Homelessness

March 24, 2014

Tamiya Hall

Proposal: Homelessness

This is a project that is going to help advocate for the homeless and reach put to help.

Needs and Opportunities

The problem that I have noticed with homelessness is that the number of people being homeless is increasing. These numbers aren’t just increasing in the DMV are but across the world as well. This is a major issue in the DMV area because this is where I reside and, it represents us as a whole. Men and women of all ages are living in the streets with no food, shelter, money, clothes, and etc. I know it is not our job to take care of them but everyone can pitch in to help, and do something. This is a huge problem and some sort of action needs to be taken.

Audience / Clients / Users

The audience is those who live in the DMV area. It can also be those who don’t and are just advocating to help. My main target is those who live in the DMV area. I say that because we live here and we because of that we should be the first to help. My purpose for this project is to let everyone know how homelessness is affecting our area, and the things we could do to help. The people that would benefit from this project are the people who are homeless. I will make it my best to advocate for them and get people aware of the problem so they could help. This would also benefit those who help. Not only will it make them a better person but, it will also make them feel like they have made our society better.

Timeline

March Deliverables	Proposal Elevator Pitch Research more Get people’s opinion on the issue Find statistics
April  Deliverables	Work on the learning lab portion of my project. Document my work
May  Deliverables	Work on my ted talk and get all the materials needed for this portion. Video or others.

Product

The actual product I will show this spring is me actually outreaching. I will advocate and show that during the spring.

Reality Check

The equipment I am going to need to complete this project is a camera, and people to help advocate basically. These things are needed because it plays an important role in trying to get my message across.

Conclusion

I am so tired of seeing the people who live in our area homeless and we aren’t doing anything to help. It shouldn’t be this way. We spend money on these expensive things that we do not need but can’t help feed, clothe the homeless or, give money to organizations every month and go help feed the homeless. It is the little things that count. I care about our society and the people in it. Nobody knows what those homeless people are going through so I just want to lend a helping hand and care, can you all do the same?