A young person may know exactly where help is and still be unable to reach it. FCHome exists to close that transportation gap.
Transportation is the barrier FCHome exists to remove. These are the conditions that make it hardest.
Limited transportation can prevent people experiencing homelessness from reaching shelters, healthcare, employment, and other essential services. Free transit passes, SMS delivery, and offline directions help reduce this barrier.
Youth aging out of foster care often lose their housing and the person who might have given them a ride at the same time. FCHome exists for exactly that gap.
Internet access among unhoused youth is often brief or shared. SMS-delivered passes and offline maps make sure the ride still reaches them.
FCHome is designed around that difference: fare cost, route timing, safety, and follow-through all shape whether a young person can actually get there.
Future studies should measure whether mobility-aware support improves clarity and follow-through without increasing privacy risk.
Compare hours, route cost, confirmation steps, safety notes, and contact methods.
Study referral lists against support plans that include route and access guidance.
Define privacy-safe, consent-aware measures before collecting sensitive information.
A predictive model built alongside the platform, aimed at reaching families before they lose housing.
Flags risk using eviction filings, utility shutoffs, and unemployment claims, before a family becomes homeless.
Accepted to the International Journal on Homelessness. Presenting in South Africa, January 2027.
Bringing the model to city councils across California and FCHome's partner states.
These links appeared in the existing FCHome site. Exact claims and citations still require review before final publication.
Researchers, service providers, and transit partners can help validate the problem framing, pilot design, and responsible outcome measures.
