.

DESIGN & MAKE

Addressing homelessness holistically

Pallet tackles the complexity of homelessness from multiple angles, providing temporary shelters, social services, and workforce development opportunities.

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Pallet CEO and Founder Amy King, wearing a blue Pallet-logoed t-shirt, pointing at a schematic on a table, with two Pallet employees two her right and one to her left (three men). All four individuals are wearing safety glasses and looking intently at the schematic design.

AUTODESK UNIVERSITY

Building a fair-chance employment culture

Pallet CEO Amy King speaks on how creating career opportunities for marginalized workers can help build a more equitable society.

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Two Pallet employees, a man and a woman, working on the Pallet production line. The man (left) is wearing a navy blue t-shirt and work gloves, using a power drill to drill a hole in a shelter component as the woman (right)—wearing a grey t-shirt and holding the other end of the component being worked on—looks on. Both individuals are wearing safety glasses.

Symetri

Autodesk technology for temporary shelters

Pallet and training partner Symetri are leveraging digital manufacturing solutions to create temporary shelters.

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