Namma Mahiti Kendras
IT for Change’s Namma Mahiti Kendras are ICT-enabled information centers that aim to break down the barriers to citizens’ right-claiming processes.
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place-based
https://www.exygy.com/public-benefits
CiviForm
CiviForm, an open-source platform designed to simplify access to public benefit programs,
Active
Since 2020
San Francisco
During the pandemic, Google.org and the City of Seattle launched CiviForm for residents and community organizations to find and apply to multiple programs in one place, and for government teams to streamline services to communities in need. Thousands of Seattle residents have applied for public assistance with the average time to apply reduced from 30 minutes to 5 minutes. CiviForm is collectively developed and maintained by the governments that use it, with pro-bono support from Google.org. In 2023, Exygy began stewarding the next stages of the CiviForm through grant-based funding from Google.org.
Evidence of this project's impact
Now used in U.S. cities including Charlotte, N.C., and Bloomington, Ind., as well as the state of Arkansas, CiviForm serves more than 8 million people. (Source) — 2025-10
Resources
- Project type
- Tool or platform
- Country
- United States of America 🇺🇸
- Founded
- 2020
- Language(s)
- English
- Categories
- Access social benefits
- Added
- 2025-11-06
- Last modified
- 2026-07-12T16:45:21.000Z
Additional details
- Number of integrations
- 0
- Metrics of success
- Now used in U.S. cities including Charlotte, N.C., and Bloomington, Ind., as well as the state of Arkansas, CiviForm serves more than 8 million people.
- Geographic focus
- United States of America 🇺🇸
- Geographic focus — country
- United States of America 🇺🇸
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