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Homeless Navigation Centers

When it comes to breaking the cycle of homelessness, Sprung Navigation Centers are making a significant impact. Successfully used in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, and other urban centers, these special structures provide people who are experiencing homelessness with temporary housing as they travel the path to self-sufficiency and a brighter, more secure future. Featuring superior insulation and ample space for an array of on-site support services, Sprung Navigation Centers can be built extremely fast, bringing a much-needed community solution for the unhoused population.

  • Rapid deployment: immediate delivery and fast construction to easily meet deadlines and solve funding problems.
  • Outcome-based design: intentionally designed to provide a warm and safe space for hearts and minds, as well as a path forward to more permanent housing
  • Interim solution: a structure can remain in place as long as needed for the unhoused population and community.
  • Cost-effective: lower project costs, decreased operating costs.
  • Lease with option to purchase: ease budgeting concerns.
  • Limited foundation requirements: build almost anywhere.

“Sprung’s custom 100-bed, heavy-duty and air-conditioned tensioned fabric structure, which our city named Respiro or “respite” in Spanish, will continue to save lives beyond Phoenix summers.

Opting for nontraditional buildings allowed our city to respond quickly to emergency shelter needs. I look forward to working with Sprung to continue to provide humane, temporary housing solutions for our unsheltered residents.”

Yassamin Ansari
Phoenix City Council Woman

Community Resource Facilities and Housing Shelters

A Sprung Navigation Center is a homeless community resource concept designed by city planners across North America. As a complement to the “Housing First” model, a Sprung Navigation Center becomes the vital bridge between life on the streets and an affordable housing unit.

Rapid-Build Shelter Structures Used Around the World

Delivered and erected in as little as eight weeks, a Navigation Center allows cities to provide safe and secure accommodations as well as basic life services; bathrooms, showers, laundry, counseling, and medical care. Some of the cities and organizations Sprung has worked with include Leeward Coast, the City of San Francisco, Fresno Rescue Mission, Oregon Harbor of Hope, Embarcadero SAFE Navigation Center, and the City of Toronto.

San Francisco

Los Angeles

People experiencing homelessness can now be placed into the system and given the help they need while preparing them for their transition to longer term affordable housing.

Why Sprung for Community Clear Span Shelters

With low construction costs, limited foundation requirements, and the ability to deliver and build quicker than conventional building types, Sprung provides an ideal solution for communities in need of Navigation Centers. Sprung’s bright, clear-span interiors provide permanent or temporary shelter structures with a natural and bright living environment, while an energy-efficient insulation package means a comfortable interior and lower overall operating costs. The sophisticated interior of a Sprung structure can accommodate separate rooms and communal areas allowing for safer and more comfortable spaces within homeless facilities.

HUD Secretary
Ben Carson tours
San Diego’s
homeless shelter

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Navigation Shelter is a way to help people move to permanent homes.

Learn how the City of San Diego rapidly transitioned a parking lot into a 200 bed veterans facility in just 8 weeks.

Veterans Village
of San Diego
60′ wide x 195′ long

“On behalf of the City of San Diego, thank you for the quick response provided by the team at Sprung Structures. With a number of pressing disaster relief situations, I appreciate that Sprung Structures balanced and expedited delivery for San Diegans in need.

Sprung Structures was true to its commitment to quality and service. The company’s willingness to advance the design and delivery process provided an immediate solution for our most vulnerable population.

Again, thank you for standing by your strong reputation. I am grateful and would not hesitate to share my experience with other cities and organizations.”

Sincerely,
Kevin L. Faulconer
Mayor

Sprung structures are the ideal solution for homeless shelters thanks to low construction costs, limited foundation requirements, and the ability to deliver and build quicker than any conventional homeless building type. Sprung’s bright, clear-span interiors provide permanent or temporary shelter structures with a natural and bright living environment, while an energy-efficient insulation package means a comfortable interior and lower overall operating costs. The sophisticated interior of a Sprung structure can accommodate separate rooms and communal areas allowing for safer and more comfortable spaces within homeless facilities.

Related Projects

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Top 5 Reasons to Choose Sprung for Homeless Facilities

  1. Immediate Delivery from Inventory – Complete projects in a much shorter time-frame than conventional construction, helping people get off the streets and into temporary shelters and navigation centers quickly.
  2. Limited Foundation Requirements – With limited foundation requirements, cities can build in places conventional structures can’t be built, including existing asphalt, empty lots, even open spaces, giving more options to densely populated areas.
  3. Rapid Construction Schedule – Significantly reduce construction costs and timelines compared to conventional construction for shelter structures.
  4. Superior Performing Insulation System – Save on operating and energy costs of housing facilities with Sprung’s airtight building envelope and fully lofted fiberglass insulation system.
  5. Lease with Option to Purchase – Ease budgeting concerns and up front costs with Sprung’s convenient in-house leasing program for clear span shelters.
Sprung Structure - Toronto Respite Centre
City of Toronto Respite Centre
Sprung structures - Hawaii Homeless Shelter
Waianae Civic Center
Sprung Navigation Center Temporary building
Fresno Rescue Mission
Division Circle Navigation Center San Francisco Homeless Shelter supplied by Sprung Structures
San Francisco Division Circle
Oregon Harbor of Home Homeless Shelter
Portland Oregon Harbor of Hope
Sprung Navigation Shelters going up
Seawall Navigation Center

Sprung: The Clear Housing & Shelter Building Option

Many community officials, non-profit agencies, churches, boards of directors, and municipalities have already chosen to make Sprung their first choice in permanent or temporary shelter building solutions. Sprung structures have been used as emergency housing facilities in several areas of disaster recovery, and as homeless facilities for establishments like Pai’olu Kaiaulu in Hawaii. Around the world, municipalities and state governments are using Sprung’s shelter buildings for cost-effective homeless facilities and navigation centers.

As a long-term or temporary solution for clear-span shelters, Sprung structures provide the ability to relocate temporary shelters. Add a variety of flexible accessories to perfectly suit any homeless building needs. For more information about our solutions for homeless structures, contact your Sprung representative.

Examples of Sprung at Work

  • Emergency Housing Shelters
  • Temporary Shelter Structures
  • Community Centers
  • Educational Facilities
  • Homeless Shelters
  • Multi-purpose Areas
  • Youth Centers
  • Administration Space

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