Connected
A lot of seniors and vulnerable adults live alone. In addition, the number of single people is on the rise in the United States. There are times when people that live alone experience emergencies when they’re by themselves and aren’t able to call 911 for help. If they experience an emergency situation they may not be found for days or weeks.
This app provides a way for people to join groups and easily check-in daily so others in their network can rest assured that they’re ok. It also provides people with a way to alert people in their network that they’re going out of town for a few days or taking a vacation so that others don’t worry that they haven’t checked in for a few days.
If someone hasn’t checked in for a few days, others in their network are notified and can contact the authorities or go to the person’s house to check on them and make sure they’re ok. This app also displays a list of people who have and have not checked in in the last 24 hours.
As an added bonus, users can chat with others in their network and post to the community wall to build relationships. Users can also chat directly with each other.
Why is this app valuable?
This app is valuable because it helps build relationships and it has the potential to save peoples’ lives.
Features
- Check-in interface, allowing users slide the toggle for that day and to quickly see who has else has checked in. This interface refreshes every day, clearly showing a green toggle for those who have checked in, and a red toggle for users who haven’t.
- Each user has their own newsfeed screen. This typical social-app feature shows whatever the other members of their group have posted.
- Private message feature, allowing 2 members of the group to have a private chat. These chats are not saved in the database.
Built With
- React
- MongoDB
- Express
- React-Router-DOM
- Axios
- Node
- React Bootstrap
- Passport.js
Built By
- Jatin Kapoor – Development team lead and back-end developer
- Holger Mueller – Front and back-end developer
- Wade Darsow – Front and back-end developer
- Joan Marie Verba – Project Manager and front & back-end developer
- Maggie Rassett – UX / UI designer and developer
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details