Harvard Square Homeless Shelter

2017 Fall Jumbocode Project

Project Description

Harvard Square Homeless Shelter has a Street Team (ST) that goes out to the streets of Cambridge and provide assistance to those in need who cannot make it to the shelter. A comprehensive history of all interactions need to be documented and consolidated. Currently, the ST data and notes system is fairly inefficient. The ST members take binders of resources and notepads out on the streets, and the notes are compiled at the end of the night. The app that we are building will streamline this process, and enable individual ST members to easily record and access information on any guest they have interacted with.

Team Members

Project Lead:
Tommy Tang
Members:
Vincent Tran
Jacob Jaffe
Ana Arsovska
Phil Wang
Chase Troxell
Dani Kupfer
Suneeth Keerthy
Julia Grace
Jenna Kubiak
Pulkit Jain
Dennis Kim
Jack Collins
Steph Xu
Simon Chen

Technology Stack

We chose to use react-native for frontend and firebase for backend

How to run the app:

cd HSHSmobile
Follow the instruction to install react-native
npm install
react-native run-ios / react-native run-android

How to create a new account:

Login to firebase
Navigate to https://console.firebase.google.com/project/hshs-street-team/authentication/users
Click Add User and enter a new username and password

React Native Installation

Click the link below, and follow the instructions within "Building Projects with Native Code"
https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html