Stack the Deck is a deck of waterproof playing cards, printed with information about resources that serve the unhoused populations in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
These standard 52 card decks come with a durable carrying case for easy storage and use. Through facilitating community bonding, Stack the Deck empowers people to improve their lives.
Final Concept
A winning hand when the odds are stacked against you
A system for dispensing life saving information to the unhoused populations of Boston and Cambridge.
Room for Growth
I see the deck both as a fun outreach tool as well as an organic, affordable way to disperse life-saving information to vulnerable communities.
Besides dispersing this to social workers and populations in the Harvard area, I had a few more ideas for application scenarios.
I could see this same concept being useful in dispersing information to other vulnerable populations who lack knowledge of resources. This could mean LGBTQ youth, veterans or even freshman at a new university.
Tangible sources of information provide a concrete link between a resource and the holder of the information. It's fun and collectible.
