mutual aid
What It's Like to Be a Mutual Aid Volunteer
VICE spoke to a volunteer who is helping her community full-time about the PPE shortages, her long walks, and having no time for self-care.
Mutual Aid Networks Are Distributing Food With Tech That Works For Everyone
With millions unemployed due to COVID-19, tech-savvy volunteers are building systems that combine automation with community outreach.
These Local Heroes Are Protecting People Because the Government Won't
How mutual aid groups are organising to help the most vulnerable members of society.
People Are Writing Notes to Comfort Elderly Asian New Yorkers
Asian seniors in NYC are facing isolation and xenophobia. Heart of Dinner, a new community relief effort, is delivering them hot meals and handwritten notes of love.
Meet The DIY Ravers Giving Free Masks to Every New Yorker
Masks For The Masses wants everyone in New York City to have a cloth mask—no questions asked.
Laid-Off Restaurant Workers Are Helping Each Other When No One Else Will
They're distributing food, establishing charities, and sending strangers money over Venmo.
The Neighbours Going Out of Their Way to Provide Coronavirus Relief
Before Canada announced its multi-billion dollar aid package, Vancouverites started solving each other’s dilemmas on social media.
What Protests Look Like in a Time of Social Distancing
Organizers are getting creative as it becomes dangerous and even illegal in some places to gather in large groups.
What Is Mutual Aid, and How Can It Help With Coronavirus?
Communities across the country are organizing to provide relief directly to people the government has failed.
Everything Is Falling Apart, but Strangers Are Saving Each Other's Lives
Mutual aid groups are helping to connect those who most need help with those who can provide it.
Forage for Wild Edibles at Nebraska's "DIO" Festival
A thriving community of “creative freaks” are carving out a DIY creative scene in the traditionally-conservative Lincoln, NE.
Forage for Wild Edibles at Nebraska's "DIO" Festival | #50StatesofArt
A thriving community of “creative freaks” are carving out a DIY creative scene in the traditionally-conservative Lincoln, NE.