Questions & answers

Yes and no account, ever. No fees, no memberships, no "premium." Reading and posting are free with no login. Everything given here is given freely — if anyone asks you for money for a "free" item, that's a scam; tell us and we'll remove it.

Completely. Post under any first name, a nickname, or just "Neighbor." Your contact details are never published on the board — when someone wants to respond to your post, they reach out through us and we connect you privately, only with your okay.

When you post, it saves on your own device, and you tap "Send this in to publish." A real person reviews it (to keep the board kind and safe) and then publishes it for everyone — without your contact info. This human-review step is also what keeps scammers out.

Two safe ways. Best: add a free masked email to your post (Firefox Relay, DuckDuckGo Email, or SimpleLogin — takes 2 minutes) and neighbors use the "📬 Reply to this neighbor" button to reach you directly, while your real email, phone, and address stay completely private; turn the masked address off anytime. Fallback: posts without one route through the site owner, who forwards messages. Either way, no personal contact info ever sits on the public internet — you exchange real details only when you choose to.

Never. The story box is optional. Some people find sharing helps neighbors understand; others just list what they need. Both are honored equally here — asking at all takes courage.

Their rules don't allow other websites to copy their listings, and their posts change minute to minute. So our Free Stuff Finder does the honest version: one page with direct doorways into every major site's free section for our region — plus our own board, which lives right here.

We review every post before publishing, we keep contact info private, and everything is free by rule. Still — exchanges happen between neighbors, so use the same common sense you'd use anywhere: public meetups, a friend for big pickups, trust your gut. Full tips in Safe Giving.

Absolutely, and welcome! Community groups giving things away or collecting for families are exactly the spirit of this place. Just note you're an organization in the post.

We built sister sites for exactly that, same friendly spirit: Pantry Path (free food), Reply Ready (finding work), Stay Steady (rent & bills), Fix Forward (repairs & utility bills), and Care Compass (healthcare without insurance). Or dial 211 any time for a live local referral.