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In the span of just a few weeks, the coronavirus has completely changed life as we know it, while also exposing the vast array of contradictions firmly entrenched within capitalist society. America has been laid bare as to what it always has been, a settler-colonial project that is the sole property of those who own it, as John Jay, one of the ‘Founding Fathers’ once argued. In the face of this disaster, Trump has predictably doubled down on painting the pandemic with a xenophobic brush as his supporters use it as yet another excuse to push half-baked conspiracy theories in order to defend the dumpster fire that is his administration. Meanwhile, outside of the gaze of neoliberal TV pundits who now pander to studios with empty audiences, across the so-called United States, autonomous groups are mobilizing to provide mutual aid to their neighbors and those hit the hardest by the exploding virus.

From Pandemic to Class War

For millions of poor and working people, life in this country is going to change – and change very quickly. Already, many companies are starting to lay off workers as the economy slows and things begin to shut down. Low wage workers, many already living just on the edge of eviction and homelessness, now find themselves with even less money coming in and with young children, recently forced out of school, to watch and feed.

As public spaces + events are shut down due to the #coronavirus – the need for building mutual aid survival programs is now greater than ever, especially in the face of the dramatic failure of the State to respond to this crisis. Here's a thread for inspiration. #MutualAid pic.twitter.com/3eG6P3aEOI — It's Going Down (@IGD_News) March 13, 2020

In many ways, the coronavirus has accelerated all of the trajectories of modern capitalism that have hurdled us towards our current position: rapidly gentrifying cities, automation and the gig economy displacing workers into precarious forms of employment, the rising cost of living, and lack of access to affordable healthcare, education, and daycare for children. To make matters worse, soon the US will be rocked by a flood of very sick people attempting to access a broken health care system that is unprepared to handle a wide-scale pandemic.

Then it will become clear that the task before us is to introduce a real state of emergency. #COVID19 #CancelEverythingNow — Vitalist International (@VitalistInt) March 13, 2020

Already there are signs of growing anger. Students in Ohio rioted after police attempted to push them off the streets following a 24-hour eviction notice at their campus in Dayton and students at MIT protested when they were forced to leave as well; some with no idea as to where they would go. Fiat auto workers in Canada walked off the job over coronavirus concerns and fast food workers across the US have picketed and demanded paid sick-leave.

In the face of this growing class anger which threatens to boil over into a potentially insurrectionary wave, elites have already begun to loosen a few chains out of fear. From talks of a stimulus package, to a moratorium on paying interest on student loans, police suspending arrests for minor offenses and scaling back patrols in general, the push to release non-violent offenders, AT&T ending the cap on data, the suspension of evictions in many cities, and Detroit turning water back on to residents who have unpaid bills. In short, poor and working people everywhere should recognize that those in power – are afraid.

Seize the Time

In this moment, everyday people have to seize the initiative and get organized; before a new normal takes hold and the State can re-solidify its authority. The Trump administration will try and do this through blunt violence and police orders, as already the national guard is streaming into various cities. Democrats and the neoliberal media on the other hand will push for the country to “come together” behind Joe Biden – assuming that the November 2020 elections even are held.

We need to be making concrete demands to stop the spread of the #CoronaVirus, meet our basic needs & protect our communities! Eviction and rent moratorium NOW! 🏠

Paid sick leave for all workers NOW! 😷

Free testing and medical care NOW! 🏥

Release border camp prisoners NOW! 🆓 pic.twitter.com/HmDZdhZaTI — ❤️Black Rose/Rosa Negra🖤 (@BRRN_Fed) March 13, 2020

If poor and working people see within the coronavirus not only a pandemic that will possibly leave in its wake a massive death count, but also the very real crisis that is modern industrial capitalism, then we must mobilize for our own interests, push back, and actually fight. This means demanding not only bread and butter: free housing, access to food, an end to evictions, and clean water: but also building new human relationships, new forms of actual life. This means creating ways of meeting our needs, making decisions, and organizing ourselves and solving problems outside of the State structure and the capitalist system.

Towards this end, we are encouraged by the explosion of grassroots and autonomous mutual aid projects that are springing up across the US. Not since the early stages of the Occupy Movement have we seen this growth of spontaneous mobilization in the face of a crisis. These efforts must continue to organize themselves, grow, network, and deepen their connections within working-class and poor neighborhoods.

