Facebook Community Help Will Connect People With Assistance During Emergencies

It’s part of Safety Check, which helps users find out if their friends and family are safe during disasters or attacks.

Facebook Inc.’s Safety Check has become a significant tool within its namesake social network, helping people find out if their friends and family are safe in situations of widespread emergency, such as terrorist attacks or floods. Now, Facebook is expanding Safety Check to offer help to people who are not safe.

On Wednesday, it announced Community Help, a Safety Check feature that connects people in need with urgent resources such as food, shelter and transportation.READ MORE

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