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Home Free Organization Free Internet For Homeless

Submitted by homefreeorg on Sat, 06/06/2009 - 22:49.

Vital Stats

 ongoing project
People Impacted:  50
People Involved:  500

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The Problem

Home Free Organization is a 100% green 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. Our trucks are powered by bio-diesel (reconditioned cooking waste) donated by Tri-State Biodiesel of Brooklyn, NY. Our computers even run off of a biodiesel generator. 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.

Why It's Important

It is important to us because we feel that if a person is stuck living on the streets, they must first be able to change their perspective on their situation before they can change the situation. Our motto is "You're not homeless, you're Home-free!" By helping the urban homeless rethink their situation, help them find the resources and answers that they need to better their lives, we enable them to create their own change.

The Plan Of Action

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. Our plan is to have 2 Home Free Organization vehicles in each of the following cities before August 2010

How Can Others Get Involved?

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 We also can be found all over the web and social networking sites. We NEED for everyone to SPREAD THE WORD by following, friending and becoming a fan of our cause and most importantly, passing the links on to others. Here are just a few of the links where Home Free Organization can be seen in action: http://tinyurl.com/homefreeorg http://homefree.ning.com http://twitter.com/homefreeorg http://homefreeorg.blogspot.com http://myspace.com/homefreeorg http://www.google.com/profiles/homefreeorganization Our new social network for the homeless and our volunteers is presently being built and will soon be found at http://home-free.us For now you can join and get involved at http://homefree.ning.com

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