#About Samaritan House San Mateo Since 1974, Samaritan House has grown to become San Mateo Count's leading non-profit that brings a new level of hope, dignity, and empowerment to people living in poverty as they fulfill immediate needs and guide people to self reliance. Recognized as a role model in the community, Samaritan House is the largest food distribution agency in the county. Its other free services include shelter and housing assistance; medical and dental clinics; clothes for children; personalized case management and much more.
#The worker resource center The Worker Resource Center provides an alternative location for temporary laborers and potential employers to meet for work. Managed by Samaritan House and funded by the City of San Mateo, the Worker Resource Center opened in 2003 with the goal of providing a safe place for employers and employees to meet.
http://samaritanhousesanmateo.org
#Why the PayPal Opportunity Hack? The PayPal Hack gives us a unique opportunity to demonstrate how technology can help Samaritan House modernize a process that is currently done with pen and paper and a tombola lottery system for choosing who gets the opportunity to work via the WRC.
Technology can be a real enabler for link Samaritan House and specifically the Worker Resource Center.
The web application has been written to allow Workers and Employers to register via a simple online form and the WRC to faciliate the matching up of workers with employment.
#WRC App Technical Architecture
- workers to register
- employers to register
- employers to submit jobs
- employers to manage jobs
- the WRC to match workers to jobs
- the WRC feedback to employers
- the WRC to send surveys to employers and solicit feedback from workers.