MENLO PARK, Calif.,
Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- This past year people came to Facebook around some of the
worst crises across the world to let their friends and family know
they're safe, learn and share more about what's happening and help
communities recover. In particular, many used Community Help to ask
for and give help in times of crisis — everything from providing
shelter, to rescuing people from flood waters and gathering and
distributing clothing, food and water.
Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here:
https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8160158-facebook-pages-community-help/
Since launching it a year ago, people have posted over 750,000
comments and messages in Community Help for more than 500 different
crises. Some of the crises where people used Community Help the
most in 2017 include the flooding in Brazil (May), Hurricane Harvey in the US
(August), the attack in Barcelona
(August), the flooding in Mumbai
(August) and the earthquake in Central
Mexico (September).
But people helping people is only part of the solution.
Organizations and businesses also play an integral role in
responding to crises and helping communities rebuild. Starting
today, organizations and businesses can post in Community Help,
so that they can provide critical information and services for
people to get the help they need in a crisis.
Facebook is beginning to roll out the feature to Pages for
organizations and businesses like Direct Relief, Lyft, Chase,
Feeding America, International Medical Corps, The California
Department of Forestry and Fire and Save the Children and will make
the feature available to more in the coming weeks.
Enabling organizations and businesses to post in Community Help
will give them new ways to reach communities impacted by crises and
provide resources to help them recover. For example, they might
post about helping people find everything from free transportation
to supplies and connecting volunteers with organizations that need
help.
Facebook's priority is to build tools that help keep people safe
and, when crisis does strike, make it easier for them to get the
help they need to recover and rebuild.
Contact:
Aften Meltzer
aften@fb.com
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