As political instability, ICE raids, climate disasters, and economic uncertainty continue to shape our daily lives, staying connected locally is about more than convenience — it’s about survival, solidarity, and collective care.
Reach has long been a trusted organizing tool, and it can also serve as a critical platform for sharing essential local information. Whether it’s letting your neighbors know where to find free groceries, promoting a pop-up clinic, or rallying folks to a city council meeting, Reach helps transform your community into a network of mutual support.
Here’s how you can best use Reach to share local information — and turn everyday conversations into lifelines.
📚 Use Content Libraries to Create a Living Resource Hub
Reach’s Content Library lets you curate a gallery of graphics accessible to your whole Reach community so your supporters can easily share information about resources to their friends and family both on and offline.
What to include:
- Mutual aid request forms and donation links
- Food pantry hours and locations
- Free clinic and reproductive health resources
- Tenant rights info and rent strike resources
- Local events, protest info, town halls, and local government meetings
- Emergency weather shelters or cooling centers
Pro Tip: Tag entries for easy sorting — “Food,” “Health,” “Events,” etc. Keep it short, clear, and action-oriented (with working links!).
🛠️ Use Action Cards to Inspire Immediate Action
While the Content Library is great for reference, Action Cards are your go-to for urgent calls to action. They prompt users with specific, time-sensitive asks — and make it easy to take that action in one tap.
Sample Action Cards:
- “RSVP: Local Food Giveaway This Saturday!”
📍 Add the time, address, and flyer link — and ask folks to invite friends. - “Donate to Emergency Rent Relief Fund”
💸 Link directly to a donation page. - “Email Your Rep About the Curfew Ordinance”
✉️ Pre-fill an email address for people to easily contact their elected officials.
Use Action Cards when the ask is urgent, when every share matters, and when there’s a clear, simple path to action.
🔁 Make Sharing a Daily Habit
One of Reach’s strengths is that it works best when integrated into everyday life. As your users talk to neighbors, show up at events, or scroll through their DMs, Reach gives them a frictionless way to share the info that matters.
Try this:
- Add local aid resources to your personal scripts for voter outreach.
- Send a prewritten contact script during a canvass conversation — “Oh, there’s actually a pantry open two blocks from here today. I’ll send you the info.”
- Use community canvassing to find and reconnect with people who’ve expressed interest in mutual aid or community events.
💡 From Campaign Tool to Community Infrastructure
In this moment of overlapping crises — authoritarian threats, economic hardship, and erosion of public trust — Reach can help rebuild local relationships and infrastructure by bringing people together around common causes.
Reach is more than a campaign app, it’s a people-powered, decentralized communication system that strengthens our ability to care for each other. In 2025, that might just be the most powerful form of resistance we have.
Want to learn more about using Reach for community resilience, mutual aid, and local organizing? Book a demo with our team and we’ll show you how to get started.
