Our Story
In 2009, Treger Strasberg found out one of her friends had recently become homeless. When the friend found an affordable house, she had nothing left over in the budget to furnish it. Her children were sleeping on piles of blankets.
Treger and her friend Ana started collecting items to furnish the home. They called their friends, neighbors, people they didn’t know—asking for beds, linens, furniture, and kitchen items.
The furniture kept coming. So Treger called 9 different shelters and said “We have all this stuff, and we want our donations to go directly to families who are in need.” The shelters all responded: “That’s really a great idea, but nobody does that.” She identified a hole in the system, and Humble Design was born.
Born out of Empathy
Treger Tells the Humble Design Story
Helping Communities Across America
We change lives and communities by custom designing and fully furnishing home interiors for individuals, families and veterans emerging from homelessness.
We are currently assisting the transformation of lives in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and San Diego.
