
Mission Statement
Every Shelter's mission to relieve suffering and grow resiliency for those displaced by war, persecution, and disaster through the design, creation, and delivery of shelter products.
A safe, stable, home is the foundation of emotional and physical health. Without it, families and individuals cannot thrive. But for the world’s nearly 80 million forcibly displaced people, home is anything but stable.
Refugees and displaced people represent the fabric of their home societies: mothers and fathers, teachers and business people, leaders, and thinkers of today. Their children are their future, and together they will be responsible for rebuilding their homes and communities when they return. The success of development efforts in post-conflict settings is directly tied to their present well-being.
Unfortunately, due to the long, protracted nature of the world’s current conflicts, these lives are stuck in limbo for decades, and our global aid system has yet to find a good solution for them. After the initial rush of acute emergency assistance subsidies, millions of people are still caught in a grey space between emergency relief and long-term development. Temporary shelters designed in immediate response to crisis become long-term dwellings. Within their walls marriages are made, babies are born, and family members are lost to age or disease. Even though life in a shelter is meant to be temporary, the impact of spending years living in inadequate housing is long-lasting.
We at Every Shelter are committed to responding by creating better provisions. We know that the need is massive and funding is tight, so we come alongside partner organizations to co-create new products and designs to make their resources work smarter and more effectively for the long-term dignity of their beneficiaries. We are passionate about innovating life-dignifying solutions that help families build the foundations they need to rest, recover, and reclaim their future.

Our Core Values
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Human-Centered
We believe there is always a solution that keeps people and their empowerment front and center. Every human being should have adequate shelter. Period.
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Quality Design
Shelters and provisions, even when temporary, should be of high quality and thoughtfully designed. At our heart, we’re designers and product developers, and we believe that good design is critical to efficient use of humanitarian funds and can have an exponential impact in the lives those we serve.
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Collaborative Innovation
Innovation is the key to creating new solutions, but viable innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We believe that the communities we serve should inform new designs, ensuring that every product introduced meets a real, palpable need.
Our Team
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Scott Key
Co-Founder and CEO Houston, Texas
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Julia Wallin
Co-Founder and COO Anywhere, Everywhere
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Nicole Iman
Co-Founder and CPO Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
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Lauren Hanson
Development Officer Houston, Texas
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Stefanie Cortez
Communications Specialist Dallas, Texas
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Sam Brisendine
Co-Founder and Board Member Houston, Texas
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Shane Allbritton
Board Member Houston, Texas
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Jerry Mak
Board Member Houston, Texas
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Joe Meppelink
Board Member Houston, Texas
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Amy Moen
Board Member Houston, Texas
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Judy Nyquist
Board Member Houston, Texas