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[Mobile Tech & Online Marketing] Google Giving Free Phone # and Voicemail To Homeless: Google hopes to take the service beyond the Bay Area, but it’s an interesting acquisition, and one that Google will be sure to use to their advantage in the future. The article I read about this didn’t state whether or not their handing out free devices, or if it’s a pre-paid type service or any other details, but I’m sure being Google, mobile-based advertising will be in the mix.

 [Satyagraha - Cultural Psychology] Google helps SF homeless with free phone number and voicemail: Since the acquisition of Grand Central last year, Google has been participating in periodic Project Homeless Connect events in which it has been providing the homeless with free phone numbers and voicemail accounts that they can access from any phone. More than 4,000 phone numbers and voicemail accounts have been distributed this way, Craig Walker, a senior product manager of voice products for Google, told the San Francisco Chronicle…

[Switched] Google Gives Free Phone Numbers and Voicemail to Homeless: Project CARE also sees the voicemail box as a doorway to proper medical testing and care. If the project is successful, Google will expand it through the rest of the state, and hopefully the country.

[venturebeat] Google offers SF homeless free voicemail: “Do no evil” or smart ...: If they accept the number, homeless people could call in from any phone to receive their messages. Perhaps more importantly, having a phone number will also allow the homeless to fill out job applications and go to clinics for tests that require a phone call to share results.

 [indianpad - All Stories] Google gives free phone number and voicemail to Homeless..: Grand Central had already been offering the free phone number and voicemail service to people in San Francisco through Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Project Homeless Connect, which brings together nonprofit organizations and other social-service providers in one location to provide on-the-spot services for homeless. The services include medical, mental health, substance abuse, housing, dental, and legal services, plus free eyeglasses, California ID, food, clothing, and wheelchair repair.

 [TECH.BLORGE.com] Google helps the homeless with free voice mail: How many of these disenfranchised homeless could there possibly be in the San Francisco area? Because of the temperate climate that makes it possible to be outside year round San Francisco attracts as many as 7000 or more homeless to its streets.

 [takepart Blog Network] Google Gives Free Voicemail to San Fran Homeless: said Craig Walker, senior project manager of Google. “There’s no stigma attached to it that ‘hey this is a temporary thing’

[Dave's Tech Blog] Google Gives All SF Homeless Free Voicemail: Google is partnering with San Francisco to provide the service to homeless individuals and to shelters and agencies so they can distribute the numbers to their clients.

[la's Homeless Blog] Want A Free Google Phone Number?: If you're homeless in the City of San Francisco, you can now get a free Google phone number and voice mail, thanks to Google's generous offer. The goal is to help people struggling on the streets of San Francisco use these numbers and .

 [The Search Insider] Google Gives Free Voicemail to SF’s Homeless: Don’t get me wrong - I applaud Google’s announcement that they are partnering with the city of San Francisco to provide the homeless with free voicemail and a lifelong telephone number. And even if the feelgood move is little more than .

[Wild Eggs] Google gives free voice mail to San Francisco’s homeless: Bless Google for doing something amazing: The company is handing out phone numbers and voice-mail boxes to every homeless person in San Francisco.

 [Blog Of The Day] Google Offers Free Phone Services to the Homeless: Google’s Grand Central’s senior product manager of voice products, Craig Walker, has just announced that his company will offer free phone numbers and voicemail accounts to people that don’t have a home. So far, he claims, .

 [Kevin Restivo's Tech Blog] Daft PR from Google and GrandCentral: If you want to do something useful for the homeless of San Francisco, set up a shelter, give them food or maybe even a job. I’m guessing the needs of people in such unfortunate circumstances are more immediate anyways.

[daily digital blog] Google helps the homeless, offers free voicemail: The GrandCentral service, according to Google gives users one number, one voicemail box and “so many features you won’t believe it.” By giving this to the homeless, it could give them a first step to getting back on their feet by offering them a way to stay in contact with potential employers.

 [COSTA IMC Blog] Google and the Homeless: A homeless person will be able to call in for his or her messages from any phone. Google partnered with San Francisco to provide the service to homeless individuals and to shelters and agencies so they can distribute the numbers to their clients.

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