Street Smart

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Idea Overview

Convey information to homeless individuals on small wallet-sized cards

Idea Round Up Concept Sheet

Who worked on idea?

Room 430

What is the idea?

Convey information to homeless individuals

How would idea work?

Place cards at shelters, soup kitchens, on the street with addresses, useful numbers, pretty art, bus fare

Pluses:

Help individuals get to services
Enables people
Gives access to information
Spurs conversation
Initiates research study

Concerns:

How to reach people
Cards may be traded or sold
In reality this is complex
Is it enabling people to ignore the homeless?

Community opportunities:

Connecting homeless organizations together
Involving the homeless population

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