Code for Philly volunteers give back to our community by donating their skills and time towards not-for-profit, civic-minded, open source projects. Browse our community’s project directory to identify where you can volunteer.

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DMN Benefit Toolbox (including the Philly Property Tax Relief Screener) Prototyping

Use DMN and FEEL to create APIs and Screeners for public benefit rules.

Motivation

The project's founders have many years of experience in a now-defunct Philadelphia nonprofit that was dedicated to helping expand access to public benefits like SNAP and Medicaid.

One crucial ingredient for expanding benefits access is helping people to quickly assess their eligibility for the programs.

This project aims to make it easier to create these assessment tools, to the point…

Public Site Developers

Balancer: AI-powered Bipolar Medication Decision Support App Prototyping

Balancer seeks to solve the problems created by the trial-and-error decision-making process that psychiatrists/medication prescribers and patients go through when choosing medications for bipolar disorder.

If you're interested in getting involved, go to https://www.codeforphilly.org/chat and introduce yourself in the #balancer channel. Kat Jost (@itskatnotcat) and Tai Chan (@tai) are the project co-leads. Kat can be reached at kjost@codeforphilly.org for questions.

Project Overview

The mission of the Balancer project is to shorten the journey for patients with bipolar…

Developers

Code for Philly Website Redesign Prototyping

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Code For Philly Website Redesign

Goal

Our goal is to redesign the Code for Philly website by starting with a comprehensive UX research phase to understand the unique needs of our organization, project teams, volunteers, and community members.

Fall 2024 UX Research Project

Be a part of this impactful research initiative as we explore key challenges and identify opportunities for improvement. This project offers a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in UX research, including:

Engaging with multiple stakeholders
Designing…

Public Site

Bicyclist Detector Prototyping

The aim of this project is to create a bicyclist detector. Given a video, the algorithm should detect the bicyclist within each frame of the video. Hopefully, this can be used to get bicyclist counts. Drift Boss 2 offers an unrivaled drifting experience that will keep you coming back for more. With its challenging tracks and precise controls, this game will push you to the limit as you navigate through tight corners and obstacles. Do you have the skill and determination to rise to the top and earn the title of Drift Boss? It's time to find out – start drifting…