Summary of the Project

An organization called CARES has been collecting personal, housing and service information from homeless or potentially homeless individuals in New York that we are going to be able to analyze using Python. By analyzing and visualizing this data, we are hoping to observe trends that lead to specific characteristics of individuals that could lead to chronic homelessness and instability. The tool we are striving to create will be able to identify these characteristics as red flags and ensure that the individuals that need extra help actually get the attention and resources that they need. This could lead to a more efficient and successful way to match the appropriate individuals with the program that will best suit them and ultimately reduce the amount of homelessness in New York State.