Volunteer or share a project that needs volunteers: https://helpwithcovid.com/

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https://helpwithcovid.com
Found through: https://www.covid19-response.com/

Page one, a list of ideas:

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  Help With Covid
  62 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  Help With COVID is a marketplace for people (especially software engineers) to find projects to contribute to, and for projects to find help.
  We’ve been overwhelmed by the number of people who want to help, and the number of high-quality projects that need it. Our hope is that this is a way for projects and people to find each other and to get to the other side of this as soon as possible.
  Remote
  created 1 day ago
  
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  Scale COVID testing with robust supply chain
  48 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  Current COVID testing capacity #s may be inflated and dependent on fragile global supply chains. We’re scaling robust COVID testing to protect healthcare workers with a lab in LA.
  LA/SF or remote
  created 1 day ago
  
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  Elderly Grocery Delivery
  44 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  A grocery delivery platform that helps connect the elderly to a local delivery service. Features include elderly can use a touch tone phone to call a number to place orders or directly place orders through the app. They could also request help in anything (orders placed directly via Thumbtack, DoorDash, TaskRabbit, etc.)
  Remote
  created about 19 hours ago
  
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  Build APIs around Corona Solutions
  41 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  We have started collecting data sets around the corona virus: case numbers, hospital equipment, 311 services center info, research papers and more.
  Help us build APIs and make them available for researchers and developers to quickly get scalable access to the data.
  Global / remote
  created about 15 hours ago
  
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  Coronavirus Wire: Your neighborhood coronavirus news aggregator
  31 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  The Problem
  Making sense of the current COVID-19 environment requires piecing together hundreds of fragmented channels. This includes, but is not limited to, waiting for sluggish updates from the CDC, sifting through various Twitter feeds, or calling your friends for the latest on fear-mongering rumors. What if there could be a better way to be in the loop, without hunting through multiple channels?
  The What
  Coronavirus Wire is a curated news aggregator that provides real-time updates on the most important changes affecting your local community, so that you can stay informed and make rational decisions.
  It’s designed to counteract misinformation and rumors around Coronavirus spread through social media by highlighting what’s truly happening locally, nationally, and globally around you. Determine wait times at your local hospital, see grocery store item shortages, and take actions according to municipality rules. Quickly learn what’s happening to your neighborhood, plan decisions on the available local resources, and take action knowing you are informed to the best of your abilities. Stay informed locally. Act rationally.
  A more detailed proposal can be found here:
  https://www.notion.so/jefflin/Coronavirus-Wire-Proposal-cc0839ac0aed45c19c4784e3a0086d72
  remote (although ideally closest to San Francisco timezone)
  created about 20 hours ago
  
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  Mobile App & Website to Connect Helpers with Those who Need Help
  17 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  Growing out of burgeoning Facebook Group (How Can I Help?) based in Mill Valley, CA, we are rapidly building a mobile app (iOS/Android) and React website (all connected) to facilitate rapid connections between individuals who need help and individuals/local businesses who can help them. We expect our time to market to be days not weeks. We want to support local businesses who need new and creative ways to earn revenue and to support at-risk populations who need help while in self-quarantine.
  Remote/BayArea
  created about 13 hours ago
  
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  1 Million Ventilators
  17 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  We need to develop a strategic reserve of 1,000,000+ emergency ventilators ASAP. These don’t need to be fancy medical ventilators, they just need to work.
  Step #1 is to crowdsource the best ventilator designs.
  Step #2 is to raise funding to deliver 1M+ ventilators.
  Step #3 is to rapidly build and ship 1M+ ventilators.
  Assuming containment has failed, the biggest cause of suffering and deaths from COVID-19 will be from a lack of ventilators. And any rationing of ventilators could trigger mass panic.
  There are ~160,000 ventilators in the US now. (See: http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/resources/COVID-19/200214-VentilatorAvailability-factsheet.pdf)
  The US alone needs >740,000 ventilators in a Spanish flu-level outbreak. (See: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/upshot/coronavirus-biggest-worry-hospital-capacity.html)
  The CDC Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) has only ~10,000 ventilators. (See: CHS)
  Ventilators are only valuable when they’re matched to patients in need, so we need to dynamically track ventilator supply and demand by hospital and efficiently distribute additional ventilators to hospitals with the highest unmet demand.
  We need to train thousands of people to operate these ventilators. One model showed that the supply of respiratory therapists, not the supply of ventilators, would be the limiting factor in providing respiratory care to patients in hospitals. (See: CHS)
  The ideal device will be easy to transport, sanitize, and use in low- and no-power settings. It should cost less than $100/unit delivered at scale, and we need to be able to produce 1M+ units this year.
  Calling the world’s best engineers — help design a device that can save 1,000,000+ lives this year.
  Remote
  created about 21 hours ago
  
