What does the Community Needs Map do?

You describe what you observe in your community — hunger, housing instability, lack of services — and AI maps the underlying needs, surfaces gaps, and suggests types of organizations that could help.

Who is this tool for?

Residents, nonprofit workers, teachers, community organizers, donors, and local government staff who want to better understand and articulate community needs.

Does this use real data about my community?

The AI uses patterns from its training data and your descriptions. For local data, we recommend also consulting your city's open data portal or community foundation reports.

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Community Needs Map

You know your community better than any database. Describe what you're seeing on the ground — AI will map the underlying needs, identify patterns, surface gaps, and suggest concrete resources and org types that could help.

Step 1 Describe what you see Share observations about your neighborhood or community.

Step 2 AI maps the roots Identifies patterns, systemic causes, and gaps.

Step 3 Know how to act 3 tailored steps based on your role in the community.

Your community or area — city, neighborhood, or region

What needs are you seeing in your community? — describe what you observe, even informally

What's your connection to this community? — helps calibrate the response

What would be most useful to you right now?

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Mapping needs and identifying patterns…

Community Needs Analysis

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