What percentage of homeless people in the US have smartphones?

I hope they all have smartphones. A smartphone is the single most useful portable thing you can have that will help you dig yourself out of homelessness. They aren't even expensive anymore; the income that's only half what you need to rent a room is 10x what you need to keep your cell service going. read more

I’ve a position in which I see the possession of many homeless people being returned. The percentage of homeless people owning SMART phones is higher than it is for mid range state workers. Yes, HIGHER. read more

When it comes to getting phones into the hands of homeless, there are just a few business-backed projects addressing the issue, mostly based in the US. This year, Citibank, Vodafone, and Google partnered with the Community Technology Alliance to support its Mobile4All project which distributes smartphones to homeless people in California’s San Jose. read more

With 3.5 million Americans experiencing homelessness each year,"homeless people" are often people just like you or me. Smartphones can be transformative as lifelines for the homeless. It certainly makes our job at Miracle Messages a lot easier if we can reach the homeless person again on a phone call once we've located their long lost loved ones. read more