Everything Alexandria Lafci said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Alexandria Lafci: One-third of her Southeast D.C. students experienced homelessness
“So I was a Teach for America teacher. I taught in Anacostia, which is in Southeast DC. So my students, about a third of them at some point in the year they were homeless, if not for the entirety of the year.”
Local partners understand community dynamics better than outside aid organizations
“Everywhere you go, you spin the globe, point your finger, everywhere you go, there are competent people and organizations who are going to know their communities, how to do business in those locations better than you ever will.”
The raw number of homes built is a vanity metric
“Cause it's not actually number of homes is a vanity metric, right? What if those homes are empty? What if those homes aren't actually better than what people were in before? What if those homes are crumbling? Right? So the impact, like what is the change in pe…”
New Story and ICON built the first 3D printer for remote regions
“Our printer that we've designed is a printer that's ready to work in some of the most remote areas in the world, some of the You know, most difficult to work places in the world which is the first of its kind.”
Alexandria Lafci: New Story builds homes meeting South Florida hurricane standards
“They're built to Miami-Dade County and Broward County hurricane standards, so they're built to last and withstand, you know, natural disasters that might continue to come to Haiti. They are 400 square foot homes and Yeah, built with concrete reinforced with st…”
Alexandria Lafci: Over 60% of New Story donors opt to fund operations
“Over 60% of our donors actually opt in to help fund our operations.”
New Story funded 100 homes in 92 days during Y Combinator
“We did that and then actually hit a hundred homes in like 92 days. So we exceeded our goal.”
Families moving into New Story homes gain three to five sleep hours
“When families move into a home they're, they increase their amount of sleep by like three to five hours.”
3D printing curves costs no more than printing straight lines
“It's not any more expensive or difficult to design in like loops and curves as it is to do straight lines.”
New Story built a working 3D printer and house in seven months
“Last August is when we said we're going to start building this printer. We want to do it by South by Southwest in March. At that point, no printer existed, right? And not only was the printer built, but the house was built.”
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