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Help Homeless Reintegrate in Society
• This paper was created after a 2 years contract with City of Seattle, Department of Transportation – IT.
• For 2 years, I was taking long walks during lunch breaks and during this time, I saw lots of homeless people – it was depressing.
• I spoke with some of them and all wanted to work and have a normal life.
• That’s the genesis of this paper – I tried to build a NFP business but didn’t succeed.
• But you might and if you like this business model
GO FOR IT!
You can make money and do a great service to society at the same time.
• I will be available as a ‘pro bono’ consultant.
AureLian Balan, [email protected]
• Can Governments care for the homeless, clean the city, reduce pollution and make – save money?
1. Clean Cityhttp://www.ourcleancity.org/ (site discontinued)
By Lian Balan / [email protected], 425.773.0213
November 30, 2010
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2. Problems
1. Homelessness is growing
2. Cities’ streets are dirty / no garbage bins
3. Governments are short in ca$h
4. City Pollution is growing
5. Advertising ‘real estate’ is at a premium
3. Solution
“Hire” Homeless people (1) to collect garbage bins (2) using bikes/e-trucks (4) and finance the operation (3) with adds sold to private business (5).
A working Homeless is no longer homeless but on the way to reintegrate in society!
“Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.”John D. Rockefeller
4. Business Model
We sell prime add space to private business (5) in the city and use the proceeds to:
• Deploy and maintain street garbage bins (2)
• “Hire” Homeless people to collect and clean (1)
• Using bikes/eTrucks to reduce pollution (4)
• Save governments Ca$h it doesn’t have (3)The remaining of the proceeds will be used to further advance the re-integration of homeless people by providing accommodation, benefits, school, legal services, etc. and this way move from the street into their EARNED place to live a productive life and pay taxes.
5. Underlying Magic
(3) City Governments are short on cash
(1) No resources to take care of Homeless
(2) No resources to clean streets
ASSUMPTIONS
Get permits to deploy garbage bins
modified to accommodate advertising
Sell advertising space to business (5)
Use proceeds to hire Homeless & work /
re-integration in society
(4) Operate with bikes / eTrucks to reduce pollution
“Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.” John D. Rockefeller
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5.2 Assumptions verificationGet Permits to deploy: Favorable:
• local governments looking at this option [Ref link]
• Seattle mayor as well [Ref link]
Sell advertising on garbage bins: Favorable– there are already adds on garbage bins
[Ref Link]
Homeless people will deliver quality jobs- Favorable: interviewed 5 homeless people and all
interested in these job opportunities
HOW WE MEASURE SUCCESS? % of homeless people reintegrated in society. = 10, 15?
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5.2 Process
9. PILOT Financial projections
9.2 CITY Financial Projections
10. Current Status, Accomplishments to date, timeline, and use of funds / ROAD MAP
Not much accomplished.But you might!
e.g. downtown Seattle has approx 400 blocks
