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.
If you’re new to volunteering or creating your own project, please check out our Projects 101 Blueprint slides.
For detailed advice on starting your own project, check out our own github ‘getting started’ project repo.
FYI - All our Projects 101 content is open source. Submit your own pull request to make it better with your own suggestions!
Check out Code for America’s project page for more opportunities to volunteer or for inspiration on the next project to start here in Philly.
We envision a world where every school has access to the resources they need to provide a nurturing and effective educational environment.
Our platform allows schools to post their needed…
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.
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:
The pandemic has affected our global community in unimaginable ways. Many effects are yet to be revealed. In response, and in attempt to gauge the impact on the workforce, we are working with the City of Philadelphia to conduct an impact analysis and make a report public to inform future policymaking, as well as help people get jobs.
Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity (PLSE) is a non-profit legal aid organization that focuses on helping people overcome the barriers they face as a result of criminal records.
The project we are currently working on is building out an expungement petition generator for PLSE. The application takes in PDFs of clients' criminal dockets and returns fully formatted petitions to expunge the clients' criminal records. Having a clear criminal record helps those clients to better find work, housing, and services.
This project is built with React.js, Django, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. A…
Fortifying Families is an app for families/friends/advocates/supporters of incarcerated persons to assist the returning citizen in the reentry process.
My Philly is a site designed to make it easier to find and interact with the Registered Community Organizations (RCOs) of Philadelphia. It enables users to search their address, and find which RCOs apply to where they live. It also provides a coverage map to explore the city and see which areas could use more love.
Compare utility bills with neighbors. https://sillyutility.net/
You're a Comcast customer for 33 years… but someone else on your block gets better service for less money.
Companies charge whatever they want… they make you buy phone service and you don't even have a phone.
We help negotiate your bill.
See what your neighbors pay, and call to ask for the same deal.
Philly — Works in Philadelphia, PA and surrounding neighborhoods.
It's free — We do not charge money for this service.
**You…
BelieveAchieve is a volunteer-run ed-tech initiative seeking to provide on-demand educational and guidance services to disadvantaged high school students in the U.S. Our 3-pronged approach will consist of free, online, and on-demand: mentoring, tutoring, and college counseling. We are planning to pilot our model in the NYC metropolitan area beginning in January 2017. During the pilot, BelieveAchieve will focus on delivering math tutoring, general mentorship, and college admissions guidance to low-income public high school students in the NYC area. After our NYC…
The OpenTripPlanner project has a great API, but the website for the project doesn't work on mobile. The goal of this project is to provide a mobile-first website that uses the OpenTripPlanner API to plan trips.
An web app designed at the Apps for Philly Health hackathon in May 2015. The goal of the app is assist a user in finding the best options available when facing a mental health crisis.
iOS repo: https://github.com/jtwiest/PhillyVoteCheck
web repo: https://github.com/CfABrigadePhiladelphia/philly-vote-check
front-end is on gh-pages branch; master branch has server-side components
Philly Vote Check
Overview:
Where is my Polling station? This Application is designed to help voters identify and locate their polling place based on their district, ward and/or address. In addition, the application will help voter that need assistance with accessibility locate polling places that can accommodate their needs.
Features:
Philly Vote Check will provide the…
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