"egm is committed to providing dignified shelter. That's why we invented this bed, now used in shelters across the country. Today, we're innovating with an entire facility."
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dignity.
egm is committed to providing dignified shelter. That's why we invented this bed, now used in shelters across the country. Today, we're innovating with an entire facility.
Every decision made for dignity.
Every design decision was made to give our guests a dignified, safe space to rest, recharge, and transform. Accessible steps with a handrail replace a traditional ladder. Quiet, sustainable wood creates a warmer environment with improved privacy. Each guest also has a personal cubby with an electrical outlet and a secure locker conveniently within reach.
Accessible Steps with Handrail
Steps with a handrail replace a traditional ladder — so every guest reaches their space safely and with dignity.
Quiet, Sustainable Wood
Real wood creates a warmer environment with improved privacy — materials that communicate worth.
Personal Cubby & Secure Locker
A personal cubby with an electrical outlet and a secure locker, conveniently within reach.
Most importantly, these features were designed with feedback from our guests — creating a safer, more comfortable, and more dignified experience.
Inside the StepUp Bed
A closer look at the bed our guests helped design — now used in shelters, military barracks, scout camps, sororities, and group lodging facilities across the country.
The Smith Campus Expansion brings 172 StepUp beds into a trauma-informed, accessible space — a facility shaped by listening to the guests we serve, and designed to give every person room to rest, recharge, and transform.
The story behind the design
Learn more about the thinking, collaboration, and lived experience that shaped this project in Instigate's article about the design process and its impact.
“Sleep Well” — how guest feedback shaped the bed’s design (PDF) →
EGM leads with innovation, dignity, and community partnership →
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