I have arrived at the Resource Fair and Info Session on Pandemic Preparedness for #StreetMedics and First Responders where we are giving out lots of hand sanitizer, Lysol spray, gloves, and other safety supplies! So send me your questions! #WeGotThisPDX pic.twitter.com/wU5ADSy6fN — PDX Street Medic 🏳️‍🌈 (@pdxstreetmedic) March 14, 2020

What follows is both a collection of resources and links, as well as a list of active mutual aid projects that are currently mobilizing in the face of the coronavirus. We are also including a short reading list, and information on how to participate in phone-zap campaigns in support of prisoners and migrant detainees.

To have your group or mutual aid project listed, email us at: info [at] itsgoingdown [dot] org

Organizing and DIY Resources

Mutual Aid Networks

Organizing Guides

Indigenous Mutual Aid

Indigenous Mutual Aid: An information and support network with an anti-colonial and anti-capitalist framework. We exist to inspire and empower autonomous Indigenous relief organizing in response to COVID-19. We seek to grow the organizing of this effort into a collective hub of organizers from throughout what we recognize as Turtle Island. Please connect to our Slack channel to connect, share, & build. Directory of groups here.

Pacific Northwest

🚨PDX Resource List!🚨 Please put local resources 👇 in the replies! (We'll start!) Let's take care of each other. #WeGotThisPDX — PopMob (Popular Mobilization) (@PopMobPDX) March 13, 2020

Washington:

Idaho:

Idaho Mutual Aid Group: Volunteer community group of neighbors coming together to help n eighbors during the Covid 19 epidemic.

Oregon:

Portland COVID-19 Mutual Aid Hub : M utual aid hub at the Social Justice Action Center, 400 SE 12th Street. Every week we are making dozens of meals for immigrant workers at VOZ and distributing food stables to those who need it most in our community. Please come by!

: M Coast to Cascades COVID-19 Mutual Aid : Coast to Cascades Mutual Aid is a volunteer-led support system started on the Oregon coast that provides groceries, supplies & money to people who can’t leave their homes during the COVID-19 crisis. Donate here.

: Coast to Cascades Mutual Aid is a volunteer-led support system started on the Oregon coast that provides groceries, supplies & money to people who can’t leave their homes during the COVID-19 crisis. Donate here. Coast Mutual Aid : The website is a platform for people to submit requests for financial or non-financial assistance and also a place for people who want to give or support someone.

: The website is a platform for people to submit requests for financial or non-financial assistance and also a place for people who want to give or support someone. Pandemic Mutual Aid Network: This is a hub for the growing Pandemic Neighborhood Mutual Aid network. Please find and connect with your neighborhood here! If you’re interested in starting one for your neighborhood, reach out and we will get you started! Includes the following neighborhoods:

Bay Area & Northern California

Northern California:

Cooperation Humboldt : A volunteer program to run errands and deliver food / supplies to those self-isolating, make DIY masks and hand sanitizer/cleaning solutions, and coordinate computer/tablet donations for those working/schooling from home. We just launched a mental health team and a policy/advocacy team. We’re also working with numerous other community organizations and one local government (the Wiyot Tribe), so far, in a coalition to coordinate our responses and form a cohesive front. Instagram. : A volunteer program to run errands and deliver food / supplies to those self-isolating, make DIY masks and hand sanitizer/cleaning solutions, and coordinate computer/tablet donations for those working/schooling from home. We just launched a mental health team and a policy/advocacy team. We’re also working with numerous other community organizations and one local government (the Wiyot Tribe), so far, in a coalition to coordinate our responses and form a cohesive front. Facebook

Pandemic Solidarity Support : Chico mutual aid coordination.

: Chico mutual aid coordination. North Valley Mutual Aid: Mutual Aid organization in Chico, California. Spread sheet.

Central California:

Davis and Sacramento Mutual Aid Hub: Collection of resources in the Davis and Sacramento area. Comprised of a variety of groups and initiatives.

Collection of resources in the Davis and Sacramento area. Comprised of a variety of groups and initiatives. Fresno Mutual Aid : Central Valley, it is time to come together as a community and support one another.

: Central Valley, it is time to come together as a community and support one another. Modesto Community Support: We facilitate and coordinate providing assistance to those in need in Modesto and the surrounding areas.

North Bay:



Good Fairy Marin County : Where volunteers connect to neighbors who need support, especially those sheltering in place in Marin. Good Fairies are working to provide caring, friendly help with the practical and emotional challenges of life.

: Where volunteers connect to neighbors who need support, especially those sheltering in place in Marin. Good Fairies are working to provide caring, friendly help with the practical and emotional challenges of life. Mask Sonoma : Emergency supply & coordination of N95 masks to houseless and underserved in times of air quality crisis. All volunteer.

