Community services need to be discoverable
For communities to thrive, every member of the community needs to know what services are available in times of need.
Ohana API—An open directory of services
Out of the box, the Ohana API project provides an API with an admin interface for updating the data, and a website for searching the data.
- ★ Free and open source
- ★ Targeted search for human services
- ★ Centralized data
ʻOhana means everyone is there for each other
A Hawaiian word for family, in the extended sense of the term. Members of an ʻohana are there for one another.
SMC-Connect is a customized version of the search interface for finding community-based organizations in San Mateo County, California.
To create your own customized version of Ohana API, visit our GitHub repositories.
Want to contribute?
- ★ Visit our guidelines for ways you can contribute to the Web Search interface and/or the API + Admin interface.
Get in touch
- ★ Follow @ohanapi on Twitter, or fill out the form below:
Press Coverage
- ★ Coding Skills Combine With Civics to Improve Government – PBS NewsHour
- ★ Civic-minded hackers code well for the future – Los Angeles Times
- ★ Code for America fellows working to increase San Mateo County residents’ access to services – SF Examiner
- ★ Providing Access To Services That Help Americans With Their Food Security Using APIs – API Evangelist
- ★ Code for America to Develop Technologies to Strengthen the Food Safety Net – San Mateo County News
- ★ Knight Foundation Awards $2.2 Million for Health-Care Tech Projects - Government Technology Magazine