Join your neighbourhood
Tell us your name, add a photo, and let your neighbours know how they can care for you well.
During onboarding you’ll set care preferences — what kind of support is welcome, how people should reach out, and anything you’d rather they avoid. Everything is optional and editable later.
This is how FIMBY makes sure help is welcomed, not assumed.
Welcome to the neighbourhood!
Let’s get your profile set up so your neighbours can get to know you.
How can your neighbours care for you well?
These help people know how to show up for you — on your terms. Everything here is optional.
OFFER
ASK
PRAYER
THANK YOU
See what’s happening
Your neighbourhood feed shows asks, offers, stories, events, and more — all from the people around you.
Switch to Asks & Offers for practical needs and bulk buys. Filter by Shared Life to see stories, prayers, and thank yous.
You’ll see the same neighbours over time, not thousands of strangers.
Ask, offer, and share
Ask for help, offer something, share a story, or a prayer request if you’d like. Your neighbourhood sees it right away.
Tap the + button and choose what you’d like to post. Each type has its own flow — asks and offers track responses, events handle RSVPs, and bulk buys coordinate shared purchases.
Borrow and lend
The lending library lets you borrow tools, books, and gear from neighbours. List what you have and browse what’s available.
Items are organized by category with colour-coded badges. Loans are tracked with return dates, and you can manage everything from your profile.
Because it stays local, borrowing feels more like asking a neighbour than dealing with a stranger online.
A borrowed ladder can become a front-yard conversation. That is often how trust starts.
Gather
Three kinds of events for different social shapes. A backyard dinner, a block party, or a city event your neighbours should know about.
Gatherings help strangers become familiar. Even a small alley cleanup can change the feel of a block.
Event Type
Gathering
A dinner party, game night, or small get-together. Neighbours RSVP and you control the guest list.
Open Event
A block party, cleanup day, or open house. Neighbours tap “I’m Going” — no approval needed.
Community Event
A concert, market, or city event you want neighbours to know about. Neighbours can mark “I’m Interested.”
OPEN EVENT
OFFER
GATHERING
Local organizations are part of it too
Community centres, shelters, churches, and other local groups can have a presence in their neighbourhood through FIMBY. They post events, share meal times and program schedules, and connect with the people around them.
It’s one of the ways FIMBY helps informal neighbourly care and formal community supports sit closer together — in the same feed, on the same street.
Stay connected
Coordinate through response threads, direct messages, or group chats. Everything stays in one inbox.
That means fewer loose ends, and less wondering where a conversation went.
Compose
Built into every neighbourhood
Support people
Someone you trust can use FIMBY on your behalf — posting, responding, and messaging as you. Built for elders, disabled neighbours, people with low tech confidence, or anyone who would rather have someone close help them participate.
Care preferences
During onboarding, share what kind of support is usually welcome — a check-in message, a meal drop-off, prayer, company — and what isn’t. It helps neighbours know how to show up for you on your terms. Editable any time.
Bulk buys
Split large purchases with neighbours. The organizer posts what they’re buying, neighbours reserve shares, and everyone saves. FIMBY tracks allocations so nobody gets lost.
Quiet notifications
Notifications respect your schedule. Set quiet hours, choose what you hear about, and never get woken up by a bulk buy update.
FIMBY is designed to stay local, human, and useful. Read more about our approach.
Ready to meet your neighbours?
See whether FIMBY is active in your neighbourhood and start meeting the people around you.