Join us as we sit down with the first place winners of Fall In's Veterans Hackathon, where the theme was helping homeless veterans. They've created a revolutionary solution, "Samaritan," that's like TaskRabbit and DoorDash for homeless veterans' daily needs, including food security. In this episode, you'll hear how their team is making charitable food choices better informed for veterans with diabetes, while elevating opportunities for improving food security for those who need it most: homeless veterans with diabetes or other dietary needs, and those in their support network. This is a powerful and emotional journey that you won't want to miss.

Empowering the Forgotten: A Veteran's Journey to Food Security

Gregory offers insight into problem domain areas for veterans to work off of for the November Vets Hackathon

 (3/3) Gregory B., homeless Army Vet: problems and a call for solutions at the VA

Gregory offers insight into problem domair areas for veterans to work off of for the November Vets Hackathon

2/3 Gregory B., homeless Army Vet: problems and a call for solutions at the VA

Gregory, an Army veteran talks about his homelessness journey at the West LA VA

 1/3 Gregory B, homeless Army vet: Problems and a call for solutions at the VA

Listen to Bryan Cantrill talk with veterans in the metaverse during the Ukraine benefit hackathon.

Bryan Cantrill - Author of Dtrace - Fall In Keynote 

Team HasDid [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15HJt1yaIEceerStuJTf3n3MZMutUZ1tN8Pql1CFHEug/edit?usp=sharing] is helping non-tech creators publicize their personal DID to all NFT marketplaces - built using Chia blockchain technology.

Team HasDid.io | Fall In

Thoughtful Librarians [https://github.com/Milkdromeda-333/thghtfl-lbrrns] is a  platform for stories + ways to facilitate circles for organizing around common causes/experts/trusted members, and a cadence for folks convening on relevant issues to help parse and manage all the news and updates associated with complex crisis.

This app works by organizing people through their close contacts, and anyone who shares common interest via the metadata tags of the content they bookmark.

Fall In |  Team Thoughtful Librarians

All in one resource for service members and vets in finding skillbridge
programs.

Team Skill Me Up | Fall In 

TEAMMATES:  DJ, Zane, Jonathan, Stedman, EZ, Ernest

TEAM LEADER: Zane

TAGLINE:  Vome Alone

IDEA:  Geolocating Vet homeless population and relaying them to resources nearby

PROBLEM THAT YOUR TEAM IS SOLVING: Matching  resources with vets in need of help

FOR WHOM ARE YOU SOLVING THE PROBLEM: Vets who are in need of help, caregivers
looking for opportunities to help

Team Vome

TEAMMATES: Umar Ahmed Badami, Adam McDonald, Brian Slusher, Tynan Kavanaugh,
Matthew Robinson, Morgan Morris

TEAM LEADER: Morgan Morris

TAGLINE: Securely bringing help to those who need it most.

IDEA: Secure and verified messaging portal connecting aid organizations to
at-risk individuals in humanitarian crises.

PROBLEM THAT YOUR TEAM IS SOLVING: In a humanitarian crisis, trusting the wrong
email or text could have deadly consequences. Our project provides users with an
ability to freely communicate with verified aid organizations while located in
dangerous situations.

FOR WHOM ARE YOU SOLVING THE PROBLEM: Primarily for supporting those currently
involved with the Afghanistan refugee crisis, but the app can be practically
used in an assortment of arenas.

SecureAid

Welcome to the Veterans Hackathon Podcast, where we explore the intersection of competition, software engineering, and design--with members of the Defense and Tech community.

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