The LifeFiles project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneering Ideas in Technology and Health Grant, researched and prototyped a blockchain-enabled platform that could store, secure, validate, and share personal documents. Over the grant period the team researched and developed the prototype for the platform, tested with residents and service providers, outlined the next steps for developing and launching the platform, and compiled their products and learnings on this website.

Our intent is that, when launched, the platform could increase resident access to social and health services especially vital to ending homelessness, such as housing, benefits, and access to medical care. Digital documents will be linked to an account accessible on any device, and a client will always retain complete ownership of personal information, even after exiting homelessness or after receiving care from providers. The client will also be able to remove any reference to personal data from the platform and its records at any time.

LifeFiles is intended to empower clients with their own history, enable self-advocacy, and catalyze client-centered care.