Lets start at square 1: You’re without a home as an increasing number of Americans are in the Information Age. If you’re without a home you may be without a phone, void of contact with the outside world via one of the most popular channels of communication ever invented.
Rhetorical Question: If I’m homeless, how can I gain a primary platform of communication with the outside world? Well, if you live in Baltimore, Oakland or San Francisco, Project CARE from GrandCentral may have an answer for you. Read on:
____________________________
Project CARE Program Overview
What is Project CARE?
At GrandCentral, we believe that everyone has a right to be connected. Regardless of their circumstances, every individual deserves the ability to be in touch with family, friends, potential employers – anybody. This need is particularly great, and largely unmet, in the homeless community.
GrandCentral is commited to helping those in need stay connected by offering individuals a local phone number and voicemail box for life. Through our Project CARE initiative, GrandCentral is providing, free of charge, a local phone number and voicemail box to members of the homeless community in San Francisco. We hope to extend this program nationwide as we build out our services.
Project CARE (Communications and Respect for Everybody) recognizes the desire for those in need to get back on their feet and begin a new life. An essential element to that proposition is a consistent and reliable phone number – a place where anyone (family, friends, social workers, health care providers, potential employers, etc.) can leave you a message.
No longer will the pay phone at the local shelter be the only way to reach a homeless client. Whether applying for a job, waiting for medical test results, or trying to get in touch with family, Project CARE provides homeless clients with link to the real world and an ability to connect.
Project CARE Support and Feedback: (415) 287-7400
_______________________________________________
