• buses can be strategically mobilized, activated, and deployed anywhere there is a paved road
• cheaper operating costs than traditional facilities (buses are cheaper than buildings)
• unlimited service capacity – simply add more buses
• repurposing single-use vehicles reduces automotive waste
• more people can be reached by traveling to them
• when traditional shelters reach resource capacity, reversebus can be a mobile extension of that shelter
• reversebus is elastic and responsive to the area it serves – as the experience of homelessness impacts more people, reversebus can simply add more buses to support them
• if we decouple the fleet, our service model impact would resemble current stand-alone service offerings
• a reversebus fleet is 5 buses: 1 eatbus, 1 washbus, 1 sleepbus male, 1 sleepbus female, and 1 carebus
• our goal is to deploy hundreds of reversebus fleets nationally
• our buses are staffed by certified bls professionals and emt’s
• each bus is guarded by trained security professionals
• we work closely with law enforcement and ems for additional support
• the reversebus eco-system provides immediate access to food, hygiene, sleep and first-aid, reducing the burden on city resources and increasing community wellness overall
• we provide trash receptacles at our pop-ups and remove all trash
• reversebus prohibits smoking, including the use of electronic cigarettes, when on board
• reversebus has a zero tolerance drug use policy during reversebus stays
• guests are not allowed to bring bags on board washbus, sleepbus, or carebus
• narcan is provided for free on carebus and freevend machines
• carebus provides a safe place for guests to detox
• reversebus is a low barrier provider – as long as our Guests do not pose a threat to self, staff or other Guests, they can use our services
• yes. reversepod is 320 square feet of functional long-term living space
• reversepod is an insulated and climate controlled 8’ x 40’ shipping container
• each pod can sleep up to 4, full kitchen, full shower, living space, storage and a spacious deck
• the reversebus ecosystem is a subscription model
• municipalities will never have to buy, own, manage or staff any reversebus
• reversebus ecosystem can be deployed and operational for about ⅓ the cost of a commercial homeless shelter
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