Projects — Code for Philly

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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If you’re new to volunteering or creating your own project, please check out our Projects 101 Blueprint slides.

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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.

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UliftU Website Redesign Commenting

UliftU is a community organization that seeks to provide re-entering citizens with the skills and certifications necessary to become Crossfit coaches. The organization is relatively new and has made a preliminary website designed to communicate their goals and purposes to both partners and potential participants.

They are seeking to update the website to make pertinent information more accessible to their potential partners and participants, allow UliftU to recruit partners and participants, increase website SEO, and make it easier for anyone to update the site to have the most…

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(Un)Incarcerated - A Multimedia Documentary Project on Incarceration and Reentry Commenting

THE PROJECT

We're working with The Reentry Project to create an online, multimedia experience that will challenge people's perception of what someone with a criminal record looks like. This is currently planned through three pieces:

An online challenge to identify those with a criminal history from those without, with the expectation that one cannot tell the difference from another.
A portrait series of all participants involved.
A video series that will provide all participants an opportunity to explain their experiences.

To…