: Sonoma and Marin County Mutual Aid Network: Covid-19 Sonoma & Marin County Mutual Aid 2020 is a place where everyday people can get grounded and find things and resources familiar to them. Group members can see and engage in familiar activities on a daily basis that feels comfortable to them.

San Francisco:

San Francisco Neighbors Solidarity Network : B ringing free groceries + supplies (hand sanitizer, gloves, mask) to our elders & vulnerable neighbors throughout the City every week.

SF Community Support : We are a grass-roots effort coordinating safe actions to meet the most pressing needs in our neighborhoods. Facebook.

: We are a grass-roots effort coordinating safe actions to meet the most pressing needs in our neighborhoods. Facebook. SF Bay Area Mutual Aid : The idea behind this is to crowd source some mutual aid for folks in the SF Bay Area, who are affected by Covid-19 or the current situation.

: The idea behind this is to crowd source some mutual aid for folks in the SF Bay Area, who are affected by Covid-19 or the current situation. Bay Area Senior/Disability/Worker Mutual Aid : In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, communities most affected are coming together to support each other. Senior and Disability Action, Bay Resistance, and a variety of community organizations and labor unions are working to identify and meet the needs of seniors, people with disabilities and health conditions, and workers who are at risk in this moment.

: In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, communities most affected are coming together to support each other. Senior and Disability Action, Bay Resistance, and a variety of community organizations and labor unions are working to identify and meet the needs of seniors, people with disabilities and health conditions, and workers who are at risk in this moment. Bay Area Mutual Aid Support – Care Kits: We will be preparing care kits to distribute to the most vulnerable. We’d like to support local people with economic instability by paying you to make healthy, vegan and low waste food. We can pay you for supplies and a little bit of labor with the donations we are receiving. You would have to make/package/label the food. We organize the pick up/drop off. Donate here.

We just served 150 meals to the houseless community in Oakland. We kept our group small and pre packaged meals while also wearing gloves and N95 masks to make sure we aren’t spreading anything to more vulnerable populations. Mutual aid is essential at this time. @PeoplesBreakOak pic.twitter.com/qnmiZGe0Uj — Brotha B (@BlakeDontCrack) March 15, 2020

East Bay:

South Bay:

South Bay Area Mutual Aid : We are coordinating food and supply drop offs to people’s front doors during the COVID-19 quarantine.

: We are coordinating food and supply drop offs to people’s front doors during the COVID-19 quarantine. Santa Cruz County Aid : Please fill out this form if you live in Santa Cruz County and have specific needs due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Also use this form to indicate that you can help provide for the needs of other people. Donate here.

: Please fill out this form if you live in Santa Cruz County and have specific needs due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Also use this form to indicate that you can help provide for the needs of other people. Donate here. Monterey Peninsula Aid: Please fill out this form if you live on the Monterey Peninsula and have specific needs due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Also use this form to indicate that you can help provide for the needs of other people.

Southwest

California:

Nevada:

Washoe County Mutual Aid Solidarity Network : An all-volunteer grassroots network in Reno, Nevada, connecting with multiple coalition partners throughout the region. Contact us via Twitter for more information on volunteering, requesting support, and/or donating.

: Las Vegas Mutual Aid: Please fill out this form if you are in the Las Vegas area and are interested in offering support to people impacted by COVID-19 *OR* are requesting support for yourself/a family member.

Utah:

Salt Lake Valley: Mutual aid in the Salt Lake Valley area.

New Mexico:

Camp Red Sleeves Mutual Aid Fund : We are serving #unshelteredrefugees in Northern New Mexico during the pandemic of #settlercolonialism, distributing personal hygiene kits, emergency hand washing stations, food, water, and clothing.

: Albuquerque Mutual Aid : In Response to COVID-19, we’re organizing mutual aid to respond to those that are often not included in conversations about public health.

: In Response to COVID-19, we’re organizing mutual aid to respond to those that are often not included in conversations about public health. Santa Fe Mutual Aid: We are organizing food deliveries, childcare, medical assistance, mental health support, and financial support for community members in the city Santa Fe, New Mexico and outlying regions. Donate here. Intake form.

Arizona:

Tucson Mutual Aid: We are coordinating food and supply drop offs to people’s front doors. Please use this form if you would like to help make deliveries. Thank you!! This is a live document that will continue to change and update as we move forward.

We are coordinating food and supply drop offs to people’s front doors. Please use this form if you would like to help make deliveries. Thank you!! This is a live document that will continue to change and update as we move forward. Tucson Food Share: Free grocery program operating twice a week.

