- Many homeless lack the identification (birth certificates) needed to access local government services and secure employment.
- In response, cities including Spokane, Houston and Austin are piloting encrypting and digitizing homeless individuals information in blockchain.
- The homeless would be able to access their records via mobile phones and library computer portals protected with passwords and photo recognition.
- Centralized blockchain records will help cities get more accurate counts of homeless populations.
- Homeless students, LGBT youth and those living with others are undercounted.
