Technology for the homeless
March 24th, 2009 by rbanks
D.C. Homeless People Use Cellphones, Blogs and E-Mail to Stay on Top of Things
“This time, he got a pay-as-you-go cellphone and gave his boss the number. “I live up near the Capitol — give me a call anytime if you need extra hands,” he told his employer, being vague about where he bedded down each night. He received numerous calls to come in early or to work an extra shift. After less than a year on the job, he was promoted. “No one there knows I’m homeless,” he said. “I would never have been able to do this without the cellphone.”"
washingtonpost.com
