Google Gives Free Phone Numbers and Voicemail to Homeless
Google's one phone number for everything service, GrandCentral, is getting a new trial of sorts. Google is taking its 'Do no evil' mantra to the streets of San Francisco -- literally. A partnership between Google, the San Francisco city government, and Project CARE (Communications and Respect for Everybody) is offering a free phone number and voicemail box to every homeless person in the city for life.The philanthropic program is aimed at helping the homeless not just communicate with friends and family, but also land jobs. One of the big stumbling blocks for the downtrodden is their inaccessibility. When emerging from job training programs, folks need a method of contact, preferably a phone number. By calling from any phone, including pay phones, the homeless will also be able to get a phone number and set up the voicemail box.
Project CARE also sees the voicemail box as a doorway to proper medical testing and care. If the project is successful, Google will expand it through the rest of the state, and hopefully the country.
From MSNBC
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Daniel Gaunt @ Mar 2nd 2008 8:34AM
good on you Google, just wish they'd give me a bit more for my google ads! ;)
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Rishil @ Mar 2nd 2008 11:30AM
Way to go Google... You guys rock.. Do no evil
brittstoner @ Mar 3rd 2008 6:14AM
did they also give free phones ? because if not its about as useless as giving a computer-less person a free trial of AOL.
britt @ Mar 3rd 2008 6:14AM
Do they also get free phones?
because if not its about as useless as giving a computer-less person a free trial of Aol.
michelle @ Mar 3rd 2008 9:49AM
way to go Google, now maybe some of the jobs they cut from their own can sign up for this service! it is too bad they had to cut jobs at Google to provide a charity service to help ot
hers.
Jane @ Mar 13th 2008 9:37AM
GOOGLE (GOOG) IS A GREAT STOCK TO
PURCHASE AS WELL AS A WONDERFUL INVESTMENT.
dyeenanoel @ Mar 13th 2008 9:49AM
Who is going to pay the bill?
david @ Mar 20th 2008 6:07PM
Beautiful gesture. You guys rock