Caleb Aguayo
Heating the Homeless
About the Project
When it gets cold in Alabama, the weather can present challenges for local people in need of heating, food, or shelter. Service agencies and nonprofits and Tuscaloosa help to meet these needs.
This YouTube video is a news package produced about how these services function. Its script is downloadable below.
Google Map
This Google Map shows some of Tuscaloosa County's service agencies. United Way of West Alabama, the central location, refers callers in need to the other agencies that can help them. The locations shown are Love INC of Tuscaloosa County, United Way of West Alabama, the Community Soup Bowl, Temporary Emergency Services, and the Salvation Army.
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You can make the map fullscreen, as well as zoom in or out, using the icons on its borders. Click on the icons or lines within the map to see more details and images.
Thinglink Multimedia Tour
The project above is a 360-degree multimedia tour through Thinglink, a web-based platform. At the bottom right is a button to make it fullscreen, as well as a link to the project's webpage and an icon for viewing it with a virtual reality headset. Click and drag to look around the panoramic scene. The home icons are in the back of the truck, showing the news package, Google Map, and infographic. Click on the remaining icons to see images, videos, and details about the impact of community services and their volunteers.
Social Media and Graphics Packaging
The image to the left is an Instagram post made about the project, produced using Canva. Its caption linked to the other multimedia elements.
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Caption: "The Temporary Emergency Services funds its operations through community donations, as well as a local thrift store. Find out how local organizations like it stay afloat during the holidays."
The image to the right is a Twitter/X quote-based post made from the project, produced using Canva. Its caption linked to the other multimedia elements.
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Caption: "Dr. Karen Thompson-Jackson said with the amount of people in need of basic services, it is important to participate in community outreach by hand-delivering donations. Hear more of what she had to say about local involvement."
The image to the left is a Facebook post made for the project, produced using Canva. Its caption linked to the other multimedia elements.
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Caption: "When winter months approach, the number of phone calls increases. The United Way of West Alabama refers 2-1-1 callers to other agencies for supplies and housing, but the organization also offers children’s educational programs, job listings, and a service for making a will. See more of its impact on the community."
This infographic stems from the data surrounding the project. It outlines the five service organizations highlighted in the Google Map and the Thinglink multimedia tour. In addition, it displays the local addresses and functions of these locations, as well as the numbers of people served both in Tuscaloosa and across the country. At the bottom are Bit.ly links to the Thinglink tour and the news package shown in this webpage.
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Below the infographic, at the bottom of the page, is a button to get back to the top.
