WorkAlert™for Neighborhoods
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Welcome to WorkAlert for Neighborhoods

WorkAlert™ for Neighborhoods helps community leaders and coordinators keep neighbors informed and connected with simple text messages. It's easy to set up, and neighbors don't need an app.

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For small groups. For everyday people. For being prepared.

Neighbors on a sunny street waving to each other and holding their phones.
Invite your neighbors Send a simple check-in Keep replies in one place

Less figuring it out.
More looking out for each other.

  1. Join your group

    Your coordinator shares a join link.

    Tap it, confirm your phone, and you're in.

  2. Get group messages

    Everyone hears the same news at the same time.

    When something matters, like a storm, an outage or a street event, everyone in the group gets the same text at once.

  3. Stay connected

    Stay in the loop all year.

    Messages arrive as ordinary texts, in English or Spanish. There's no app to install and nothing to keep open.

  4. Check in when it counts

    Answer a check-in with one letter.

    When your coordinator sends a check-in, reply "I'm okay" or "Need assistance" with one letter. Replies go privately to the coordinators, who can follow up.

    No reply is simply no reply. It does not mean someone is unsafe or unable to reply.

All communities welcome: widely dispersed communities, elderly communities, neighborhood watch groups, or even a building of changing tenants.

WorkAlert™ for Neighborhoods provides clear, controlled communication between members of any group of up to 50 people, including all coordinators. Residents reply privately to coordinators by texting a single letter.

Clubs, faith groups, volunteer crews, extended families and other close-knit groups of up to 50 people can stay connected the same way, with easy, preselected responses. Running tours, business teams or events? See the Business plan.

A simpler way
to stay connected.

WorkAlert™ accommodates up to 50 people, including all coordinators.

  • Share the work with additional coordinators.
  • Give residents a simple, private way to reply with a single letter.
  • Keep the focus on preparedness and coordination.

WorkAlert™ for Neighborhoods messages can use a ready-made prompt or your own short wording. They travel to neighbors as ordinary text messages, and neighbors reply privately to coordinators. Each neighbor gets messages in the language they choose: English or Spanish.

WorkAlert is for coordinator announcements and private replies, not group chat.

WorkAlert for Neighborhoods — also for businesses and organizers

Meet the Business plan: several groups, one dashboard.

Run several groups at once from one dashboard, or one after another all year. Each group has its own contacts, announcements and replies.

  • Small Business

    Communicate with your team, customers or staff.

  • Tour or Travel Operator

    Keep your groups informed and on track.

  • Events & Activities

    Coordinate with volunteers, attendees and participants.

One Business plan
One dashboard

See the Business plan

  • Several groups at once

    A coastal tour and a city tour in the same week, each with its own list.

  • Reuse groups all year

    Finish one group and start the next. Its history is kept.

  • Easy for everyone

    Simple, preselected replies. No typing required.

A few things worth knowing.

Good questions.
Clear answers.

Is WorkAlert™ an emergency alert service?

No. WorkAlert™ for Neighborhoods supports preparedness and coordination. It does not replace official alerts, emergency services, or emergency dispatch. Assistance replies go to neighborhood coordinators, without guaranteed monitoring or response. In an emergency, call 911.

Do residents have to install an app?

No. Residents join from your join link, which you share yourself, and reply by text.

How many people can join a neighborhood?

Up to 50 people, including all coordinators.

How much does it cost?

$100 a year for the group, with 15 announcements included. Need more? Extra announcements are $5 for 1 or $50 for 15. The plan renews each year, and any coordinator can turn auto-renew off on the Plan tab. Replies, sign-in codes and welcome texts are free.

Where does it work?

WorkAlert™ for Neighborhoods is for groups in the United States, with US mobile numbers.

WorkAlert is not an emergency service

WorkAlert helps neighbors prepare and keep in touch. It doesn't send official emergency alerts or dispatch help. A reply like "I need help" reaches your neighborhood coordinators only, and no one watches replies around the clock.

In an emergency, call 911.

For official alerts, sign up with your county's emergency office. Coordinators see links to it on their dashboard.

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