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A WORD FROM PORCH

When we imagined this competition, we thought about a specific moment.
 
It is a Tuesday morning, and a 78-year-old woman named Gloria is sitting on her front porch. Next door, a 21-year-old named Marcus — a veteran who has been home for eight months and is still figuring out what comes next — is walking to his car.
 
Gloria calls over:
“You want some coffee?”
 
Marcus pauses.
“Sure.”
 
And just like that, two people who should never have met become neighbors. Become, eventually, something like family.
 
That moment does not happen by accident. It happens because someone designed a shared porch.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Charlotte County has the people, the creativity, and the will to build something extraordinary.
 
PORCH exists to lead. That means having the courage to move forward when the moment calls for it — to take ideas that have been circling and give them form, funding, and a deadline.
 
GENERATIONS BY DESIGN is an open invitation to students, seniors, veterans, congregations, builders, youth organizations, faith communities, and neighbors to design the homes Charlotte County actually needs.

WHO WE ARE CALLING — AND WHY

  • Schools
  • Faith Communities
  • Charlotte DeSoto Builders Industry Association
  • Senior & Aging Organizations
  • Veterans Organizations & Social Service Nonprofits

THE COLLABORATION BONUS

An award may be presented for the strongest cross-sector partnership.

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

What if Your Next-door Neighbor Changed Everything?

PORCH Launches GENERATIONS BY DESIGN — A Duplex Design Competition for All of Port Charlotte

Two Competition Categories:

  • Industry
  • Community

Free to enter.
Supported by AARP.

The competition invites professionals, students, faith communities, veterans’ groups, and neighbors to design modern, age-friendly duplex homes where older adults and younger residents can live as genuine next-door neighbors.