StreetLink
StreetLink
The official app & game
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Anyone can become homeless, and sleeping rough is not only dangerous but can also have a long-term detrimental effect on your health. When members of the public see people sleeping on the streets they very often want to be able to help them but are often unsure of the best way to do this. The StreetLink mobile app StreetLink uses people who care, to connect people who need help, with those that can help them by enabling members of the public to alert local authorities and street outreach services in England and Wales about people they have seen sleeping rough. It is the first step you can take to ensure rough sleepers are connected to the local services and support available to them.
StreetLink is an innovative platform to engage the public in addressing a significant social issue. We use technology to take alerts about people sleeping rough, geo-code the data and relay the alert information to the closest local authority or services to the location that the person has been seen sleeping rough in to help them find the person on the streets and offer support.
The longer someone sleeps rough, the greater the risk that they will be become trapped on the streets and vulnerable to becoming a victim of crime, developing drug or alcohol problems, or experiencing problems with their health.
People who are sleeping rough may not be known to local services because they remain out of sight, bedding down at different times of night, and moving from place to place. Most people do not seek help and advice before sleeping rough and not all rough sleepers are aware of the advice and support available to them.
By using this app to alert us about a rough sleeper youll help connect that person to the local services available to help them and potentially provide the first step for someone towards a life away from the streets.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Developer: Homeless Link
Genre: Lifestyle
App version: 2.2.6
App size: 10.0M
Recent changes: Support for Android 10 and minor improvements.
Comments:
SO MANY OF THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS ARE VERY UNFAIR. Most are complaints about the app asking for access to phone data that almost any other app does too. Many others express dissatisfaction based on a lack of understanding of how complex an issue homelessness is. Its not just a matter of hoovering up people off the street. "Help" is much more complicated than that. I would encourage everyone who uses this app to understand that it helps to support a broader mission. Its the mission that counts.
This app only works if you know where someone is sleeping at night, which unfortunately means it only helps those which are new to the streets. I speak to many homeless people, but don't know how to help beyond chatting and buying food or clothes, no where to take them for real help. NOTE: Permissions aren't an issue, Location and Storage are reasonable, Contacts not so but can be revoked afterwards.
very poor app. cannot tell when I'm online. seems to use excessive battery. front page abysmal. poor approach to data handling. no visible option to change password. will stick with the browser!
App wants access to so much on your phone and in your email it is literally getting into malware territory. I think I'll look at development of an alternative as the service is needed but is clearly being exploited by greedy developers who want to take and sell your personal data. Shameful.
Won't load when signed up, says needs to be built. I hope this app works soon as it has the means to be really useful but why does this app need access to my contacts and also my pictures files? Seems a bit odd."
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