FNB Tucson has started a free grocery program called Tucson Food Share! Sharing groceries twice a week. We will soon be offering deliveries to you home, stay tuned! Please share this flyer far and wide. Check out https://t.co/6ftj0fpc6E to learn more about how to plug in pic.twitter.com/QZPKkEW1XP — Autonomy Tucson (@autonomytucson) March 22, 2020

Kinlani (So-Called Flagstaff) Mutual Aid : This is for members of the Flagstaff community to volunteer (including outlying neighborhoods — from Timberline and Doney to Kachina and Mountainaire) to offer skills, resources, supplies, space and time to community members who are most vulnerable among us.

: This is for members of the Flagstaff community to volunteer (including outlying neighborhoods — from Timberline and Doney to Kachina and Mountainaire) to offer skills, resources, supplies, space and time to community members who are most vulnerable among us. Navajo Hopi COVID 19 Response : We are an all volunteer grassroots indigenous led group operating on the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. We are prioritizing the elderly (especially those raising their grandchildren), single parents, and struggling families by helping them buy groceries, water, and health supplies, and by protecting them (and their vulnerable communities) from exposure by engaging volunteers to make the purchases and deliver them to a safe transfer location for the families. Facebook. Hotline: 1-833-956-1554

: We are an all volunteer grassroots indigenous led group operating on the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. We are prioritizing the elderly (especially those raising their grandchildren), single parents, and struggling families by helping them buy groceries, water, and health supplies, and by protecting them (and their vulnerable communities) from exposure by engaging volunteers to make the purchases and deliver them to a safe transfer location for the families. Facebook. Hotline: 1-833-956-1554 Mutual Aid Group Phoenix Metro-Area: Located in so-called Phoenix, Arizona.

Please support and share! https://t.co/NkiOg7WZ4S — It's Going Down (@IGD_News) April 13, 2020

Central

Nebraska:

Everett Free Grocery Program: The Everett Free Grocery Program is a long-term weekly food and hygienic product distribution program. Our aim is to build trust, autonomy, and mutual support within the Everett Neighborhood (Lincoln, Nebraska). We aim to approach food distribution from a grassroots model that erases the dividing lines between those who receive resources and those who provide them. Donate here. Instagram. Email: [email protected]

Lincoln/Omaha Mutual Aid : This group is intended to be a forum for people to request and offer help specific to needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic in our area.

: This group is intended to be a forum for people to request and offer help specific to needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic in our area. Midtown Mutual Aid Network Omaha: This group is organizing to create a mutual aid structure and tools for neighborhoods to replicate. We have compiled resources, forms, and documents to help organize Neighborhood Point People (NPPs) and volunteers offering support. Email: [email protected] for more info. Hotline: (402) 807-3742‬. Spread sheet. Donation page.

Kansas:

Madison Mutual Aid: Facebook page for mutual aid in Madison, Kansas.

Lawrence/Douglas County Mutual Aid: Lawrence Mutual Aid Network. This is a page to coordinate mutual aid and support in the Lawrence/Douglas County community during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Montana:

Bozeman Solidarity : The volunteer will drop off the items outside of the residence, in an effort to reduce exposure.

: The volunteer will drop off the items outside of the residence, in an effort to reduce exposure. Missoula Mutual Aid: In Missoula, we have created a COVID19 Community Organizing group, which aims to organize material support. Immediately we are providing grocery and supply deliveries. We are preparing to expand this to running errands, dog walking, childcare, caregiving, and mental/emotional support among people impacted by the pandemic. Donate here.

Colorado:

Oklahoma:

Tulsa Mutual Aid Distribution: We have a team of volunteers, a physical space in which we can receive, decontaminate, and prepare donations for distribution, and vehicles with which to distribute them. We are already beginning to gather food and other supplies – but we’re going to need a lot more, and we’re putting out an open call for help. More info here.

Members of @RifleTulsa and the @iww have opened up a physical space in #Tulsa #Oklahoma where they are distributing free groceries and medical supplies in the community which has been hit hard by job loss in the wake of the #COVID19Pandemic. #BuildTheCommune #MutualAid pic.twitter.com/lrQgvTopQE — It's Going Down (@IGD_News) April 3, 2020

Texas:

Midwest

Please register with Cleveland Pandemic Response if you're interested in volunteering to help others during this crisis.https://t.co/jY4QsAkD4I — Ohio Mutual Aid & Defense (@OhioMAD) March 13, 2020

Iowa:

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Des Moines: This for members of the DSM community to offer skills, resources, supplies, space and time to community members who are affected by COVID – 19 and those most vulnerable among us. If you are looking for help, please us this form, here.

