Mutual aid
Uptown’s ‘Boost The Block’ Brings Free Food, Public Art And Street Fest To Argyle Street
Boost the Block is hitting Argyle Street every Tuesday this month and will end with a festival Aug. 31.
100 Ways You Helped: Here’s How Chicagoans Lifted Their Neighbors Through COVID-19 Pandemic
One year ago, life as we knew it was upended by a pandemic and other crises. When the systems we were used to relying on failed, Chicagoans stepped up to save each other.
West Siders Celebrate Birthdays By Raising Money For Community Stimulus: ‘Everybody Should Receive Gifts’
Organizers are giving away gift cards at their weekly food giveaway, Soup for the Soul, at Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church on Monday. Here's how you can donate.
South Shore Neighbors Launch Mutual Aid Effort To Shovel Snow, Deliver Food To People In Need
Volunteers are needed to deliver food, answer the South Shore Blizzard Dig-Out hotline and to coordinate snow shoveling.
Chicago Moms Have Baked 1,700 Lasagnas For Those In Need Since October — And They’re Not Slowing Down
The all-volunteer run program was founded by a California mom in May and has since spread to over 1,000 cities. The nonprofit abides by three simple principles: feed families, spread kindness and strengthen communities.
Give Local 2020: Here Are Mutual Aid Groups And Nonprofits Where You Can Give — Or Receive — Help Over The Holidays
These 20 initiatives across Chicago have provided food, protective equipment, money, technical assistance and other support to neighborhood residents in need over the past eight months.
West Town Neighbor Launches Cloth Mask, Holiday Card Drive For Seniors
Lauren Young needs cards written in English, Spanish, Polish and Ukrainian. "I hope to spread a little holiday cheer to at least 1,800 seniors in the West Town area."
Free Food, Cleaning Supplies Available Saturday At All Nations Worship Assembly Spots
Groceries, hand sanitizer, laundry detergent and more will be available at locations in South Shore, Austin and south suburban Park Forest.
West Side Mutual Aid Groups Need Donations To Give Away To Neighbors In Need
The groups are collecting donations at the Humboldt Park Boathouse and will help families fill out the census as they give away supplies.
Hyde Park Mutual Aid Organizer Pledges $5,000 To Match Monthly Donations
Laura Staley's family will match the first month of recurring donations in an effort to encourage neighbors to help those in need.
Lincoln Square Ravenswood Mutual Aid Is Collecting Supplies For South, West Siders. Here’s How To Help
“Mutual aid networks are essential to having a thriving community,” one organizer said.
Free Disability Care Network Connects Hyde Park And Woodlawn Residents To Groceries, Prescriptions
Accessing needed supplies was already a challenge for people with disabilities due to the pandemic, and the closure of some stores due to looting has only made it harder.
