Fone-A-FriendInnovation Plan

Fone-A-Friend Non-Profit OrganizationOverview:• Non-Profit Foundation to support homeless people

• Utilizing technology to help educate people in program and enrich their lives

• Set up members in the program with jobs/housing/ and other needs.

Problems:• Homeless people have no or extremely limited access to

technology.

• Homeless people are not educated and trained in modern jobs

• Homeless people need better housing that is affordable and technology friendly

Homeless Databy Sheltered Status 2013• ~2/3rds of all homeless

people are 25 and older

• 18 to 24 represents 10 percent of all homeless people

• ¼ of all homeless are children

# of people

All Homeless 610,042

Sheltered 394,698

Unsheltered 215,344

Goals:• Provide homeless with smartphone devices

• Provide education and training in technological fields

• Help homeless with internship and job placement

• Provide safe, affordable technological smart housing for homeless

Innovation Plan Phases

Phase One

Funding/Partnerships

Setup Main Location

Hire Employees and Volunteers

Sign Up Members

Phase Two

Provide Smartphones to Members

Educate Members

Provide Housing to Members

Analyze Members Data

Phase Three

Streamline Fone-a-Friend Program

Setup other locations in California

Spread operations to other high homeless

populated areas

Phase Four

Expand support to low-income families/ex-

felons/etc.

Expand Globally

Funding:• Grants from Government Programs

• Utilize Crowdfunding sources including Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Classy.org for initial and continuing funding

• Create business plan with growth projections for investors

• Seek investments and partnerships from other businesses, charities, corporations.

Potential Partners:• Cellular Networks - Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, etc.

• Smarthphones -Apple, Google, Ubuntu, Firefox, Amazon, Motorola, Samsung

• Computers - Microsoft, Apple, Lenovo, Ubuntu, Google

• Education - CodeAcademy, Coursera, Lynda.com,

• Housing - Greystar, GHP, UAG, WNG

• Charities - Habitat For Humanity, AmeriCORPS, Boys and Girls Club of America

Technology:• Smarthphones with apps focusing on learning, jobs, and positive

social interactions online

• Laptops for learning, job search, and positive social interactions online

• Security and Data tracking on all devices. To protect people in our program, learn how technology is being used, continue to innovate and better our service for the people in our program.

Homeless Location Data (AHAR)• 22% of all homeless people are

in California.

• California, Florida, Arkansas, Nevada, and Mississippi have the highest percentage of unsheltered homeless people.

State# of

Homeless people

California 136,826

New York 77,430

Florida 47,862

Texas 29,615

Massachusetts 19,029

Location:• ESRI Software to find locations with majority of homeless and low

income people as well as best spots for main charity location and assisted housing locations

• Program will begin in Southern California and expand to other U.S cities and possibly globally.

• Five states account for more than half of homelessness in the United States: California, New York, Florida, Texas, and Massachusetts. (HUD)

• Set up the people in the program with jobs/housing/ and other needs.

Training/Education:• Volunteers/Employees for teaching and training

• Adopt learning programs from sources like Coursera and CodeAcademy

• Tech coding languages including HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ruby, Python, etc.

• Rewards and motivation techniques to continue participation in programs.

Job Placement:• Partner with technology companies for internships and job

placement

• Provide incentive for companies to work with us as well as for our participants to succeed in our program and their future job.

• Routine check up with members who receive job placement.

Housing:• Set up affordable in-house housing while participants complete the

program

• Provide housing assistance after completed programs

• Make housing technology friendly as well as low cost and cheap.

Future Growth:• Expand charity across the country and worldwide

• Expand to help low-income, ex-felons, mentally disabled etc.

• Expand into prison facilities to train people in jail.

• Continually adapt to new technology and job trends so charity will always be up-to-date.

Sources:• The 2013 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress