HomelessHack Oxford
"Dont just give change - create it"
About the event
#homelesshack is a 2-day event for anyone interested in helping tackle the problem of homelessness in Oxford and support those currently facing it.
It builds on other HomelessHack events in London and Manchester but seeks to engage the Oxford/Oxfordshire digital and third sector communities in helping to reduce the specific problems of homelessness in Oxford.
Information and resources available at https://homelesshack.github.io
What's the problem?
A total of 433 different people were seen sleeping rough in the City during the period April 2015 and March 2016. 263, or 60%, were seen sleeping rough for the very first time. Quarterly data from 2016/17 however, shows that the majority of people rough sleeping in the City are already known to services from previous periods/instances of rough sleeping.
A recent street count (November 2016) counted 33 people. Estimates in 2016 had 79 people rough sleeping across Oxfordshire on a typical night (Oxford City, 47; Cherwell, 17; West Oxfordshire, 0; South Oxfordshire, 7; Vale of White Horse, 8).
How will it work?
Experts from charities, local business will come together with service designers, policy professionals, data analysts, developers, researchers and people with lived experience to see if we can create some useful things to help.
There will be people who know what's needed, people who know what data is available and where to find it, and people who can take on the ideas and prototypes from the event and find ways to make them happen.
You need to bring your own laptop and are also free to play around with any devices, sensors etc. Oxford Hackspace is letting us use their space for both days, so access to guest wi-fi, and prototyping materials will be available.
It doesn’t matter if you haven’t done this before. Experience hack veterans will be around to mentor and facilitate discussion on both days.
Schedule
(We're still putting final details together - bear with us!)
Friday 28th July
10:00 - 11.30: Presentations from experts and policy makers who work on homelessness to help hackers understand what's needed, what’s already being done and what the obstacles are.
11.30 - 12.30: Presentation of hack challenges and available data
12.30 - 13.30: Lunch and chance for everyone to talk about their ideas
13:30 to late: Form teams and get to work (Oxford Hackspace is open until 23:00)
Saturday 29th July
10:00 - 16:00: Teams carry on building concepts/prepare feedback
16:00 - 17:30: Show and Tell
How can you help?
- Sign up and come to the event!
- Get in touch to help organise
- Find us a venue for the Saturday morning!
- Sponsor the event to cover its costs, help with catering etc
- Tell other people so they can come or contribute
"Dont just give change - create it"
About the event
#homelesshack is a 2-day event for anyone interested in helping tackle the problem of homelessness in Oxford and support those currently facing it.
It builds on other HomelessHack events in London and Manchester but seeks to engage the Oxford/Oxfordshire digital and third sector communities in helping to reduce the specific problems of homelessness in Oxford.
Information and resources available at https://homelesshack.github.io
What's the problem?
A total of 433 different people were seen sleeping rough in the City during the period April 2015 and March 2016. 263, or 60%, were seen sleeping rough for the very first time. Quarterly data from 2016/17 however, shows that the majority of people rough sleeping in the City are already known to services from previous periods/instances of rough sleeping.
A recent street count (November 2016) counted 33 people. Estimates in 2016 had 79 people rough sleeping across Oxfordshire on a typical night (Oxford City, 47; Cherwell, 17; West Oxfordshire, 0; South Oxfordshire, 7; Vale of White Horse, 8).
How will it work?
Experts from charities, local business will come together with service designers, policy professionals, data analysts, developers, researchers and people with lived experience to see if we can create some useful things to help.
There will be people who know what's needed, people who know what data is available and where to find it, and people who can take on the ideas and prototypes from the event and find ways to make them happen.
You need to bring your own laptop and are also free to play around with any devices, sensors etc. Oxford Hackspace is letting us use their space for both days, so access to guest wi-fi, and prototyping materials will be available.
It doesn’t matter if you haven’t done this before. Experience hack veterans will be around to mentor and facilitate discussion on both days.
Schedule
(We're still putting final details together - bear with us!)
Friday 28th July
10:00 - 11.30: Presentations from experts and policy makers who work on homelessness to help hackers understand what's needed, what’s already being done and what the obstacles are.
11.30 - 12.30: Presentation of hack challenges and available data
12.30 - 13.30: Lunch and chance for everyone to talk about their ideas
13:30 to late: Form teams and get to work (Oxford Hackspace is open until 23:00)
Saturday 29th July
10:00 - 16:00: Teams carry on building concepts/prepare feedback
16:00 - 17:30: Show and Tell
How can you help?
- Sign up and come to the event!
- Get in touch to help organise
- Find us a venue for the Saturday morning!
- Sponsor the event to cover its costs, help with catering etc
- Tell other people so they can come or contribute
Good to know
Highlights
- 1 day 7 hours
- In-person
Location
Oxford Hackspace
Oxford Centre for Innovation
New Road Oxford OX1 1BY
How do you want to get there?
