Matt’s App of the Week: Samaritan

Typically I like to feature tools here that everyone can use right away.  And although this app is currently only available in Seattle, the idea behind it was so inspiring to me this past week I wanted to share it with you.
There are homeless and disadvantaged people all around us.  Many of them aren’t just very similar to us, they are us.  We are so similar in our hopes, our fears, the opportunities and luck and serendipity that helps some of us succeed while others struggle.
Like many of you who also work and travel in urban areas weekly, I encounter homeless people regularly.  I often wonder about their stories, about them personally.  I also struggle with how best to help them.
Samaritan tells their story.  They find and interview the very same people we all encounter in real life.  Many of these folks are so close to getting back on their