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What is SOS?

SOS is on a connection mission, leveraging modern technology to unify aid efforts through a centralized operating system. By integrating real-time data, smart matching, and transparent tracking, SOS bridges the gap between donors, responders, and those in need — ensuring that help reaches the right place, at the right time, with full accountability.

Our platform is designed to not only support immediate disaster response but also facilitate the recovery and rebuilding phases. 

We are a full-lifecycle humanitarian platform that empowers communities to help the helper.

The Platform

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Matching

SOS creates efficiencies in the needs matching process, cuts waste, and allows organizations to clearly measure impact. 

Users can request resources, offer resources, or sponsor resources, through every stage of the process.


Project Management

With real-time visibility into tasks and progress, SOS reduces labor waste by assigning work crews and volunteers efficiently, ensuring no duplication of effort or mismanagement of resources.


Visualization

The detailed, multi-layered map allows users to visualize resources in relationship to their area. Vetted groups with portal access may create map layers specific  to their data needs.

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Reporting

By capturing the full lifecycle of humanitarian efforts, we can capture and create reporting across all project types and actions.

These reports allow communities unobstructed access to the movement of aid and resource allocation within a responding area.

Reports can then be shared to state or national agencies to request matching grants or funding for additional resources. This level of funding is only possible with clear, accurate reporting provided by cross-organizational adoption.

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Secure Data Storage

SOS is built on a HIPAA, SOC 2, GDPR, and CCPA compliant foundation,  ensuring that sensitive data is protected. By offeri secure data    storage with end-to-end encryption,    role-based access controls, and   detailed audit logs, SOS reduces the risk of    data breaches or misuse.


Personal Privacy

Strict user permissions ensure that sensitive data access is tightly controlled. All  sensitive information     is securely stored in Supabase, with granular access restrictions to ensure only authorized personnel can. view     or modify data. No sensitive data is  hosted on WeWeb.


Protected Communication

With Twilio and SendGrid, SOS facilitates private, on-platform communication between users    without revealing personal phone numbers or email addresses. This reduces personal data exposure risk while enabling smooth, secure interactions.

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Community Resilience & Preparedness

Geology experts warn that, due to the effects of Hurricane Helene, the entire Western North Carolina disaster area is at increased risk for wildfires and landslides. Not just NC, but recent disasters in California and Kentucky prove that critical resources need to be in place for a community to best handle urgent events.

This risk entails the need for a community resilience and preparedness plan, which would include a pre-existing, organization platform which communicates to all government, non-profit, and community service sectors..

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Volunteer Hub Infrastructure

As communities transition from emergency to rebuilding, many volunteer organizations may consolidate into hubs or needs-matching dispatch centers. SOS is a community platform built to connect all people and teams working on the same problem.

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Support & Impact


SOS supports teams in
  • Search and Rescue (SAR)
  • Medical Response
  • NGO/NPO
  • Grassroots/Faith-Based
  • Conservation/Environmental Health
  • Rebuilding/Construction
  • Local Government

SOS targets impact by
  • Reducing waste and miscommunication in citizen relief efforts
  • Supporting local communities and pre-existing systems
  • Restoring quality of land / soil / water
  • Improving speed-to-need
  • Preventing land grabs
  • Impact reporting

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