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The context
Bridging the gap between looking for help and getting it.
Help exists. Finding it, and getting through the door, is the hard part. Jinship works on the information in between.
Jinship helps
Nonprofits keep resource information updated.
People find and navigate assistance in simple language.
Institutions see where the system breaks down.
the problem
It’s tough to find help, let alone navigate it.
Everyone in the system is working hard. The information connecting them is what breaks.
People don’t know where to start.
Once you find out where to go, the process is confusing and overwhelming.
Case managers are stretched thin.
They carry an overwhelming number of cases, and keep running into outdated resource information.
Governments can’t see the friction.
They don’t see what people and nonprofits face on the ground, so the system never gets better.
Assistance is fractured across finding help + giving help.
And so…
what happens next
Two sides, one broken loop.
for people seeking help
People look for help and find a maze.
Not knowing what to ask for, scattered resources, complex paperwork, unclear steps. Each turn is another chance to give up.
for caseworkers
Caseworkers run into outdated info.
Wrong numbers, stale hours, programs that stopped taking clients. Every dead end costs a call, a trip, or a person’s trust.
Resource Directory
City Workforce Center
Is their number correct?
Northwest Housing Assistance
The hours don't seem right
Southside Family Services
Didn't respond
Central Mental Health Clinic
Still accepting clients?
the real gap
The gap between finding help and getting help is information discovery.
Today, Jinship solves it from the caseworker’s side, starting with the directories they rely on.
for nonprofits and resource networks
Live resource directory updates.
Resource information changes constantly, but most directories are updated slowly and by hand. Jinship gives organizations a faster way to keep listings current so people aren’t sent to dead ends.
Update your directory
Resource Directory
Chicago Workforce Center
Accepting
Northwest Housing Assistance
Waitlist Open
Southside Family Services
Full
Lakeview Mental Health Clinic
Hours need to be updated
Keep your directory worth trusting.
It takes a few minutes to send your first update. Questions? Reach us at hello@jinship.com.
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