Helping Hands addresses the urgent need for temporary homeless accommodation and support services in Bootle, Liverpool, with a particular focus on the needs of young people leaving the care system. We propose a nurturing communal landscape for people facing homelessness – co-created by residents, neighbours and specialist support organisations. The collaborative team consists of Studio MUTT and development company Neighbourhood, with homeless services provider The Independence Initiative, education and training institution Hugh Baird College, poet and accessibility consultant Peter O’Neil, Dr Polly Wootton of Islington Hostel Outreach, filmmaker Amber Akaunu, and poetry society and event organisers Dead Good Poets Society.