What is Silver?

Imagine a map of your city. On it, you can see every place and person nearby that can help — and everyone who needs help, too.

That's Silver. A living map, built by the people who use it.

What you'll find on the map

• A food pantry three blocks from your house
• A neighbor who gives free English lessons on Saturdays
• A group that helps people fill out paperwork
• A community garden with extra vegetables to share
• Someone who can fix your bike
• A clothing drive at the church down the street

These are real people and real places, close to where you live. Silver puts them on the map so you can find them.

Anyone can add to the map

You don't need to be an expert. You don't need to run an organization. If you know about something helpful in your neighborhood, you can add it.

Maybe you know a neighbor who gives away vegetables from her garden. Maybe your school runs a coat drive every winter. Maybe you tutor kids after school.

All of it belongs on the map.

People helping people

Long before governments and charities, people helped each other. Neighbors shared food. They watched each other's kids. They showed up when things got hard.

This still happens everywhere. On every block, in every city. Silver just makes it easier to find.

Some people call this mutual aid — help that goes both ways. Today you give. Tomorrow you receive. No one keeps score.

No one person is in charge

Silver is run by the people who use it. In each city, local organizers keep the map up to date. They know their neighborhoods. They know what's needed and what's available.

No company decides what goes on the map. No algorithm picks what you see first. It's neighbors helping neighbors find each other.

Every city is different

New York is not Los Angeles. What works in the Bronx might not work in Gowanus. Silver respects this.

Each city runs its own map, with its own people, focused on what matters there. But the cities can talk to each other. If something works in one place, other places can learn from it.

That's the network.

How to start

Look at the map. See what's near you.

If you find something helpful, go. If you have something to share, add it.

That's it. No sign-up. No fees. No catch.