Android App of the Week – Gift Card Project

More than 550,000 people experience homelessness on a single night in the United States, according to the 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report published last November. As cell phone use proliferates within the most vulnerable population, developers have begun creating apps that address the needs of the homeless. The goal of these apps is to either connect altruistic users to resources or bring vital resources like shelters, rehabilitation centers, or food pantries directly to homeless people.

What is Gift Card Project?

Today we have one of those apps which are meant to help this group of people who need our biggest help. We’re talking about Gift Card Project, an Android app that requires Android 2.3.3 and up and works for both phones and tablets. It’s actually more of an idea, movement and national effort meant to encourage others to bring together the homeless and those who help them.

How it Works?

Gift Card Project works very simple. All you have to do is download the app on your device and carry it with you - each day carry with you $5 gift cards to fast-food restaurants and be on the lookout for the homeless. Unlike other apps, this one lets you have a real conversation with the person you’re helping. The Gift Card Project app helps the homeless in a practical way while also reminding them of their own dignity, which is not depleted because of their current state. Join this amazing goal, download the app for free from the Google Play Store.

Google Play Download Link: Gift Card Project