Registries for Mutual Aid
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How to Set up a Mutual Aid Group
Please see:
๐ https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/volunteering
Please see:
๐ https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/group-decisionmaking
Global Resources
Global Map and Data Sources of COVID-19 Initiatives
Redaktor
๐๐ redaktor.ushahidi.io
Map of all COVID-19 initiatives
Mutual Aid WIKI
๐๐ https://mutualaid.wiki/
Map of COVID-19 Mutual Aid groups created by a small group affiliated to Mutual Aid UK
Map can be embedded on other sites, data can be pulled or added to. Internationalisation (translation) in progress.
Links to Global Resources
๐๐https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/collective-care/
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief links to Global Mutual Aid Resources
Comprehensive list of International Mutual Aid Networks Registries
Lists of networks and resources from a range of countries
Global Catalogue of Mutual Aid Resources by Country
๐๐https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fw6ru83MuRaerWTCyPPjbcwIhXaXIqy_SbE_8bAyB2M/edit?usp=sharing
List of Mutual Aid Resources for a range of countries in native languages
COVID-19 Resources and projects
๐๐https://airtable.com/universe/expAvHxkW4rRwtVab/covid-19-resources-and-projects
Database of projects, specifically built using Airtable.
Thread of Glocal Citizen's Initiatives
๐๐https://twitter.com/GeorgeMonbiot/status/1243074115763875840
The best examples of citizens' initiatives on the COVID-19 crisis, pre-empting government action, from around the world. In other words, people working together to contain the pandemic and support each other through it. Many of the examples have been pulled out and included in this handbook.
Open Opps
๐๐https://openopps.com/insights/contracts/summary/
Search for COVID-19 suppliers - Find suppliers of critical products & services in your country
National Resources
๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
COVID-19 Mutual Aid - Group Admins support group
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://www.facebook.com/groups/151925132663139/
๐https://covidmutualaid.org/
Facebook Group for information sharing, discussion and advice between Mutual Aid Group coordinators
COVID-19 Mutual Aid UK - Register Your Group
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJrgqHazomhDsJDG3Nnye30Ys7sZEl-APCrQh80D1g-iQrgQ/viewform
Add your group (Google Form)
COVID-19 UK Mutual Aid groups
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://freedomnews.org.uk/covid-19-uk-mutual-aid-groups-a-list/
COVID-19 Mutual Aid groups, HTML list curated by Freedom News.
Mutual Aid UK
๐ฌ๐ง๐http://www.mutualaid.co.uk
This website is created by volunteers for volunteers who decided to take action and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by self-organising into local groups on WhatsApp and Facebook and to find the nearest Mutual Aid volunteer.
North London COVID-19 Map of Foodbanks and Food Distribution
๐ฌ๐ง๐http://bit.ly/NorthLondonC19SupportMap
Map of North London council boroughs (7) and wards, with links and contact details for local Coronavirus support services and other volunteer/Mutual Aid groups.
Local Halo Mutual Aid App
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://www.localhalo.com/coronavirus
London's mutual aid groups, broken down by borough and the GDPR-approved solution, no phone numbers are shown, volunteers and the vulnerable are kept safe at all times
Full list of Communities and Volunteering Groups Across UK
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://www.policerewired.org/home/covid-19/communities (supporting data)
The collective list of all communities supporting and volunteering across the UK. Assembled from several different sources, aiming to be a fully comprehensive tool for finding a local group, and for easy access to your local safer neighbourhoods policing team.
COVID-19 Mutual Aid List Sync Software
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://github.com/commonknowledge/covid-19-mutual-aid-list-sync
COVID-19-mutual-aid-list-sync by Common Knowledge. This software keeps in sync the following lists of UK based COVID-19 Mutual Aid groups: a flat HTML list maintained by Freedom, a Google Spreadsheet maintained by COVID-19 Mutual Aid UK, an Airtable maintained by us at Common Knowledge (deprecated)
COVID AID UK
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://www.facebook.com/CovidAidUK
Facebook Group for Mutual Aid
Mutual Aid Tech
๐ฃhttps://join.slack.com/t/mutualaidtech/shared_invite/zt-cod48mar-c6Wcj7zsOmZ8AcjRALk2LA
Meta group helping other Mutual Aid groups around the UK get started. (DEAD LINK)
Mutual Aid Airtable
๐https://airtable.com/shrUCI7eE8xDqXLEx/tblFqGvhbICXwl493/viwenxDwDhhfOUiQu?blocks=hide
Full and complete list as an airtable which people are curating and adding to.
Corona Buddy
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://www.coronabuddy.co.uk
Connecting communities in times of need
List of UK Community Hubs
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uwcEbPob7EcOKBe_H-OiYEP3fITjbZH-ccpc81fMO7s/htmlview#gid=1418426695
Community hubs in the UK
Thread of Mutual Aid Groups
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://twitter.com/MissEllieMae/status/1238426880233148419?s=20t seems that most of the suggestions from the thread are covered in the website above, but might be worth looking through if your area isnโt covered)
Local Helpers
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://localhelpers.org/
Help self-isolating neighbours. Super simple - either offer things you can do for others, or say that you need help. The platform matches clients with volunteers. Think deliver food, collecting urgent medicine, etc. Built specifically for the COVID-19 situation and non-commercial.
