Youth Service Network (ysnmn.org)
Web and SaaS
social services directory
SHOW HN2015
100points
36comments
#247of 2,565 in 2015
Top 10%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
11 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 1 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.37.
Idea: 8 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Responsive design works well on phones.
From 2 comments
This is terrific. Thanks for doing it! The responsive design works great. It's simple enough to figure out with cold fingers on a mobile phone or in a public library -- which is…
OliverJones on HNGreat design, I was able to navigate quickly through the app to find what I needed. I work in this industry (SaaS provider for non-profits) and just sent the project out to the…
leesalminen on HN
Important social cause well executed.
From 3 comments
This is really great! Seriously, you don't know how helpful something like this is. My girlfriend worked for a charity that helped people find housing around Toronto. She was…
jbob2000 on HNThanks for building this; although I have never been homeless, this is something near and dear to my heart. I second rmxt's comment about clearly branding this for Minneapolis.…
gargarplex on HNI really hope this service gains traction and 'vendor buy in' or whatever. It's nice to see someone using their programming skills to try and defeat a huge social problem.
taternuts on HN
Objections
Shelter availability data is hard to keep updated.
From 1 comment
This spec involves getting the shelters to update availability. That can be a tough deal; going on some web site is the last thing on a shelter manager's mind, esp. when they're…
OliverJones on HN
Assumes homeless youth have internet access.
From 1 comment
This is really awesome! One minor question... aren't you making a rather large assumption that homeless youth have internet access to use the site?
eriksie on HN
Requests
Sort shelter results by available beds first.
From 1 comment
Can you sort the search pages (like http://ysnmn.org/#/shelter) to display the shelters with available beds first? The first page of results I see lists some "No beds available"…
cpeterso on HN
Add queer and trans specific resources.
From 1 comment
feature request: queer/trans specific resources!
reallynobody on HN
Expand to other cities and states.
From 3 comments
Great work and happy to see the support from all those corporations. Agreeing with the others on the Minnesota label being needed on the site, but moreso - what do you think…
maxbrown on HNThis is terrific. Thanks for doing it! The responsive design works great. It's simple enough to figure out with cold fingers on a mobile phone or in a public library -- which is…
OliverJones on HNThis is really awesome. I'm actually working on a very similar app! It may be good to put a listing on the side of the cities you support. I'm assuming over time you're planning…
efriese on HN
Questions
Is it available in other cities?
From 2 comments
Great work and happy to see the support from all those corporations. Agreeing with the others on the Minnesota label being needed on the site, but moreso - what do you think…
maxbrown on HNThis is really awesome. I'm actually working on a very similar app! It may be good to put a listing on the side of the cities you support. I'm assuming over time you're planning…
efriese on HN
Does it track users?
From 1 comment
This is terrific. Thanks for doing it! The responsive design works great. It's simple enough to figure out with cold fingers on a mobile phone or in a public library -- which is…
OliverJones on HN