Container Builder Provides Wellness Pods

You should never underestimate the power of offsite construction to answer the call when someone has a request for something new and that's exactly what happened when a group of women needed help creating "safe spaces" for Gen Z college students.

S.I. Container Builds, a woman-owned construction business founded by Rory Rubin is dedicated to reusing shipping containers and utilizing renewable materials, developed the She Care Wellness Pods at the request of Taraji P. Henson, the founder of The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, Tracie Jade Jenkins, Executive Director of BLHF and Kate Spade. 

"The synergy that was created with the teams working together on this project was only possible because of the individual passion to serve the young black women and their mental health. As Boris L. Henson says:  Joy is our North Star", Rory Rubin said.

Its architecture and aesthetics reflect and provoke feelings of joy, empowerment, and rejuvenation.

“Tracie and I grew up in a community where women were expected to store the pain and struggles of inequities and disparities faced daily in education, health care and the workplace,” Taraji P. Henson said. “We believed that mental health was a commodity for the rich and those who didn’t look like us. We are grateful for this partnership with Kate Spade New York. Together, we are changing the narrative and charting a new course for women who are experiencing the ‘Strong Black Woman Syndrome."

Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress. She was cast in Hidden Figures (2016)  as Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who played a key role at NASA in the 1960s, and as Cookie in the long-running Empire TV series.   

This recent video is a must-watch to learn more about She Care Wellness Pods and what Taraji P. Henson is doing for young women.

“In this revolutionary endeavor, Black women on HBCU campuses will be afforded the opportunity of empowerment through the modality of self-regulation experiences. Soon they will enter a world, essentially not designed to support them. A world where the value of women and women’s rights are still being challenged. This is a space for respite, preparation and actualizing joy,” Tracie Jade continued.

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