Ohio:

Illinois:

Indiana:

Michigan:

Minnesota:

Twin Cities Queer and Trans Mutual Aid : The idea behind this is to crowd source some mutual aid for queer/trans/nonbinary folks in the Twin Cities area, who are affected by Covid-19 or the current situation.

: The idea behind this is to crowd source some mutual aid for queer/trans/nonbinary folks in the Twin Cities area, who are affected by Covid-19 or the current situation. Twin Cities Mutual Aid : Add yourself to a list of people willing to help each other in case of quarantine or self isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This information will be used to reach out of interested individuals willing to provide assistance if needed.

: Add yourself to a list of people willing to help each other in case of quarantine or self isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This information will be used to reach out of interested individuals willing to provide assistance if needed. Flatten the Curve Rochester: We are gathering Community Resources and Info into this one spot for ease of access. We are in this together! Spread sheet.

Wisconsin:

Milwaukee Mutual Aid : This form will help us provide support to each other!

: This form will help us provide support to each other! Madison Mutual Aid : We are using the model of mutual aid practices- basically that we can help each other in times of crisis. Facebook.

: We are using the model of mutual aid practices- basically that we can help each other in times of crisis. Facebook. Madison General Defense Committee: Responding to COVID-19 by providing direct aid to people throughout the Madison Area. This grassroots effort is 100% volunteer run and funded by the community and we need your support! Facebook.

Missouri:

Southeast

Today, we are heading out to homeless encampments in or near the tornado zone. We will be distributing these supplies to help our community’s most vulnerable deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Later today we will be sharing techniques including batching homemade hand sanitizer. pic.twitter.com/KKJEd4raBa — Anarchist Black Cross/Antifascist Action Nashville (@NashvilleABC) March 12, 2020

Tennessee:

Nashville Anarchist Black Cross : Direct mutual aid in the Nashville, Tennessee area.

: Direct mutual aid in the Nashville, Tennessee area. First Aid Collective of Knoxville: We are an autonomous first-aid/wound collective based in Knoxville, TN. Our practices mainly focus around harm reduction, but we also supply street medicing for actions and practice mutual aid. Instagram.

North Carolina:

Hendersonville Mutual Aid : A community network to help folks in Hendersonville and Henderson county, NC meet their needs during the COVID-19 epidemic and beyond.

: A community network to help folks in Hendersonville and Henderson county, NC meet their needs during the COVID-19 epidemic and beyond. Marshall Mutual Aid Hub : We are excited to announce that we now have a space in Marshall to gather and deliver food and other necessities to folks in Madison County who are unable to leave the house to shop. The hub is located on the Madison County Cooperative Extension Office property at the far end of the parking lot next to the little greenhouse, 258 Carolina Lane, Marshall. Spread sheet. Donate.

We are excited to announce that we now have a space in Marshall to gather and deliver food and other necessities to folks in Madison County who are unable to leave the house to shop. The hub is located on the Madison County Cooperative Extension Office property at the far end of the parking lot next to the little greenhouse, 258 Carolina Lane, Marshall. Spread sheet. Donate. Chapel Hill Food Not Bombs: Offering to-go food on Saturdays at Nightlight in Chapel Hill. 430-530pm.

Along with hygiene products, cleaning supplies, harm reduction. Offering delivery & drive up service. Everything is free. No questions asked. Email: [email protected] Instagram.

Mutual Aid Carrboro: In the coming weeks, potentially millions of workers will be sent home without pay. For the most precarious, that could mean evictions, utility shut-offs, missed payments, and other economic catastrophes. That’s why Mutual Aid Carrboro is partnering with NC Piedmont DSA to create the COVID-19 Mutual Aid Relief Fund. Donate here.

In the coming weeks, potentially millions of workers will be sent home without pay. For the most precarious, that could mean evictions, utility shut-offs, missed payments, and other economic catastrophes. That’s why Mutual Aid Carrboro is partnering with NC Piedmont DSA to create the COVID-19 Mutual Aid Relief Fund. Donate here. Greensboro, NC : A virtual tip jar created for workers affected by COVID-19 for Greensboro, NC.

: A virtual tip jar created for workers affected by COVID-19 for Greensboro, NC. Durham Mutual Aid : This is a space for sharing resources, guidance, and organizing for mutual aid in Durham, NC during the COVID-19 pandemic.

: This is a space for sharing resources, guidance, and organizing Surry County Mutual Aid Network : Our goal is to help get needed supplies to people to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 into Surry County NC.