Mutual Aid
๐https://www.mutualaid.co.uk
created by volunteers for volunteers who decided to take action and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by self-organising into local groups on WhatsApp and Facebook and to find the nearest Mutual Aid volunteer. Volunteer map and sign up form. Positive safe vibes!
๐บ๐ธUnited States
Mutual Aid Hub
๐บ๐ธ๐https://www.mutualaidhub.org/
Register and find MA networks in the US (Anti-virus warning may pop-up)
Mutual Aid Resource List
๐บ๐ธ๐https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p2ZJJPhOeF7xdzTcyXbDbAUXODLT1PMeQTEJPyfpdOg
Large (Inter)national Crowdsourced Mutual Aid & Advocacy Resources
Database of Localised Resources (US)
๐บ๐ธ๐https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HEdNpLB5p-sieHVK-CtS8_N7SIUhlMpY6q1e8Je0ToY
Database of Localized Resources - by Radical Comms Network
Mutual Aid Resource List, including Prisoner and Migrant Detention
๐บ๐ธ๐https://itsgoingdown.org/autonomous-groups-are-mobilizing-mutual-aid-initiatives-to-combat-the-coronavirus/
Autonomous Groups Are Mobilizing Mutual Aid Initiatives To Combat The Coronavirus List of mutual aid groups by state (and sometimes at a more granular level).
Mutual Aid Networks Submission Form
๐บ๐ธ๐https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gFNrqRcV3WTQ5c5rgSFV8Pk1W1FLXaRqrwkFp2KVUjo/viewform
Power to the People: 40+ Grassroots Activists Step Up During the COVID-19 Crisis
๐บ๐ธ๐https://www.colorlines.com/articles/power-people-40-grassroots-activists-step-during-covid-19-crisis-updated
A list of mutual-aid efforts to combat the pandemic, including
US Regions
Chicago
๐บ๐ธ๐https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0MK1dnny1BTlzvohuRlnlC6fHqXKqez0hrZJLuZ6F4-qu9w/viewform
Chicago- COVID-19 Mutual Aid Volunteer Sign-up
Los Angeles
๐บ๐ธ๐https://forms.gle/CixkiRVteW1n5QVD9
Los Angeles- Ground Game LA Mutual Aid volunteer & needs intake
San Francisco
๐๐บ๐ธhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gQlAmgIsXdEUdISa3gKYd5PX6eq6nc5WALdmNxQpNGw/edit#gid=0
San Francisco- How Can I Help? Project Consolidation (Bay Area)
Seattle
Seattle- Request Help Form
Duke University
๐บ๐ธ๐Duke University Mutual Aid Groups
Duke- This article provides information about a student-led mutual aid group that aims to provide help in the form of food, housing and transportation for members of the Duke community affected by the Universityโs decision to close campus.
Cambridge, MA
๐บ๐ธ๐https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x_gLUobYEodWYI4VBAC1hhjv0imZvQiM-uEEDxyZ3oE/edit?ts=5e6bdd12
Cambridge Neighborhood Aid Network - Cambridge, MA
Medford & Somerville
๐บ๐ธ๐https://mutualaidmamas.com/
Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville โMAMASโ - towns of Medford & Somerville, MA
Arlington
๐บ๐ธ๐http://mutualaidarlington.org/
Mutual Aid Arlington - inspired by MAMAS, for Arlington, MA
Trumbull
๐บ๐ธ๐https://shoplocaltrumbull.pubpub.orgt
Supporting local shops Trumbull, CT
New York
๐บ๐ธ๐https://mutualaid.nyc/
We are a network of groups organizing to provide aid and support to New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
๐ฉ๐ชGermany
Solidarische Nachbarschaftshilfe
๐ฉ๐ช๐https://listling.org/lists/pwfjfkpjmesjjinm/solidarische-nachbarschaftshilfe
List of Mutual Aid groups across Germany
Karada House
Queer Relief for COVID-19. In English and German.
Quarantaene Helden
๐ฉ๐ช๐Quarantaenehelden.org
network for self-registration to request/volunteer help
๐ฎ๐ชIreland
Self Isolation Help
๐ฎ๐ช๐https://randall.ie/help/
๐ฃ@HelenORahilly #SelfIsolationHelp
Resources related to UK and Eire, one of the original resources for COVID-19 support.
Support links in Eire
Short list of resources in Eire
Sligo Coronavirus Support
๐ฎ๐ช๐https://sligohub.com/sligo-coronavirus-supports/
Resources for supporting communities and shops in Sligo, Eire
๐ฆ๐บAustralia
Helpful Neighbours
๐ฆ๐บ๐ https://www.helpfulneighbours.com.au/
A tool to match offers / requests for help during the pandemic within Australia (with a map)
Mutual Aid Network Australia
๐ฆ๐บ ๐https://m.facebook.com/groups/206482517172457
Mutual Aid Network Australia - an emergent grassroots disaster relief network based on the principles of climate justice, solidarity, mutual aid, and autonomous direct action (Facebook group).
