Mutual Aid Networks Provide Community Support
Grassroots organizations meet needs through solidarity rather than charity.
Mutual aid networks are expanding as communities organize to meet needs through solidarity. These grassroots efforts distribute resources and support based on cooperation rather than charity hierarchy.
Participants both give and receive based on capacity and need. The reciprocity distinguishes mutual aid from charity's benefactor-recipient relationship.
Networks address food security, housing, healthcare, childcare, and other needs. Communities provide for members when state and market systems fail.
Organizing builds community power and political consciousness. Participants recognize collective capacity to meet needs without relying on institutions that often fail them.
Technology facilitates coordination at larger scales. Apps and platforms enable matching needs with resources across wider networks while maintaining grassroots control.