: Our goal is to help get needed supplies to people to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 into Surry County NC. Asheville Survival Program: In any kind of crisis we are always strongest when we work together. We can overcome our fears and the urge to isolate and hoard, to instead be part of a meaningful community wide response. Information sharing is a critical first step, from there we can work together as neighbors and friends to ensure everyone has what we need.

Georgia:

Food 4 Life : In response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, we are operating a grocery delivery program in Atlanta, Georgia to ensure that those impacted by the virus will not be forced to choose between decent food and their health. Food is a human right, we must help each other! Donate here. Website.

: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, we are operating a grocery delivery program in Atlanta, Georgia to ensure that those impacted by the virus will not be forced to choose between decent food and their health. Food is a human right, we must help each other! Donate here. Website. Atlanta Mutual Aid : Students at Emory, Morehouse, Spelman, and Georgia State are facing removal and even eviction from their dorms in the response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Many students, such as international, LGBTQIA+, and out-of-state students do not have an immediate place to move to or store their belongings. Tens of thousands of students are being displaced and are in immediate need of resources and support.

: Students at Emory, Morehouse, Spelman, and Georgia State are facing removal and even eviction from their dorms in the response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Many students, such as international, LGBTQIA+, and out-of-state students do not have an immediate place to move to or store their belongings. Tens of thousands of students are being displaced and are in immediate need of resources and support. Athens Mutual Aid: Mutual aid hub for the own of Athens, Georgia.

First distribution in collaboration with Food Not Bombs Atlanta @The_Teardown and the @sbc_atl. Thanks to everyone putting in work and care to exit the #CoronaOutbreak together, the only way we can. pic.twitter.com/oALeKKRDAu — Food4Life (@Food4LifeAtl) March 13, 2020

Washington DC:

Virginia:

Mutual Aid Infrastructure Charlottesville : This is a place where folx can request resources and support, bu t also where you can come to find opportunities to offer time, money, support and resources to community members in need.

: This is a place where folx can request resources and support, bu Future Economy Collective: Running mutual aid projects in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Southwest of Virginia. We provide emergency supplies, meal boxes, and a seed sharing program. Instagram.

Running mutual aid projects in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Southwest of Virginia. We provide emergency supplies, meal boxes, and a seed sharing program. Instagram. Northern Virginia COVID-19 Supply Exchange : This group is for people located in Northern Virginia to join an d post if they are in need of supplies or food. anything from diapers to soap to bread and milk… some of us may have more than we need of something and be running out of other things.

: This group is for people located in Northern Virginia to join an Corona Aid 757 : If you need help getting groceries for elderly or immune comprom ised individuals ask for help if you need us to make a grocery run for you! Located in Norfolk, Virginia area. Call at 757-598-1480 . Request aid. Volunteer. Facebook.

: If you need help getting groceries for elderly or immune comprom Call at . Request aid. Volunteer. Facebook. COVID-19 Emergency Relief: Mutual aid supply drive in Richmond. More info here.

please donate supplies if you are able to, and get in touch if you have needs! call or text 804-404-2346 want to help with distro? DM us ☺️ pic.twitter.com/650uWyOk8J — shut it down RVA! (@MayDayRVA) March 16, 2020

Alabama:

Birmingham Mutual Aid: In these fast moving and uncertain times, it’s important to show up for each other and remember that we are not alone. Mutual aid is a powerful way to build strong connections – we all have something to offer and we all have something we need.

Kentucky:

Lexington Mutual Aid : We are building a network of people who can support their neighbors through mutual aid in Lexington, Kentucky.

: We are building a network of people who can support their neighbors through mutual aid in Lexington, Kentucky. Louisville Mutual Aid : We are building a network of people who can support their neighbors through mutual aid in Louisville, Kentucky. Donate here.

: We are building a network of people who can support their neighbors through mutual aid in Louisville, Kentucky. Donate here. Louisville Mutual Aid : Spread sheet of mutual aid resources, run by Black Lives Matter Louisville.

: Spread sheet of mutual aid resources, run by Black Lives Matter Louisville. Kentucky Mutual Aid : With the current uncertainty, it’s important that no one falls through the cracks. Facebook.

: With the current uncertainty, it’s important that no one falls through the cracks. Facebook. Youth Mutual Aid Fund: For young folks in Kentucky and Appalachia experiencing income loss or food and housing insecurity due to COVID-19. We’re also providing social events and general trainings to keep folks busy via video and phone calls and are available to chat with folks who are looking for social connection and need help finding resources. In the next few weeks, we’ll be expanding to ensure young folks get fair treatment from universities. Donate here.

