The city of Seattle, Wash, has been changing the way they deal with homeless populations, and gathering data to drive some evidenced-based solutions. Now, with clear incentives and data collection, employees have a path forward for helping the homeless. But will it work? Journalist Rebecca Gale investigates. Homelessness was on the rise in Seattle. In 2015, Read More

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Govtech

This tool will help you to compare official statistics on homelessness and rough sleeping across the UK, with information provided on each of the four countries.

• homelessness

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals

We offer family reunification services, a phone buddy program, and basic income pilots for people experiencing homelessness

• homelessness
• social isolation

• Access social benefits
• Resource matching and sharing
• Solidarity networks

Donate directly to a homeless person or refugee. Follow their journey into a career and home with our award-winning support 🤝

• homelessness

• Civic crowdfunding platforms
• Story-based campaigns

PIDLit’s Data in the ATL and Data Empowered Events series features local and global professionals and social justice advocates who use data analysis & visualization in their daily work and careers.

• Meet the others
• In-person meetings
• Civic hacking meetups

“Socks Talk Politics” is a YouTube series launched by the Innovation in Politics Institute to showcase the wide-ranging community and government projects that are around Europe.

• Learn about civic tech
• Shows and films

The Counting Us mobile app was developed by Simtech Solutions to automate the collection of data for the annual homeless census.

• homelessness

• Crowdsourcing

An engagement program

• homelessness
• crime
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Participatory democracy
• Engagement tech
• Ideation

A booklet documenting the use of legislative theater by Smes, a Belgian civil society organization focused on mental health and social inclusion.

• resources

• Artistic interventions

Open Path is a platform to help care providers, governments, hospitals, and insurance companies better serve people experiencing homelessness.

• Access social benefits

• homelessness

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Access social benefits

Michael Knapp is the CEO and founder of Green River, a software design and development firm that has worked extensively with local governments. He is passionate about social justice, and his firm’s most prominent recent project has involved working with cities to end homelessness. We spoke with him about his experiences with the government procurement Read More

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• Engagement tech
• Govtech

Heatmap of partner and peer networks across the US

• The Tech
• Civic data
• The People

Collaborate across agencies to combat homelessness at the Point of Work on one unified platform.

• homelessness

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Engagement tech

Project Homeless Connect connects San Franciscans experiencing homelessness with the care they need to move forward.

• homelessness
• housing

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges

We pioneer solutions to end global homelessness.

• housing

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges

Make more confident decisions using the best available evidence for homelessness interventions

• homelessness

• The People
• Evaluate impact

Ask Izzy helps people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to find the services they need, right now and nearby.

• homelessness
• housing

• Access social benefits
• Emerging Tech Projects
• Bots

Software for the annual homeless count

• homelessness
• housing

• Surveys & polling

Our team spent two years listening to homeless New Yorkers. This website aims to summarize our findings and push forward sensible reforms that we developed alongside our homeless neighbors.

• homelessness

• The People
• Specific campaigns
• Narrative tech

a user-friendly platform that centralizes data about all public services and facilities that can cater to the needs of vulnerable citizens, such as where to eat, to shower, to find shelter or get social welfare

• homelessness

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Access social benefits

GoGetta has New York’s most up-to-date service information on food, personal care, shelter, and clothing.

• homelessness

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Crowdsourcing

WE help healthcare organizations find community services, track social needs, and coordinate referrals with community partners to radically improve the health of the people we serve.

• The Tech
• Graveyard
• Access social benefits