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An App Aimed at LA's Homeless Quietly Grows
An App Aimed at LA's Homeless Quietly Grows
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Offering access to about 2,000 service providers in the area, Our Community L.A.'s WIN app has quietly become a key tool for L.A.'s homeless looking for housing, meals, jobs and more — over 95% of whom have a mobile phone.
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Our Community's WIN app doesn't track the behavior of individual users, but its creators do keep track of overall user patterns. That's helped homeless service providers see where needs aren't being met, "for example, bad weather leads to an increase in shelter services. Good weather leads to people looking more for educational and job resources."
The app allows parents to track everything from feeding to pumping sessions, how often a diaper needs to be changed. Parents plug in various information about their child the app predicts the optimal time to put a child down for a nap so they sleep better through the night.
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