Team & Contributors
ORAN is an open-source project built by a small founding team and a growing community of contributors. Everyone listed here has helped make verified-service access more reliable for real people.
Core team
What we stand for
Every contributor agrees to uphold these non-negotiables. They are not aspirational — they are hard constraints that guide every design and engineering decision.
- Retrieval-first — no hallucinated facts, ever
- Crisis-first routing — 911 / 988 / 211 before everything
- Accessible by default — WCAG 2.1 AA is a requirement
- Privacy-first — approximate location, opt-in profile saving
- Open source — MIT license, public roadmap
Open-source community
ORAN is made better by every pull request, bug report, and data-quality correction. Contributors appear in commit history and the GitHub contributors graph. The full list of everyone who has improved this codebase lives on GitHub.
View all contributors on GitHubWays to contribute
Code
Tackle open issues, improve test coverage, or add WCAG-compliant UI components. TypeScript strict mode is enforced.
Data quality
Become a Community Admin and verify service records in your area. Accurate data is the most direct impact you can have.
Documentation
Improve the SSOT docs, translate content into Spanish or other languages, or write guides for host organizations.
Outreach
Connect nonprofits, government agencies, and 211 operators to ORAN. Service coverage is our most urgent growth lever.
We welcome all skill levels
Whether you are a seasoned engineer, a social-services professional, or someone who just wants to help — there is a role for you. Read the CONTRIBUTING.md guide to get started.
Governance resources
Interested in joining?
Reach us via GitHub issues or the contact page.