{"id":20927,"date":"2025-03-19T22:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=20927"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:41:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:41:14","slug":"leon-countys-kearney-center-and-the-tech-entrepreneurs-behind-it-are-on-the-verge-of-a-breakthrough","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/leon-countys-kearney-center-and-the-tech-entrepreneurs-behind-it-are-on-the-verge-of-a-breakthrough\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon County&#8217;s Kearney Center and the tech entrepreneurs behind it are on the verge of a breakthrough"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-20927-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/03\/caseychat0319s.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/03\/caseychat0319s.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/03\/caseychat0319s.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>What if an app on your smartphone could function as a case manager and a way to keep track of all the services an unhoused person receives? A group in Leon County is working to make that a reality.<\/p>\n<p>The app is called Casey Chat. It\u2019s the brainchild of Rick Kearney, founder of Leon County\u2019s emergency homeless shelter, and his son Scott, the executive director of EnableYou, the company developing the app. Scott says his company\u2019s mission is to serve the under-served, and Casey Chat is how they plan to do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine being able to get immediate answers about housing or health care at 3 o\u2019clock in the morning without having to wait around,&#8221; he says. &#8220;Without having a stigma. Without having hurdles or barriers. This is what that app can do. It turns that uncertainty into clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott says the app can answer those questions. It also tracks the services a person receives and logs those in a profile that\u2019s available to everyone who works with that person down the road.<\/p>\n<p>And for someone feeling isolated, Casey Chat is like having a friend in your pocket.<i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s who we want Casey to be,&#8221; he says. &#8220;Casey is your friend. It is your assistant. It\u2019s your concierge. 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