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An AI powered search engine aimed at streamlining job, housing, and furniture search for low-income and displaced families.

How it works

Our search engine scrapes websites like Craigslist to find furniture and housing based on provided budgetary information. Then, it uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to filter through the results to provide custom recommendations based on the user's needs. To wrap it all up, the engine provides a simple search feature for those in need of work, powered by Indeed, creating a one stop shop for those who have been hit by hard times.

How to run the app

  • Start by creating a virtual environment with python3 -m venv venv
  • Activate the virtual environment by executing source venv/bin/activate
  • To install the project dependencies, run pip3 install -r requirements.txt
  • Next, move into the repo directory and execute export FLASK_APP=website.py
  • Finally, start the server by running flask run

All done!

Why this is important

Low-income housing is an issue that has faced the American people for decades, and it continues to plague our country to this day. Local and state governments have been working endlessly to put an end to homelessness and provide housing and vital resources to the less fortunate, but it hasn't been enough. As software engineers, we decided to use our skills for good and provide a platform to make it that much easier for those in need to quickly get back on their feet.