Feb 27

Plaque Reward & Shtuff

• civic Tech Plaque reward for best food (present to Wrangle.io)
• laser cut a wood plaque! Make sure to include a stand!

Stephanie told a neat story about...

• a lady who is sleeping on the street near where she lives at yonge and shepard.
• She explained the lady sleeping there has accumulated so much gear (blankets and stuff) that her camp takes up most of the sidewalk
• She was concerned that her camp might be cleared soon because of this.

Josh noticed stuff on the card

• The skyline on the front is actually New York, not Toronto. Should probably be changed

Jason was talking about phones at shelters

• Many people who stay at shelters have cell phones -this is very different compared to folks who sleep rough who Mister Chalmers has talked to, who almost never have cell phones
• Many of those with cell phones had their phone plans suspended
• Certain setlers are affiliated with certain programs -ex Daniel Spectrum in Regent Park had a program with Telus -got 50 people phones with telus
• Zach knows a Redditor who was involved in getting a guy in unstable housing condition a phone with Telsus. He was a marketing guy at telus

John mentioned a friend who works at a church near Kensington Market

• He took a card to show her
• She runs a soup kitchen out of the church
• He explained she had a lot of experience working with the homeless population, and she might have some good ideas for the cards.

Shelter map is thinking of using Twilio to automate intake line

• Get their name, phone number, put that up on a centralized web app
  • allow for a person on the web app to say "yes that person can come to our place"
  • user gets a reservation at the place
• Something like that

tags: Twilio Shelter Map Church contact Plaque