We turned a disused phone booth into a help station. Someone hungry taps one button. A neighbour brings food. No forms, no names, no waiting on hold.
The whole design exists to remove every reason someone might hesitate to ask for food.
At the help station or on the website. No sign-in, no explanation, no phone number collected.
Nearby volunteers see the request the moment it comes in and choose to respond.
A neighbour shows up at the booth with something to eat. That's the whole interaction.
We're proving the concept works before expanding. One repurposed phone booth is live and being tested with a small group of local volunteers. Every part of the system, from the booth to the database, is already built to support more locations without being rebuilt.
Volunteers get notified when someone nearby needs food and choose whether to respond. No shifts, no schedule — just help when you're able to.