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  Marketplace that connects industry with scientists to bring COVID-19 cures and treatments to people faster
  17 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  I started Halo to connect scientists directly with companies that can help bring their ideas to market faster in any research area. I’d like to use our platform to connect companies working on COVID-19 with our network of scientists who come from 200+ universities across the world.
  Halo works just like a job site only companies post RFPs around their research interests and scientists submit research proposals. Here’s a live example but in Water Research: www.halocures.com/research/water
  Remote
  created about 23 hours ago
  
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  Good News Daily
  13 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  A daily bit of hope & good stories in the time of social distancing, delivered daily.
  People need to feel we are making progress to ward off despair. Scientific progress is sustained by hope for the future.
  MVP here: https://happy1.carrd.co/
  Anywhere
  created about 15 hours ago
  
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  Privacy Kit: Privacy-Preserving Contact Tracing
  10 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  PrivateKit will address the current conflict between citizen privacy and infection tracking by developing a privacy-protecting solution for contact-tracing COVID-19 spread. The project will deploy in three phases to address the needs of citizens, health officials, and stakeholder organizations. The first objective is a mobile application for citizens which privately logs user location data and provides risk information to them on any contact with publicly known points of risk. The second objective is a collection of tools for health authorities to read, redact, and annotate location data from carriers of the virus to then relay to those that, based on their privately-held data, may have contracted the infection. The third and final objective is a cryptographic method to automatically redact and disseminate contact path information that maintains the balance of privacy and effectiveness while reducing the burden on health authorities. (http://privatekit.mit.edu/)
  Remote
  created about 18 hours ago
  
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  NEW N95 MASK TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE SAFETY OF OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS BY 6X!
  9 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  We’re working on a new mask that helps reduce the spread of the virus by a factor of 6 compared to the best masks used in the hospital system today.
  We have the designs, it’s already been rigorously tested and written about in research papers, we now need to bring it to production ASAP.
  Remote
  created about 18 hours ago
  
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  Scale chloroquine manufacturing
  9 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  We’re not sure it’s useful, but it’s probably good to have a large supply of this ready to go if deemed so. Scaling manufacturing at existing approved sites seems like the biggest challenge right now.
  Remote fine
  created 1 day ago
  
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  CoTric
  7 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  All of you have seen the empty racks on local supermarkets, as locals in panic cannot estimate the amount of consumables and supplies they would need in the coming weeks/months. We are looking to develop an app that helps citizens have a clear picture on how much they specifically need from each type of food and consumable item, based on WHO consumption guidelines, and based on a proprietary algorithm that also takes into account the intensity of the usage of each type of item for each individual. Going forward, we are looking to integrate this into supermarket and e-commerce giants for reshipments. We are in the process of setting up business model, but we are in need of front-end and back-end developers, or anyone who would be interested in joining us to set up the platform in its entirety!
  Remote
  created about 11 hours ago
  
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  stopthespread.info - Solving the Coronavirus Information Crisis
  7 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  stopthespread.info provides essential coronavirus information and updates affecting you, sourced from WHO and relevant (national + local) bodies, in an engaging and easy to read format. The site also sends notifications when guidance changes in your location, and soon it will aggregate and provide access to local initiatives in your area.
  Problem - coronavirus has created an information crisis.

1. Information is fragmented and there is lots of misinformation circulating.
2. Official sources (WHO, CDC, etc) are accurate but not enough people (particularly the less tech literate) are reading and acting upon the best practice advice. It is not presented in an engaging and easy-to-read format.
3. Official sources are not aggregating many brilliant local initiatives.
4. Most initiatives are suited to technology skilled and highly educated readers.
   Fact - what we do individually will have a direct impact on how many people suffer, so it is vital that as many people as possible understand and have access to the best information.
   Project status - the site launched in the UK yesterday and is already being supported by several GP practices and NHS teams around the country. We want to scale up and out, particularly in the USA, and help get the information out to everyone who needs it.
   Please get in touch via team@stopthespread.info
   Remote (we are UK and SF based)
   created about 15 hours ago
   ](https://helpwithcovid.com/projects/31)

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  The Giving Tree
  6 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  Everyone can help neighbors and people in need. The Giving Tree is a product that will help connect people who need and those who can give.
  People who need food, supplies and other things can make a listing, along with their profile. People who want to help (or have resources / time) can check over these needs and help out by buying supplies and posting pictures.
  There will be a global leaderboard of these exchange and be an overall feel good project
  get in touch with us at gavin@carbon.money
  Remote
  created about 16 hours ago
  
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  I for you
  4 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  In times of emergency, people can get in touch through the app ‘I for you’ if they are able to provide practical support to vulnerable people and individuals who live alone.
  If you are between 18 and 64 years old, you can provide your local community with any kind of support - for instance, grocery home delivery. As a volunteer, you can share their spare time and skills to respond to any needs in your community and promote targeted social support when and where it is needed.
  Remote
  created about 5 hours ago
  
