Hendersonville Times-News on MSN

Mutual aid group Caja Solidaria works to expand, with or without state funding

Despite losing important funding from a state food program, the mutual aid nonprofit Caja Solidaria is working to expand its ...
LA Public Press on MSN

‘The city did nothing for us:’ Report shows unhoused people in LA relied on mutual aid during 2025 fires

Subscribe to LA Public Press to get stories like this in your inbox every week. A report published June 26 found that mutual ...
Finance & Commerce

Mutual aid groups grow as communities face economic strain

When major disruptions happen in communities, often the first people to respond are the residents themselves and their neighbors. When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down daily life or after a disaster ...
Boston Herald

When formal systems stop working, neighbors turn to each other in what many call ‘mutual aid’

NEW YORK (AP) — “Times are tough. We take care of us.” In early November, Kashish Ali posted those words to her Instagram story as part of a yearslong practice she’s had to fundraise for food and drop ...
Chicago Tribune

Harvey relies on fire mutual aid from surrounding communities through fiscal crisis

Ever since Harvey laid off more than half its Fire Department due to an ongoing fiscal crisis, the city has made use of mutual aid supplied by surrounding municipalities, including Dolton and Hazel ...
NPR

Local Mutual Aid Groups Face Dwindling Funds And Burnout Months Into The Pandemic

Miriam Palacio lived in Ward 2 for 15 years and remembers how much her neighbors supported her after she immigrated to this country from Peru. She spoke to WAMU/DCist as she was setting up a clothing ...
Newsday

When formal systems stop working, neighbors turn to each other in what many call 'mutual aid'

NEW YORK — “Times are tough. We take care of us." In early November, Kashish Ali posted those words to her Instagram story as part of a yearslong practice she's had to fundraise for food and drop it ...