Facebook Expands ‘Community Help’ Feature to Assist People During Quarantine

Launched in 2017 as part of its 'Safety Check' toolkit to help survivors of disasters connect with their loved ones, Facebook's 'Customs Help' feature is now being expanded for people stuck in quarantine during the global coronavirus lockdown. In a blog post on Tuesday, the company said that the decision is part of its plans to "(make) information technology easier for people to find and offer help in their communities".

According to Facebook, Customs Help will exist an online hub for people to request or offer help to neighbors, such as volunteering to deliver groceries or altruistic to a local food pantry or fundraiser. You tin access Community Help in the COVID-19 Information Center on Facebook or by visiting a dedicated page at facebook.com/covidsupport. The feature has merely started rolling out in the The states, the Uk, France, Australia and Canada, just the visitor says information technology is working to bring it to more countries in the coming weeks.

In case you don't know information technology already, Community Help is a Facebook initiative that was originally announced in 2017 as a style to bank check up on loved ones after disasters, such as terrorist attacks, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc. According to the company, it was inspired by how people frequently come together to help one another in times of demand, only it's also aimed at addressing 'missed connections'.

Like many of its fellow Silicon Valley compatriots, Facebook has besides been pitching in to help people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The visitor has already launched a Coronavirus Data Hub in association with the World health Organization (WHO) to provide daily reports on the disease, also as information on social distancing and how to get about it. Information technology has likewise committed up to $20 million in donations to COVID-19 relief efforts and is supporting fact-checkers to weed out misinformation regarding the outbreak.