Sunday, March 02, 2008

Free Voicemail for San Francisco Homeless

Did you hear about THIS story? Google is giving free phone numbers away for homeless people in San Francisco. What do you think? What are the positives? What are the potential downfalls? Will this help to empower people?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think this will help level the playing field between the have and have not. We all need the same chances to succeed.

Anonymous said...

There was a time when cell phones were seen as a luxury that might have led people to look down on seeing someone with an image like the one pictured here. I think that time has passed. I take my cell phone with me for safety and I don't use a land line from home. Why should it be any different for someone who is homeless? This is awesome! Props to Google!

Anonymous said...

I think it is entirely reasonable for people on the streets to have cell phones. I think that some people snicker at times when they see a homeless person with a phone, but this isn't 1991 anymore and phones are affordable now.

I wonder if the voice message system will actually be used for job searching or if it is truly a felt need in the community.

Ryan

Anonymous said...

I think it is a good idea. I think it might also give homeless people a way to connect with loved ones as well. I know when we went to the park on Christmas a man was so sad that he could not call his son and someone let him use there phone. I think it is great. Go Google!
Kellie