Mutual Aid

Mutual aid is an organizational model where voluntary, collaborative exchanges of resources and services for common benefit take place amongst community members to overcome social, economic, and political barriers to meeting common needs. This can include physical resources like food, clothing, or medicine, as well as services like breakfast programs or education.  (Wikipedia)

Starbucks

Regift Starbucks

Teachers, daycare, even students get Starbucks gift cards as though it’s the national currency, especially at the end of the year. Regift cards to people living on the street. Even a small purchase provides WiFi, charging, and bathroom access for hours.

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Feed People

Food insecurity is only going to get worse in America. Between rising grocery prices, crops lost due to climate change and deportation, and new, draconian SNAP requirements, people are going to be hungry. Add in a fertilizer shortage and we face tough times ahead. Start building mutual aid now!

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Support local farming

Worried about reports of spreading food-borne illness? Reading you should avoid raw vegetables and fruits? Here’s a hack: while we’ve dismantled the tools to track the actual source, one thing we know is a nationwide outbreak doesn’t trace to one local farm. Buy local!

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Tithe for Change

If you are a member of a religious organization call the office and ask how to get involved with the program feeding and housing people in your area. Volunteer or donate to that committee or group.

If your religious organization isn’t helping struggling people divert your usual contributions to a group that is. Tell them why.

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SNAP

Bureaucracy Busting

The GOP steals through beurocracy: they made it harder to keep SNAP benefits, and now they’re trying to make it harder to vote through legal hurdles. Share your hard-won knowledge about bureaucratic tasks. When you check your voter registration, remind others (with instructions!) If you know a friend needs a passport, offer to help them figure it out. Together we cut through their red tape!

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Costco

Join Costco

Costco has re-asserted its commitment to DEI and fair pay repeatedly over the years. It beat the Trump administration over tariffs, too. If bulk buys are too much for your family or space, consider a mini co-op or donate spare units to a food bank.

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