Tech Soup

JULY 29, 2014

High-Tech Help for Homelessness. Why would a homeless person need a mobile phone? A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. For one thing, phones allow them to look for work, housing, or medical help.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The Inland Empire, which encompasses 27,000 square miles in Southern California, has one of the highest rates of poverty in the U.S.'s Smooth Transition began working to reach at-risk teens early — before they dropped out of high school or left the foster care system. 's twenty-five metropolitan areas.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 21, 2015

One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. The Institute found that mobile phones can increase homeless teens' opportunities and help them stay connected to caseworkers, shelters, potential employers, and support networks. Lesbians Who Tech.

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Tech Soup

JULY 1, 2014

Want to know more about how one Philadelphia-based NGO was able to use their TechSoup donation to help homeless teens develop valuable life skills? The stories on the LIM are highly engaging and optimized for social media sharing. Poke around the map and see for yourself. Click here to read the full story pictured above.

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EveryAction

MARCH 16, 2017

Originally from California, Harriet Chalmers Adams lived a life that saw her travel through South America, Asia, and the South Pacific. As the first woman, first Jamaican-American, and the first Indian-American attorney general in California, Harris secured her place in political history. Harriet Chalmers Adams. Kamala Harris.

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