3 Ways Technology is Accelerating Solutions for Homelessness
Why It Matters
In cities where the tech industry booms, homelessness and under-housing also tend to increase. Homelessness is already an issue that affects an estimated 235,000 Canadians each year. But according to three nonprofits, the same industry thatโs contributing to these existing issues holds promise as an innovative way to build, design, and scale new solutions.ย
In many cities across the globe, technology has long been seen as a foe to housing affordability. In cities such as San Francisco andย Seattle, tech giants such as Facebook, Apple, and Amazon are often credited with contributing to the citiesโ housing crisis โ raising housing prices beyond even what the companyโs own employees can afford (Googleโs van dwellers being an oft-cited case). And as the tech industry flourishes in several Canadian cities, some experts ha
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