[Advisors] VCN's streetmessenger service

[Tracey Axelsson]

Thanks Marita!

VCN received funds from CIRA to create it in the first place!
Then we had some funds from Telus to get focus groups and ideas on how to
change it for a wider purpose.
Now we have funding to take it across Canada from:
CIRA
Employmnet and Social Development Canada - Innovation in Homelessness
Vancouver's Peter Wall and Bob Rennie.


We are very ready to make change!

all the best, Tracey!
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Tracey Axelsson
Executive Director - *Vancouver Community Network (VCN)*
280 - 111 West Hastings Street,    Vancouver, BC    V6B 1H4
t: 778.724.0241

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VCN offers great services to all for IT support and web development at very
affordable rates.
We deeply appreciate your referral of Tech|team <http://techteam.vcn.bc.ca/>
 & Web|team <http://webteam.vcn.bc.ca/> services.

Our social enterprise work supports VCN's charitable efforts; providing
free access to the Internet, email, and computer access to youth, seniors
and vulnerable people in our community.
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On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 5:20 PM, Marita Moll <mmoll at ca.inter.net> wrote:

> Hello advisors. Just wanted to share this article about VCN's
> streetmessenger service -- partially funded through the CIRA CIP grants.
> Congratulations to Tracey Axelson for this wonderful initiative
> --------------------------
>
> *StreetMessenger sends homeless youth real-time updates via SMS on shelter
> beds*
>
> Betakit | August 22, 2017
>
> http://betakit.com/streetmessenger-sends-homeless-youth-real-time-
> updates-via-sms-on-shelter-beds/
> StreetMessenger uses SMS to send messages to the cell phones of homeless
> and street-involved youth with program information and real-time updates on
> shelter beds.
>
> Marita
>
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