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How a 21-Year-Old Design Student's Sleeping-Bag Coat Could Break The Cycle Of Homelessness

A 21-year-old design student in Detroit redesigned the winter coat to help homeless people suffering from relentlessly cold winters. The ankle-length Element S is hooded, self-heated and waterproof, but it also transforms into a sleeping bag at night. Not only that, her Detroit Empowerment Plan envisioned that the coat be made by a group of homeless women who are paid minimum wage, and fed and housed while creating the coats. The plan now creates jobs for those who desire them and coats for those who need them at no cost.