Can an app help the homeless?


Arizona State University students are learning how to create prototypes for applications that connect people with housing, food and health resources. — Photo by Ilya Pavlov on Unsplash

How can a mobile app make life better for a person with no home? That question is driving an Arizona State University course that teaches students how to code and address different challenges faced by the homeless population.

The 15-week course, dubbed “Coding for a Social Good”, was launched over the spring by the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions. In the course, students learn how to create prototypes for applications that connect people with housing, food and health resources.

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