๐ง๐ชBelgium
VUB
๐ง๐ช๐https://press.vub.ac.be/solidarity-in-times-of-corona-in-belgium
Solidarity in times of Coronavirus Belgium
๐จ๐ณChina
Open Democracy
๐จ๐ณ๐https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/social-support-networks-springing-coronavirus-stricken-china/
The social support networks stepping up in Coronavirus-stricken China
๐จ๐ฟCzech Republic
Denik Referendum
Initiative in Czech Republic
๐น๐ณTunisia
Dev for Tunisia
๐น๐ณ๐https://www.facebook.com/groups/DevForTunisia/
Tunisia Dev Community for COVID-19
Tunisia Makers
Tunisian Makers
Yes We Breathe
๐น๐ณ๐https://www.facebook.com/groups/197977924766891/
Yes We Breathe ENISo & FMS
Yes We Breathe TUNIS
๐น๐ณ๐https://www.facebook.com/groups/211124023294336
Yes We Breathe Tunis
Other Support Groups and Initiatives
๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
People Powered UK
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://peoplepowereduk.org/
People Powered is a collective of freelancers from across the entertainment and live event industries who came together to help the NHS and other frontline services after their diaries emptied because of the coronavirus.#HeretoHelp
๐https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxHDoluaRUGqPiSWcoqOnqtqC974V42tQX3_HoZhR1e--ynw/viewform Sign up form
Queer Care
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://www.facebook.com/queercare/
Queercare provides assistance for immunocompromised, asthmatic or otherwise at additional risk from COVID-19. You can also access useful resources and advice via their page. Queercare has volunteers nationally and is working on organising folk into more local groups and providing advice. A sign-up form is available here.
Freegle
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://www.ilovefreegle.org/covid
Reuse- Freegle is a community reuse organisation in the UK. We have a lot of kind members across the country and are asking them to indicate whether they can help (or need help) at
Exeter Community Wellbeing
๐ฌ๐ง๐ https://exeter.gov.uk/wellbeing
Region specific: Exeter.
Exeter Community Wellbeing has been created to assist individuals and community groups to help and support each other during this challenging time.
Online and telephone hotlines are available to gather information from people and organisations who want to offer their help and support to the community response.
Drug Runners
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/drug-runners-keep-medicines-moving-during-lockdown-5khm9lxxj
Drug runners keep medicines moving during lockdown
National Food Service
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://www.nationalfoodservice.uk/
National access to food and community space
Help them Help Us
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://www.helpthemhelpus.co.uk/
Help them Help us: an initiative to support the physical, mental, and day to day wellbeing of NHS staff across the UK.
The Ecologist
๐ฌ๐ง๐https://theecologist.org/2020/mar/06/coronavirus-and-community-activism
Coronavirus and community activism in the UK
Green tick, red cross
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/tiny-scots-village-creates-coronavirus-21719592.amp
Tiny Scots village creates Coronavirus hack that's pure genius
Corner shop COVID-19 Kits
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐https://www.thenational.scot/news/18303569.coronavirus-scottish-corner-shop-gives-kits-need/
Scottish corner shop gives kits to those in need
Listing Virtual Communities and Support Groups
Dealing with Coronaviruses and Pandemics Alternatively
๐๐ฃhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/232903304555253/?ref=share
Dealing with Coronaviruses and Pandemics Alternatively- Aims to capture/archive alternative community-driven strategies that are inclusive and caring/nurturing to deal with viruses/pandemics
Coronavirus Discussion
๐๐ฃhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/coronavirus.discussion
Split into multiple sub-threads: news; preparation and response; Q&A; emotional responses and silver linings; firsthand accounts. Past content archived here: http://bit.ly/2PFzTPA
Viral Exploration Lounge
๐๐ฃhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/viralexplorationlounge/
For a laid back conversation, questions, etc. regarding the COVID-19 outbreak
r/Coronavirus
๐๐ฃ https://www.reddit.com/r/coronavirus
r/Coronavirus- Seeks to monitor the spread of the disease COVID-19, declared a PHEIC by the WHO
r/COVID19
๐๐ฃ https://www.reddit.com/r/COVID19
r/COVID19- Seeks to facilitate scientific discussion of this potential global public health threat
The Golden Hearted UK
๐https://m.facebook.com/groups/703270807162286?ref=m_notif¬if_t=commerce_interesting_product
'The Golden Hearted' Facebook group for people who want to help each other at difficult times.
Open Food Network
๐ https://www.openfoodnetwork.org
A global network of people and organisations working together to build a new food system. Aims to empower people and communities and give them the tools and knowledge to develop the food systems they need for their community.
