SOS

Everyone is a helper.

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Everyone responds.
No one can see each other.

When communities experience disaster, neighbors show up to help with willing hands but inadequate digital tools.

Teams duplicate efforts, working off paper spreadsheets. Social media info drops become stale and confusing.

Without a coordination layer, volunteers, nonprofits, and responding agencies are hindered from doing what they do best.

Displacement

3 million

Americans displaced by disaster each year.1

Cost

$448 billion

in federal disaster assistance over 10 years.2

Fraud

77%

of survivors are targeted by potential scammers within the first thirty days after a disaster.3

But the instinct to help is always there. Now there’s a system to support it.

Why SOS

A Full Lifecycle Humanitarian Platform

The Coordination LoopHelp moves continuously through Match, Route, Commit, Track, and Learn.MatchRouteCommitTrackLearn

The Coordination Loop

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Common questions

What is SOS?

SOS (SOS Global Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit platform that connects people who need help after a disaster with the community responders, shelters, and resources that can help them. It is free for the people and groups who use it.

How do I get help after a disaster with SOS?

Tap Get Help on sosconnect.org and tell SOS what you need: shelter, food, water, supplies, or cleanup. Your request goes to people coordinating the response near you. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911 first.

Is SOS free?

Yes. SOS costs nothing for people asking for help or for community groups and first responders using it to coordinate.

Who is SOS for?

Disaster survivors, volunteers and donors who want to help, and the community organizations, shelters, and first responders who run local relief.

Is SOS a nonprofit?

Yes. SOS Global Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 33-2797387. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey (2022): more than 3 million adults displaced by a natural disaster in one year. via Urban Institute
  2. U.S. Government Accountability Office, Disaster Assistance: Improving the Federal Approach (GAO-25-108216, 2025): at least $448 billion appropriated for disaster assistance over the last 10 years. GAO
  3. U.S. Census Bureau survey (2024), reported by the GAO: up to 77% of disaster survivors experienced a possible scam within a month of the disaster. GAO WatchBlog