www.412Connect.org is an online platform that bridges university students with underrepresented communities. 412Connect aims to expose students to assets within a community through virtual scavenger hunts. The site generates customized organization recommendations based on a survey of the student’s interests. The student can earn badges on the platform by participating in activities aimed at raising awareness and visibility for participating businesses. Learn more about the project's unique collaborative development by watching this 412Connect Year of Data and Society presentation!
This semester, we will be working towards the second launch of the 412Connect platform with our curator, the Homewood CEC, and community consultant, Cocoapreneur. This next launch will feature 15-20 organizations that are assets to the Homewood community, and we are looking for new volunteers to collaborate with partners and featured organizations, code the platform, track social media statistics, create trivia questions, perform data analysis, create data reports, and more. Fill out this Google Form to get involved!
