SafeLink Wireless is a government supported program that provides a free cell phone and airtime each month for income-eligible customers.
Look Ma, free phones and free minutes... but not everywhere.
We are currently offering service in parts of Alabama, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
I guess the idea is, poor people need a phone to find a job, apply for school, get benefits and such.
That, and the unemployed/economically inactive are more vulnerable to social isolation and related mental health problems.
'Cept when their shootin' craps in the alley. ;)
I had a low-income pregnant friend, she had to borrow a cell phone during the end of the pregnancy for emergencies. It was a bit nerve-wracking that she didn't have a phone in her condition for such a long time.
I think its a great idea, hopefully it will expand.
It's just adorable that they are using the 'simoleon' symbol from 'The Sims'.
There's a local program to donate old cellphones to a battered women's shelter. They give them to the women who are unwilling to leave the relationship they're in, as a means to call 911 when he gets "too rough." On the one hand, it's a depressing program, but on the other, apparently it's the only solution for a lot of these women who refuse to leave, and several have been grateful to have the phones on them when it mattered.
That, and the unemployed/economically inactive are more vulnerable to social isolation and related mental health problems.
I have been paged, what is it Dana? :D