With help from the Telus Foundation, we were able to engage with the Downtown Eastside community in Vancouver to check cell adoption rates, price plans and review the feasibility of the StreetMessenger making the impacts we believed were possible.StreetMessenger had a 92% enrollment rate for those with cellphones.
Judy Graves, renowned Anti-poverty & Homeless Advocate lent her support and insights for the development of the StreetMessenger. Through the generosity of Cineworks - Play It Foward Program Judy graciously hosted this three minute video to put context to the scope of the community's needs and the potential of the StreetMessenger.