iSchool Capstone

Step Stone

Project tags:

information literacy

knowledge organization

mobile or web development

Social Impact Award, Honorable Mention
Project poster

With a 21% increase in homelessness over the past year alone, the resources available to Seattle’s homeless are now more important than ever. However aside from word of mouth, the ways to find the nearest shelter or free shower are minimal and dated. Step Stone, a mobile friendly web application, is designed as a resource that aggregates information on amenities in the Seattle area. These amenities could be a place to sleep, get medical aid, or even a place offering free bus tickets. Additionally, Step Stone tracks and displays the capacity of participating homeless shelters in real-time, helping users decide where to seek shelter. Coupled with SMS and email capabilities for institutions to send news and updates to users, Step Stone is the ideal tool to

Project participants:

Nikki Nikkhoui

Informatics

Gino Clement

Informatics

Cvetan Damyanov

Informatics

Daniel Nakamura

Informatics