Addressing homelessness by
providing help faster
PATH, a Los Angeles-based organization founded to address the ever-
increasing issue of homelessness, applied for an AWS Imagine Grant to
develop a way to shorten the time it takes to match homeless individuals
and families with homes of their own. With the grant and support from
the AWS team, the organization developed LeaseUp! to connect clients
with the best possible housing for their needs.
Amazon Personalize captures relevant information about available units
of housing so case managers can recommend the best housing option to
their clients in real time. By integrating this technology, the organization
has been able to match over 600 individuals experiencing homelessness
with housing—and reduce the time it takes to do so. Timing in these
situations is often critical; a person who is ready to come in and get help
one day may not return the next.
LeaseUp! aims to add 2,000 new units to its database over the next
year to help even more people make it home. Bringing more existing
apartments onto the platform and working more seamlessly with the
landlords to list rental units are important steps in not just addressing
homelessness but also ending it.
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