Google will give homeless San Francisco by phone number

In the light of today's Google statement, its “do no evil” motto turns into a “do good” motto. In collaboration with the San Francisco authorities, the company intends to help homeless people in this city "get on their feet." To do this, she will give everyone a lifelong phone number and voicemail box. And to access this number and check voice messages, a person will be able to use any telephone. Thus, a homeless person will be able to leave a phone number to contact him, for example, when he fills out an application for work. It will also allow medical facilities to report test results for this number.

“What kind of communication do you have as a homeless person?” Asks Gavin Newsom, mayor of the city. - “Can your life suddenly change for the better if you can’t even get some information or the other person just can’t contact you?”

“It's just the user's local voicemail number,” said Craig Walker, senior project manager at Google. He adds: “We are deeply convinced that the power of modern technology can improve the daily lives of individuals and entire communities, and we believe that providing homeless people with phone and voice mail services is Google’s way to help them stay in touch with their families. , friends, social workers, health services, and potential employers. ”

If the program is successful in San Francisco, then it is planned to extend it to other cities in the state, and then to the whole country.



via MSNBC