This is community care.
Coming Soon…
Think of a time when you’ve had this thought…
“My loved one (e.g. sibling, friend, parent) needs more support and I am not sure where to find it…”
Or these thoughts:
“I want to support others, but I am so busy...”
“My schedule is irregular, and I have 10-20 minutes free this evening.”
“I have more time now that I’m working remotely…how can I support others from my home during social distancing?”
“ I wish it were easy to find safe, brief, and remote ways of requesting and offering support during this COVID-19 crisis.”
We hear you…
It needs to be easier to care for each other.
That’s why we created Community Collaboratory:
Website & App that makes it easy to find brief, safe, reliable ways of offering/requesting local support.
A Social Network connecting with friends/others in your community by coming together to care for each other.
Community Care as a web of relationships in which we support each other to build trust, connection, and improve community wellbeing.
How can I offer/request support?
Examples:
Purchase an internet subscription for your neighbor so their kids can access more educational activities.
Send supportive text messages to a lonely older adult.
Show an isolated elderly neighbor how to use Zoom/Facetime so they can stay connected with family.
Support a neighbor with practicing their speech exercises on Facetime as they recover from a Traumatic Brain Injury.
You can do these things and so much more...
Get Started…
Step 1: Create a Profile
Ally’s Profile
29 years old
Zip Code: 98102
Low Involvement
Availability: Regular/Irregular
Skills: Research, Finding Resources
Interests: Education, Affordable Childcare, Child Health
Step 2: Match with Community Members
Community Member Connection!
Mary & Anna
Zip Code: 98102
Request Support
Medium Involvement
Topic: Affordable Childcare, Internet Access
Description: Need support finding affordable childcare options for my 1 year old and getting internet access.
Cassy
Zip Code: 98118
Offer Support
Low Involvement
Interests/Skills: Affordable Childcare
Description: Would love to support parents/families with finding affordable childare!
Step 3: Confirm Connection with a Community Care Team!
To Ensure Safety: Remote Tasks only & Trained Staff are on-call!
Additional Features
Bright Spots
A home page called ‘Bright Spots’: posts of moments/stories of bright moments that made you and your neighbors smile!
These could be moments of offering/receiving support, or just bright moments from your day-day life. We need to be reminded that there are bright moments happening all around us all the time!
My Support Network
Invite friends/neighbors and others to be a part of your ‘Support Network’: individuals that you can call on when you need support.
Asking for help/support is hard. It’s easier if you already have a list of friends and people that you have asked to be in your support network and will answer your call when you need it. The hardest part of asking for help is already over.
Community Care Teams
When offering or receiving support, everyone joins a Community Care Team: a group of community members that wrap around and support an individual or family.
Join with your friends, family, and partners! This is a great way to spend time and connect with people you already know and trust.
Testimonials
“I hear people in my community all the time talking about volunteer opportunities, but they have limited flexibility and time so they rarely engage; this app would be a great tool for busy people who can't make long term commitments, but who really want to help and connect with their community.”
— Seattle resident, 34 years old
