mRelief.com empowers Chicagoans with a tool to access the welfare system in unprecedented ways by determining food stamp eligibility through text messaging and web tools which direct people to their next step in the application. Sponsored by Microsoft and in partnership with the Harris Food Policy Advocacy Group, Code Across America national hackathon, and Women of Code, mRelief is hosting a local civic hackathon event where we invite thought leaders in policy and computer programming to expand current eligibility screening for food stamps in Illinois.

Together we will focus on:
POLICY RULES: The most important policies that determine overall eligibility
ACCESSIBILITY: Making screeners more accessible for students and applicants of varying immigration status
DOCUMENTS: Key documents people need for food stamp interviews


DATE:
Feb 21 - Feb 22


ITINERARY:
Feb. 21, 2014: 10-7PM
10-12PM - Policy Mapping Session
1PM - Complimentary Working Lunch
2-6PM - Civic Hackathon with Computer Programmers (Ruby Developers Preferred)
6-7PM - Complementary Working Dinner

Feb. 22, 2014: 10-1PM
10 - 12 - Standardization Process Map (Complimentary Bagels and Coffee)
12-1 - Wrap-up and Final Announcements


LOCATION:
University of Chicago
Chicago Innovation Exchange
1452 E 53rd Street2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60615

SUPPORTED BY:
LAF