Facebook brings disaster relief assistance to users who might need it the most

Just in time for hurricane season, Facebook is here to help.

On Monday, Facebook announced that it was expanding its Community Help features to Facebook Lite, the company's data-conserving android app initially created for use on older phones and in developing countries. 

Community Help is an extension of Facebook's Safety Check that launched in January 2017. It allows people to mark themselves "safe" in the wake of disasters, and becomes a hub where people can ask for, receive, and give help.

Facebook Lite launched in June 2015, and has over 500 million downloads, according to the Google Play store.  Read more...