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.
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.
Many people seeking employment have sparse availability to the internet. Without smartphones or consistent access to the internet, it is very difficult to respond to job postings in a timely manner. This application will ingest relevant job postings from popular websites, filter out only those that indicate they can be contacted by phone, and parse the postings into a 140-character explanation that can include the phone number, hourly wage, address, and title of that posting. People can sign up for certain job searches such as 'warehouse philadelphia', and receive text messages when a new,…
