A Lotta Love, Inc. - Remaking Shelter Rooms

A Lotta Love transforms shelter environments

into safe, dignified, and inspiring spaces through trauma-informed design.

We aim to help families, women, and children living in shelters and crisis centers feel safe, welcomed, and respected. Whether in a bedroom, reception area, lounge, or children’s play area, we want everyone to feel a sense of dignity and safety as they recover from the trauma of homelessness and work towards self-sufficiency.

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Before and after facility renovations showing a hallway of a shelter and a room

Our Why

While many shelters provide basic necessities like food and temporary housing, the physical environments are often institutional, impersonal, and stressful.

A Lotta Love transforms these spaces through thoughtful, trauma-informed design, furnishings, and decor to create warm, welcoming environments where residents can heal.

About Us

Shelter clients who receive our services show a significant increase in hopefulness, preparedness, and, most importantly, feelings of safety.*

This shift in the client’s psychology makes a critical difference in facilitating positive outcomes for people moving into transitional housing, getting a job, or returning to school.

As one of the only organizations applying trauma-informed design in shelter environments, A Lotta Love is at the forefront of redefining how these spaces can support healing and dignity.

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*A Lotta Love research study, published in the APA Psychological Services Journal