Ending Homelessness
Bianca Gonzalez is a tech and finance writer who highlights the intersection of technical advancements and social change.
As a daily news and features contributor for Biometric Update, she covers advancements in biometrics and the rise of mass surveillance.
As a solutions journalist for Next City, she covers urban solutions throughout the US. She covers community financial institutions and intersectional disability justice.
As a case study writer for Community Solutions, she highlights progress cities are making in ending homelessness using the Built for Zero methodology.
Ending Homelessness
Instead of criminalizing homelessness, Atlanta is using law enforcement's help to divert people from the criminal justice system and connect them to resources instead.
Strong partnerships and leadership allow the large city to make strides in the last mile to functional zero.
Fairfax, Virginia, diverted 74% of participants from experiencing homelessness through a diversion program.
Cities are reducing homelessness by approaching it like a public health crisis or disaster - with a coordinated, data-driven effort.
Cybersecurity, Biometrics, and Digital Identity
Police and genealogists can access the loophole by manipulating search fields to show profiles of individuals who opted out of sharing information with police.
Trust Stamp has released a white paper explaining the threat of quantum computing to biometric systems and making recommendations to minimize the risks.
Under-display cameras and facial recognition are in high demand as consumers yearn for smartphones with a bezel-free display.
The AI recognizes dozens of documents in a single frame, allowing for banks to provide a more streamlined IDV process while protecting themselves against fraud.
Digital Inclusion and Tech for Social Good
A new partnership is increasing the use of AI at CDFI credit unions across the country.
Bridging the Digital Divide is a nine-month program designed to give East Warren businesses access to technology and training they need to scale.
Program recipients received their final discounts in May
This women-led firm has a solution to make investing in racial equity easier and more transparent.
Community Finance, Solutions Journalism
How a unique home buying program is helping new Americans secure a mortgage.
The Juntos Avanzamos designation indicates credit unions that are committed to serving Hispanic and immigrant communities.
Intersectional Disability Justice
Lawsuits over inaccessible sidewalks, transit, libraries, and other public infrastructure are costing cities millions. But for disabled people of color, they may be the only route to equity
Disability inclusion in emergency preparedness and response doesn't just mean supporting disabled victims of extreme weather-it also means including disabled communities in disaster relief strategy
Housing insecurity compounds intersecting marginalizations for disabled people of color. Affordable, comprehensively accessible housing can help