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Hana Hogan
Mar 2, 20213 min read
From Coffee Chats to Community Connections
I was introduced to the idea of a “coffee chat” when I became a college student, and these quickly became one of my favorite things to...
Kriti Lalwani
Dec 4, 20202 min read
Finding Community Connection in Social Isolation
When the pandemic first hit America in March, I remember thinking that I would go home from college for 3 weeks, everyone would...
Oren Wei
Dec 2, 20203 min read
Closing the Information Gap One Text at a Time
Did you know nearly 50% of low-income Americans don’t have reliable access to the Internet? I certainly didn’t. Little did I know...
Tanaisha Italia
Nov 30, 20203 min read
Bridging the Gap with CovidSMS
In the midst of a global health crisis, during which millions of people have lost their jobs and are struggling to pay for basic...
Rimsha Hussaini
Nov 15, 20203 min read
Turning COVID-19’s SOS into CovidSMS
Los Angeles is one of the most diverse cities in the world, with people of all social classes and backgrounds. The COVID-19 pandemic...
Allen Tsai
Nov 9, 20202 min read
It All Started With a Text
One day out of the blue my friend sent me a message saying: “Text ‘start’ to (888) 414-5539.” What a weird thing for my friend to send me...
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