PHLASK

About

PHLASK

PHLASK is an app that connects people in Philadelphia to free, life-sustaining resources. The interactive map shows users where to find food distribution sites, publicly accessible bathrooms and drinking water, and places to forage for edible plants. PHLASK's mission is to help people find publicly available resources, and to encourage private enterprises to provide free access to excess resources. Together, we can normalize resource-sharing and challenge enterprises who exploit the public commons for profit.

Who Should Join

PHLASK volunteers come from a wide array of socioeconomic, educational and technical backgrounds. The team is committed to non-hierarchical, collective self-management and shares a philosophy centered on transparency, sharing, and mentorship. PHLASK volunteers are grouped into "circles" by job function:

- Development: Coding and Programming
- Data: Collecting and organizing app data
- Project Management: Task management
- Design: UX/UI Design and Research
- Civic: Publicity and Community Engagement

Best Way To Join

To join the team, visit Code For Philly's website (https://codeforphilly.org/) and follow these steps:

1. Click SIGN UP to create an account.
2. Click CHAT (SLACK) to join the Code for Philly Slack workspace.
3. Once you're in Slack, join the #phlask channel. Feeling lost? Try these tips or visit the #start-here channel.
4. Attend part one of orientation: Code For Philly's hybrid hack night on the second Tuesday of the month. To attend remotely, see the #phlask channel for a meeting link. To attend in-person, RSVP here.
5. Attend part two of orientation: PHLASK's virtual hack night on the third Tuesday of the month. A meeting link will be posted in the #phlask channel on the day of the event.

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