糖心vlog传媒Human Services students Kas Naicker, Trevor Cardinell and Kristi Inman are advocating for a mobile charging station with Wi-Fi to serve Campbell River's homeless population.
In a story by My Campbell River Now, Naicker discusses what led her and her classmates to pursue the project.
Here's a short excerpt from the story:
In a letter presented to council on Monday (Feb. 22nd), Naicker says the project has pushed her group to address 鈥渢he lack of resources for the homeless community in Campbell River.鈥�
鈥淭here are several homeless camps throughout the city, but we have seen a trend of homeless people congregating in areas with access to electricity like the library in the downtown core,鈥� Naicker wrote. 鈥淭he vast majority of them have cellphones but nowhere to charge them.鈥�
According to Naicker, this really 鈥渟truck a chord.鈥�
She says the more her group thought about it, the more it made sense: 鈥淥ur phones are the basis for connecting us to all of our resources and loved ones, why would it be different for someone without a permanent shelter over their head?鈥�
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