Home Free Organization
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| Industry | Non-Profit |
|---|---|
| Occupation | helping the homeless help themselves |
| Location | Brooklyn, NY, United States |
| Introduction | Home Free Organization is a non-profit initiative to eradicate homelessness in urban environments through the provision of free wireless internet, social networking and resource allotment. We take donated bread trucks which have come off route and add donated computers and hardware to create mobile wireless access hubs for homeless individuals to utilize for finding family, jobs, resources and ways off the street. The goal is simple: Provide a resource for the homeless which will allow them to find ways off the street. Of course there are many who prefer the streets to a 9-5 and home life, but for those who are stuck and cannot find there way, Home Free will provide the tools to try. We give every visitor an email address to be used for networking and contact. We provide a focused set of search engines geared toward geneology, people searching, available jobs and other resources available to homeless individuals. Finding the Home Free Truck will be easy, as we will be providing the streets with an 800 number that can be called from any public phone to give the exact location of the truck. It could be at Union Square in Manattan or Downtown Brooklyn. |
| Interests | The goal is simple: Provide a resource for the homeless which will allow them to find ways off the street. Of course there are many who prefer the streets to a 9-5 and home life, but for those who are stuck and cannot find there way, Home Free will provide the tools to try. We give every visitor an email address to be used for networking and contact. We provide a focused set of search engines geared toward geneology, people searching, available jobs and other resources available to homeless individuals. Finding the Home Free Truck will be easy, as we will be providing the streets with an 800 number that can be called from any public phone to give the exact location of the truck. It could be at Union Square in Manhattan or Downtown Brooklyn. |
| Favorite movies | We are currently in prototype stage, with 2 donated bread trucks and about 30 computers. We plan to hit the streets of NYC by August 2009 with our prototype 'mobile search rover' and will begin helping the homeless who visit our truck find employment, give them an email address and a mailing address, clothes to wear to interviews, a resume and maybe even a haircut. We provide our visitors who come a second time with a USB thumbdrive to hold all of their personal information and to protect their privacy (which is very important to us). We help them re-claim their identity and empower them to search for the solutions that are holding them back. |
| Favorite music | Presently, we need two types of help: 1) Sponsors and Mentors for establishing our 503c status and we are trying to also become a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity so that businesses can donate their unwanted materials for tax exemption. 2)We are currently seeking material donations of the following types in order to build more wireless hubs: -bread trucks, box trucks, delivery vans which are tall enough inside to stand up in. -desktop and laptop computers (working) -wireless routers and computer networking hardware -usb thumbdrives, flshdrives and portable harddrives -clothing for interviews (both men and women) -hygiene products for giveaways on visits to the truck |