When Seconds
Matter

A story about neighbors, emergencies, and rebuilding the village we lost.

Saturday, 4:23 PM

Marcus is playing catch with his son in the front yard.

He feels a tightness in his chest. Then pain.

He collapses on the grass.

His 10-year-old is screaming. A neighbor runs over.

She calls 911.

And then they wait.

8 minutes average

Eight minutes is the average 911 response time.

For cardiac arrest, every minute without CPR reduces survival by 10%.

The Neighbor Problem

There's probably a nurse, a firefighter, or an EMT
living within 90 seconds of Marcus.

They just don't know he needs help.

Three weeks earlier

Elena is 78. She lives alone.

Her husband passed last year. Her kids live out of state.

She hasn't talked to anyone in 21 days.

If something happened to her,
who would notice?

We Lost the Village

We have Ring doorbells but don't know our neighbors' names.

We have 400 million cameras but no one watching out for each other.

We optimized for individual safety
and destroyed collective resilience.

What If It Were Different?

What if someone checked on Elena every week?

What if Marcus's neighbor knew CPR—and had a kit?

What if the nurse down the street got an alert
in 15 seconds instead of never?

90 seconds

A trained neighbor arrives

Free Tools for
Community Safety

1

Train

Free CPR, Stop the Bleed,
and first aid training

2

Equip

Every trained neighbor gets
a free emergency kit

3

Alert

When someone nearby needs help,
you get notified instantly

More Than Emergencies

Safety Net rebuilds the village for everyday life.

👴 Weekly check-ins with seniors
👶 New moms supporting each other
🔧 Neighbors sharing skills
🎁 Hand-me-downs finding new homes
🎉 Block parties and cookouts
🤝 Real connections, not algorithms

Not a Startup. A Mission.

Safety Net is free for every community. No ads. No data harvesting. Free forever.

Free Software

Like email—anyone can use it,
no one owns it

Privacy First

Opt-in everything,
your data is never sold

Community Governed

Run by neighbors,
for neighbors

Grant Funded

Sustained by sponsorships,
not exploitation

Let's Rebuild the Village

Most people are good. They just need a way to show up for each other.

Helena, Montana — Pilot launching 2026