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  Virus Detectors (COVID-19 would be the first)
  4 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  Our company, Piera Systems (based in Toronto, Canada), has developed and patented a Particulate Matter (PM) sensor, called the Piera-1. It can accurately detect particles that range in size from 100nm to 10um in diameter. This includes vape and smoke.
  The COVID-19 pandemic, by all accounts, looks like it will persist around the globe for quite a long time. One of the most common questions we are asked by potential customers is if our technology can detect COVID-19.
  Since the COVID-19 virus particle is about 125nm in size, we have the ability to detect the presence of the particle, however, we cannot identify the virus - today. With additional funding for R&D, we believe we can add the image processing technology component capable of identifying viruses in the 100nm-150nm range, including COVID-19. As a result, the final sensor system can affordably be built into a wide range of products like air purifiers, smoke/vape detectors, and into airplanes, trains, taxis, buses, etc.
  The final detector can easily be upgraded to detect the next big virus.
  Remote
  created about 18 hours ago
  
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  FeedADoc.com
  3 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  A site that matches volunteers with doctors (and nurses, etc.) who need assistance with chores, child care, and warm food while they’re stuck at the hospital saving lives.
  remote
  created about 8 hours ago
  
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  Community Sourced Delivery App for Vulnerable, Isolated and Quarantined
  3 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  *IDEA: Map-Based Website, Quarantined, Isolated or At-Risk people can ask for Help. People with little or no ability to get things themselves can ask for assistance from community members.
  General UI: Map-Based Website using Google API
  The Users:
  The Helpers: Can enter in their information about where they are located and what they can help with. IE. Grocery pickup, Perscription pickup, Medical Supplies, Entertainment (DVD’s, Books, Video games, Etc.), Phone Calls\ Video Calls To help with loneliness depression (Maybe even Psychiatrists etc.)
  The Weakened(Need better Marketing): Can reach out for Help for Themselves OR on behalf of the Elderly or others in need. Reach out for Food, Medicine, Canned Goods, Entertainment, Company (Video and Phone Calls), Books, Diapers, Etc.
  The Logic: Based on Geolocation of postal code and willingness to travel X km’s away, The Helpers can pick and choose any tasks that the Weakened have requested. Once they confirm, work on the logic to either be a middle man OR let them communicate directly. Once the task is complete, Mark it as such and remove it from the general Queue.
  The Outcome: Eliminate Dispair for those that may have Covid AND Potential Spread by eliminating the need to break isolation for essential goods. Coming together as a community to help those in need.
  Team: 2 Programmers So Far, Both with toddlers and full-time jobs, so working in between as best we can.
  (Please PM me to help out) Ideal language or skills, Python, Flask, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, UI Design, Google Maps API. etc.
  I have a bunch of Skeleton code to help get started.
  SMS for 2FA
  Registration
  Database connectivity
  Database Searches and Consolidation.
  Display Methods for Items in Queue
  Could really use a hand with the following:
  Flask \ Python Devs in general.
  Google API Experience.
  UI Design.
  General Brainstorming, What am i not thinking of Everyone welcome.
  Don’t know where to go from here. It would be fine to take this to another channel and start a GIt. Or if anyone has improvements to the idea, or working on something similar I have no problem giving my code away and access to any resources I have (Azure Servers, Twilio Account, etc.)
  Remote
  created about 11 hours ago
  
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  Coronavirusapi.com
  3 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  Danny Yang has had this live for about a week
  Coronavirusapi.com
  created about 11 hours ago
  
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  SchoolClosures.org relief effort for parents and families
  3 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  https://schoolclosures.org/
  Comprehensive website and twilio-powered hotline for parents, kids and teachers
  Remote
  created about 14 hours ago
  
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  Give Local - Buy gift cards + support a local restaurant through COVID
  3 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  Buy gift cards + support a local restaurant through COVID with Give Local. Check it out at https://givelocal.co/
  remote
  created about 14 hours ago
  
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  Local gift cards
  3 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  https://local.gift Help local businesses sell gift cards to provide short-term bridge financing to stay afloat and pay employees. Starting with the Bay Area but hopefully expanding to other areas too.
  Remote
  created about 15 hours ago
  
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  Provider Map
  3 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  Building a website that helps facilities manage capacity for COVID-19 patients. We have a UI that gathers information from healthcare workers who can verify details about facilities equipped to handle COVID-19 patients. This includes details like: address, phone number, bed count, available capacity, and testing capabilities. Right now we need input from nurses and doctors about what type of capacity they are able to handle and number of cases.
  United States
  created about 18 hours ago
  
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  Cody Breene
  2 volunteers - sign up to volunteer
  Restaurant suppliers are losing a large majority of their business due to restaurants shuttering during the COVID-19 outbreak. Many are starting to offer direct-to-consumer options. Let’s build out the infrastructure for them to do this.
  Remote / SF
  
  ](https://helpwithcovid.com/projects/43)