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Cell Phone Solar-Powered Charging Station

Solar-powered cell phone charging station lets homeless folk stay connected to the larger world surrounding them.

Leader

Pastor Doug Horner

Location

4427 Franklin Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44113

About the project

Our neighborhood has a large percentage of folk wandering though our facilities with no way to charge their cell phones. They need to be able to contact parents, Uber, their bosses, friends for rides, etc. We are open almost 24 hours a day and there just aren't enough plugs for everyone to be able to charge their phones.

The Steps

Obtain phone booth or compartmental phone booth for pole mounting.

Obtain solar charging kit and possibly a battery-storage system for nightime use.

Determing location that features sunlight and security.

Install phone booth into the ground, then charging system into the phone booth.

Install signage so passersby will understand the nature of the charching stattion.

 

Why we‘re doing it

To help provide "functional hospitality" to visitors, guests, neighborhood residents, wanderers, and those in-need of cell phone charging when they otherwise may not be able to obtain it.

$1,030.00 / $1,030.00