Arkansas:

Little Rock Mutual Aid : This is an intake form to help community members ask other community members for support in Little Rock during the COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook.

: This is an intake form to help community members ask other community members for support in Little Rock during the COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook. Mutual Aid Northwest Arkansas : We are building a network of folks who can support their neighbors through mutual aid in Northwest Arkansas.

: We are building a network of folks who can support their neighbors through mutual aid in Northwest Arkansas. Fayetteville Mutual Aid: NWA Mutual Aid is a volunteer collective that exists to help bui ld resilient communities through organizing collaborative efforts, connecting folks to existing local resources, and providing a space for the community to connect and exchange support. Y’ALLIDARITY! currently functions as our platform for facilitating community connections. Learn about us here: rebrand.ly/AboutYallidarity

.@DSA_of_NWA has opened out emergency mutual aid pantry for the #COVID19US pandemic pic.twitter.com/eIypIzsQdh — Towards Collective Power 🚩 (@best__ev) March 13, 2020

Louisiana:

New Orleans Mutual Aid : As the city and country shuts down over the coming days and weeks, it is crucial that we build robust mutual aid networks that can support the elderly, the immunocompromised and the vast group of hospitality workers who have no safety net. Instagram.

: As the city and country shuts down over the coming days and weeks, it is crucial that we build robust mutual aid networks that can support the elderly, the immunocompromised and the vast group of hospitality workers who have no safety net. Instagram. Solidarity with the Unhoused : Donate here.

: Donate here. Bvlbancha Collective: If you are local to the Bvlbancha area and you or a neighbor could benefit from fresh garden herbs, or plant medicines, pls contact us through email or the contact us portion of our page!!! We have herbs for immune-boosting, respiratory health, lymphatic support & working with fevers. Fresh & dried herbs for teas & steams, syrups, & some tinctures on hand. We also have a limited supply of stress relief herbs/elixirs. And more brewing right now. Plus, everything in stock from our website. No one will be declined due to lack of funds as long as we have supplies on hand. We are happy to do porch/mailbox drops as time allows. Also, we have homemade hand sanitizer! Pls, don’t hesitate to reach out! We’re in this together!

Florida:

Tampa Mutual Aid : In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, Tampa Dream Defenders and Mutual Aid Disaster Relief are partnering to support the most vulnerable in our community.

: In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, Tampa Dream Defenders and Mutual Aid Disaster Relief are partnering to support the most vulnerable in our community. Gainesville Mutual Aid : A group where people can offer help or ask for help during this pandemic. Specific to Gainesville, Florida.

: A group where people can offer help or ask for help during this Tallahassee Community Assistance Network : This is an ad-hoc group/space for Tallahassee and Leon County residents to discuss and plan community assistance and mutual aid efforts to alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

: This is an ad-hoc group/space for Tallahassee and Leon County residents to discuss and plan community assistance and mutual aid efforts to alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lake Worth Food Not Bombs: We are initiating a daily food distribution action for the next month. This would be an “On-Demand food delivery system” for Palm Beach County, where we cook a variety of food on a daily basis and deliver to people who request food either for lunch or dinner. Call: (561) 320-3277

Northeast

Maryland:

Spire City Medics : We are making masks, delivering groceries to people, and collecting PPE to redistribute. We are sharing knowledge rapidly.

: We are making masks, delivering groceries to people, and collecting PPE to redistribute. We are sharing knowledge rapidly. Mutual Aid and Emergency Relief Fund : Food, Clothing & Resistance Collective – Maroon Movement is doing a mutual aid & emergency relief fundraising drive, and pop-up distributions, for anyone who may need some “extra assistance” to stock up food, toiletries and medical supplies in Baltimore during this still very early stage of an emerging pandemic (Covid-19), in the middle of another pandemic (Influenza). Twitter.

: Food, Clothing & Resistance Collective – Maroon Movement is doing a mutual aid & emergency relief fundraising drive, and pop-up distributions, for anyone who may need some “extra assistance” to stock up food, toiletries and medical supplies in Baltimore during this still very early stage of an emerging pandemic (Covid-19), in the middle of another pandemic (Influenza). Twitter. Baltimore Mutual Aid: Spreadsheet hub for mutual aid in Baltimore, Maryland.

