You are a tourist on a city street... trying to find your way. How do you get help?
Help Yourself
You use a map or a booklet with information about the city. That's ok... although... feels a bit like work... and is somewhat lonely.
People Helping People
You ask a passer-by for directions... Or simply, a passer-by recognizes your "tourist" behavior, stops on his/her own will and spends 30 seconds (often much more) helping you. You feel good. The passer-by feels even better. Witnessing onlookers feel good too. What happens is an easy, almost instinctive "give and take"... so natural that we don't even think about who "gives", who "takes", or why is this happening. This is not "giving"... people are just helping each other.
So... what is Aidpage?
Aidpage is a free public space on the Web where you can:
speak out about your problems and needs,
act upon your need to help others,
join or organize groups for good causes.
Aidpage fosters informal communication among Aidmates, sharing of experience, and mutual support. Simply posting on Aidpage makes you an Aidmate.
Need to know more?
Here are a few links to the aidpages of a few veteran Aidmates:
Here since: Dec 18, 2011
Female, 30
part-time housekeeper
Bloomington, IL, US
Languages: english
Please! Please help give my three amazing children a Christmas Tana 6, Kota4, Landyn 2. They truelly believe in Santa, It would tear me to pieces to have to tell them Santa couldn't co... see full post
Here since: May 13, 2010
Male, 53
labor
Oxnard, CA, US
Languages: Tibetan, English, Spanish
Hi there. I’m here because I really need some help. I am a 51 year old Veteran who found himself homeless eight days ago. I’ve never been on the streets before and I can’t imagine how long some of the... see full post
These are just a few ideas that I wanted to expand upon from my post on inexpensive gifts at Christmas. It is very easy this time of year for children and parents to get pulled into the “Galloping Gre... see full post
Here since: Sep 8, 2008
Female
Disabled/Homaker
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Languages: English
These are my three beautiful children. Earlier this year our sewer exploded in our downstairs destroying everything down there. My daughters room was down there so everything she owned was contamin...
Here since: Jul 12, 2008
Female, 39
Photographer
Henderson, NV, US
Languages: English/Spanish
Since my last posting in June 2008 in need of help. I have received none. It has been a great struggle, I was trying to save my family and instead one of them took their life due to the fact that we h... see full post
Welcome to Aidpage!
Aidpage is a special place where people help each other by speaking out and paying attention to each other.
What TO DO on Aidpage
1. Speak out
... see full post