Always Ready Tools
Decentralized dispatch, training, and incident reporting. Secure. Volunteer-run.
Always Ready Tools should look like tomorrow's emergency system built by the people. No marketing gloss—just clarity, security, and confidence. The goal is to make a donor say, "This is what real infrastructure looks like," and make an organizer say, "We can use this today."
Help fund hosting, existence, and training resources.
Chaos kills impact
Fragmented communication
Lost volunteers and supplies
No shared situational awareness
Most tools work until they don't, especially in crisis.
More impact with the people you already have
Safer coordination
Higher volunteer retention
Fundable proof of outcomes
Less lead burnout
The Toolset
Watch
Real-time visibility into community needs
- • Community reports
- • Smart filters
- • Dispatch handoff
Dispatch
Coordinate volunteers without losing people
- • Role assignment
- • Live status tracking
- • Accountability without surveillance
Academy
Shared training foundations built from frontline experience
- • Certify volunteers
- • Grow leaders
- • Consistent safety rules
The Toolset (Offline First)
Region Responder
Offline-first field intake and situation tracking
- • Installable PWA with local-only drafts
- • Intake + situation history (edit/delete)
- • Export, print, and share summaries
The Commons Game
Offline-first self-care game where you grow your Commons by completing real-life actions.
- • Works fully offline with background sync when you’re back online.
- • Track needs, self-care actions, and progress toward new stars.
- • Built-in daily/weekly check-ins to keep you on pace.
Regional autonomy by design
• Region-siloed data
• No national database of vulnerable people
• You control what is shared
Coordinate without merging systems
• Share when you choose
• Pods keep independence
• Coalitions scale without bureaucracy
Your work becomes grant-ready automatically
• Volunteer hours
• People supported
• Resources distributed
• Field logs
People stay when they are not overwhelmed
• Clear tasks
• Visible contribution
• Safer structure
Right people. Right information. Right time.
• Verified roles
• Controlled visibility
• Confident field leadership
Designed for high-stress environments
• Low-stress UI
• Neurodivergent-friendly design
• Fast onboarding
Tested under real pressure
Tacoma CDC outcomes:
• Zero lost volunteers
• Reduced lead overload
• Immediate reporting
Where ART fits
Distributions
Rapid response
Safety ops
Patrols
Intake
Cooperative pricing
• Based on active volunteers
• No license traps
• Free for vulnerable communities
Early partners shape the system
• Limited onboarding
• Training included
• Roadmap influence
Let's map your operations into ART
Bring ops and field leads.
info@alwaysreadytools.org
Community care deserves high-grade tools.
Open source
Open source means the software's code is public and free to use. Anyone can see how it works, help improve it, and hold us accountable.
- Transparency: Read the code yourself or ask a trusted tech friend to review it.
- Safety: Many eyes can spot issues and help fix them quickly.
- Participation: Share ideas or report issues — no coding required (a free GitHub account helps).