Local business analyst creates ‘StayNeighbor,’ a platform set to go national connecting goods to volunteers

WILMINGTON, N.C. — It started with a post on Reddit. After spending 10 years working in the healthcare information technology field, Sam Hilsman had the foresight to understand a void in the making: with the coronavirus spreading and triggering government-issued quarantine orders, people in need would have difficulty getting assistance from people wanting to help.

So, he posted an idea for an aggregation platform on the “front page of the internet” Sunday, March 15. Now, a pilot for the StayNeighbor app is just days away in a small community in Texas and Hope Faith Homeless Assistance Campus in Kansas City, and one week from potentially launching in New Hanover County. Instead of multiple volunteer groups unintentionally duplicating services or service areas, with StayNeighbor, they can all work off the same list of resources. […]

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