Real-time community aid
See need nearby.
Respond with dignity.
Street Signal helps communities flag urgent needs and connect nearby volunteers with unhoused neighbors who may need food, water, clothing, or other essentials—faster, together.
Not surveillance or tracking—built to help volunteers deliver essentials where they're needed. Not a substitute for 911 in emergencies.
Built for faster, more compassionate community response—not exposure or surveillance.
How it works
Three steps from awareness to action—simple, respectful, community-driven.
Signal a need
Let volunteers know someone nearby may need support—essentials, not identities.
Alert volunteers
Nearby volunteers see the signal and can choose to respond with what they can offer.
Deliver help
Water, food, socks, blankets—support reaches people faster through coordinated action.
When need is visible, response gets faster
Street Signal exists because neighbors and volunteers already care—this platform makes it easier to turn that care into timely essentials for people who may need support, without treating anyone as a data point on a map.
People want to help
Often they just don’t know where need is most urgent—shared awareness changes that.
Urgency is easy to miss
A bottle of water or a warm layer can matter immediately when someone is outside.
Community scales compassion
When signals are visible, volunteers can respond in minutes—not days.
Ready to help nearby?
Join volunteers who use Street Signal to respond when unhoused neighbors may need support—with agency, respect, and real supplies.
- See nearby need signals when you’re available
- Choose when and how to respond
- Bring essentials: water, food, clothing, hygiene items
- Be part of a faster, more dignified community response
Be part of the signal
Help support reach people faster. If you see someone who may need essentials, signal it—volunteers nearby can respond.
Signal a need