# A Thread for Vendors

**URL:** <https://forum.openreferral.org/t/a-thread-for-vendors/372>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 27, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/a-thread-for-vendors/372 "2023-03-27T20:45:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![devin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openreferral.org/devin/32/16_2.png) [@devin](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/devin)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/a-thread-for-vendors/372/1 "2023-03-27T20:45:59Z")

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Hi folks. I think it’d be useful and interesting to have a discussion group/thread specifically for people who earn money (or are interested in earning money) by implementing HSDS-based systems for resource management.

I can kick it off by introducing myself as a long time supporter of Open Referral who, aside from helping with the spec and community, has also built a number of HSDS-based apps including the [HSDS 2.0 Airtable Template](https://www.airtable.com/universe/expAX64T1BvtFvaHc/human-services-directory-hsds-20) and [ORServies](https://github.com/sarapis/orservices) app for managing and displaying HSDS data.

I live in NYC with HSDS-related clients in Washington DC and Washington State.

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**Author:** ![skyleryoung](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openreferral.org/skyleryoung/32/212_2.png) [@skyleryoung](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/skyleryoung)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/a-thread-for-vendors/372/2 "2023-03-27T21:00:28Z")

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I’m Skyler Young, CEO of a startup called Connect 211. We use HSDS as a basis for data exchange in our search engine and data services. We develop and open source search engine and also do a lot of work helping vendors transform and orchestrate enterprise resource data at scale. You can see our search engine code base (1.0) here: [211 Connect · GitHub](https://github.com/211-Connect)

We have particularly specialized in making 211 resource data (or any data using the 211 Taxonomy) searchable for the lay public.

We LOVE having a standard to use for exchanging resource data.

My team is on the West Coast, and we have clients in WA, NE, HI, MD, WY, and NY.

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**Author:** ![skyleryoung](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openreferral.org/skyleryoung/32/212_2.png) [@skyleryoung](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/skyleryoung)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/a-thread-for-vendors/372/3 "2023-03-27T21:01:28Z")

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This is awesome. Thanks @devin .