For schools & parent groups
Rally the class when a family needs a hand.
Meals for a family in crisis, carpools to practice, hands for the fundraiser. Lightwork helps room parents and PTAs organize help without another phone tree.
Free to use. Works on iOS, Android, and the web.
What it looks like
How school communities pitch in.
Meals for a family
A student’s parent is in the hospital. The class organizes dinners without a single group text.
Carpools & pickups
Cover a ride to practice or a pickup when a parent is stuck at work.
Event volunteers
The fall festival needs twenty hands for two hours. Post the shifts; parents claim them.
Classroom help
A teacher needs supplies sorted or a reader for Friday. Ask the room parents.
Fill the gaps
Cleats a kid outgrew, a winter coat, a ride to the game — matched quietly within the group.
Teams & clubs
Coaches and club leads coordinate snacks, gear, and drivers in one place.
Good to know
What parent leaders ask.
We use a sign-up sheet already.
Sign-up sheets handle one event at a time. Lightwork holds every kind of ask — meals, rides, volunteers, supplies — in one group all year.
Will parents download another app?
It works in a web browser too, and asking takes one sentence — no account-setup marathon.
Some needs are sensitive.
Families can ask anonymously, so a parent going through a hard time can get help without the whole class knowing who.
What’s the cost to our PTA?
It is free. No fees, no ads, no selling parents’ data.
What you get
Built so asking for help feels safe.
Private by default
Ask anonymously when you need to. Your identity is never revealed unless you choose to share it — end to end.
Real groups, real trust
Post to the public feed so neighbors nearby can see it, or keep an ask private to a group you belong to — your church, your street, your school. You choose who sees each one.
A map of what’s needed
See open asks near you at a glance, so offering a hand is as easy as noticing one.
Direct, safe messaging
Coordinate the details one-to-one. Requests you decline simply disappear — no awkwardness, no pressure.
Everywhere you are
One account across iOS, Android, and the web. Start on your phone, finish on your laptop.
Free, and built to stay kind
No ads, no selling attention. Lightwork measures help given, not time spent.
Make it easy for your school community to pitch in.
Free on every phone and the web. Start a group for your class, team, or PTA.