SAN FRANCISCO - A project offering free voice mail to the homeless and poor to help them find jobs and stay in touch with family signed up 228 members during its launch.
Project CARE started Thursday will be available in shelters around the city in the coming weeks.
"It was a fairly easy service to offer since we already have built a high-end voice mail system for paying customers," said Craig Walker, chief executive of GrandCentral Communications. "So we thought, 'Hey, let's do some good with this.'"
The startup company's paid voice mail product is scheduled to launch this summer, but access will remain free for homeless clients.
Homeless advocates say the system will help alleviate the stress of not being able to get messages from family members, potential employers or social workers.
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