A new Tucson app called Nexus for Hope uses real-time data to help outreach workers find open shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness.
The Nexus for Hope app is designed to help people experiencing homelessness in Tucson find an open shelter bed quickly, plugging into existing homeless management systems used by shelters across the city to make it easier for them to work together.
Josh Jacobsen, the app’s creator and a member of the Tucson Crime Free Coalition, said the technology is the next step toward solving the housing crisis…