@FCRCollective – Maroon Movement is doing a mutual aid & emergency relief fundraising drive, and pop-up distributions, for anyone who may need some "extra assistance" to stock up food, toiletries and medical supplies in Baltimore during this still very early stage of a pandemic. pic.twitter.com/InWUR8M6hS — Food, Clothing & Resistance Collective (@fcrcollective) March 13, 2020

Pennsylvania:

Anthracite Unite Mutual Aid Programs : This is what mutual aid work is all about. It’s not charity. In charity, rich people donate to feel good about themselves, to get a tax write-off, and to legitimize their hoarding of resources by making themselves look generous. Mutual aid by contrast is “survival pending revolution,” as Huey Newton described it. We’re taking care of our sisters and brothers in the working class with one hand, and fighting the system that’s trying to rob and kill us with the other.

: This is what mutual aid work is all about. It’s not charity. In charity, rich people donate to feel good about themselves, to get a tax write-off, and to legitimize their hoarding of resources by making themselves look generous. Mutual aid by contrast is “survival pending revolution,” as Huey Newton described it. We’re taking care of our sisters and brothers in the working class with one hand, and fighting the system that’s trying to rob and kill us with the other. Lehigh Valley Mutual Aid : Distributing free food, clothing, and hygiene products to the people of Allentown.

: Distributing free food, clothing, and hygiene products to the people of Allentown. Pinelands Mutual Aid Coalition : Mutual-aid organization operating out of occupied Lenape land .

: . Pitt Mutual Aid : We‘re a team of student leaders dedicated to providing up-to-date information and resources for the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out our resource guide here.

: We‘re a team of student leaders dedicated to providing up-to-date information and resources for the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out our resource guide here. Neighbors Helping Neighbors: We are simply neighbors helping neighbors. The aid provided comes from community support and solidarity thus we cannot guarantee to meet each request but we will be trying our best to do so . We are not funded, we are not a government or medical agency, we are simply neighbors connecting neighbors to neighbors who can help (and we happen to be organizers). Located in the Philadelphia area.

We are simply neighbors helping neighbors. The aid provided comes from community support and solidarity thus we cannot guarantee to meet each request but we will be trying our best to do so . We are not funded, we are not a government or medical agency, we are simply neighbors connecting neighbors to neighbors who can help (and we happen to be organizers). Located in the Philadelphia area. Food Not Bombs : Support various chapters in the Philadelphia area doing direct support for people on the ground here and here.

: Support various chapters in the Philadelphia area doing direct support for people on the ground here and here. Philly Socialists Mutual Aid: Delivering around 250 grocery packages per week all across Philadelphia. Volunteer form.

Massachusetts:

Rhode Island:

Providence Mutual Aid: Project LETS is working to support the Providence, RI community during times of increased fear, isolation, and need. Facebook

New Jersey:

Central New Jersey : This form originally was asking for volunteers too, but we have enough for now! We’ll ask for more as requests come in.

: This form originally was asking for volunteers too, but we have enough for now! We’ll ask for more as requests come in. North New Jersey Mutual Aid: This group is for the purposes of sharing resources, needs, and info about mutual aid work that people are doing at this time. Facebook.

New York:

Connecticut:

Stratford Mutual Aid : This is a group formed to pro-actively share resources, ideas, a nd emotional support should the COVID-19 virus.

: This is a group formed to pro-actively share resources, ideas, a New Haven Mutual Aid : Mutual aid hub in the New Haven area.

: Mutual aid hub in the New Haven area. #SurvivingInside: The CT Bail Fund organizes resources to bail folks out, but also to support commissary purchases through their #SurvivingInside project.

Vermont:

Mutual Aid Hubs in Vermont: These Mutual Aid links each consist of a spreadsheet with multiple tabs for different categories of need (food, transportation, housing, emotional support, etc) and are specific to different regions of Vermont.

These Mutual Aid links each consist of a spreadsheet with multiple tabs for different categories of need (food, transportation, housing, emotional support, etc) and are specific to different regions of Vermont. Community Mutual Aid (BTV): When we started mutual aid distributions in mid-March, we thought we might go out one or two times to hand out supplies. Now, as of April 7, we’ve gone out almost every single day for 3+ weeks, we’ve collaborated with Food Not Bombs Burlington , we’ve distributed food donations from New Moon & KKDs & August First , we’ve done multiple supply runs for clothes, toiletries, medicine, and special requests , we’ve handed out cash, we’ve done grocery runs for families who are acutely food insecure, we’ve gotten phone cards to people in need , and we’ve handed out tons of Know Your Rights flyers. Donate here.

New Hampshire:

Plymouth Area Mutual Aid : Community online bulletin board for connecting communities in need.

: Community online bulletin board for connecting communities in need. Seacoast Mutual Aid : Spreadsheet of information on needs and volunteers.

: Spreadsheet of information on needs and volunteers. Manchester Mutual Aid: Spreadsheet of information on needs and volunteers.

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