The Texas Tribune

In an age of repeated crises, these Texans are creating mutual aid networks to help neighbors in need

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WWNO

In Louisiana, mutual aid networks help residents prepare for the peak of hurricane season

The city of Sulphur, in southwest Louisiana, was hit by two hurricanes — Laura and Delta — within a matter of months in 2020. Fast forward to today, and residents, like Cynthia Robertson, still see ...
Yahoo

What is mutual aid? And why are more people turning to informal efforts to help each other?

When major disruptions happen in communities, often the first people to respond are the residents themselves and their neighbors. When the pandemic shut down daily life or after a disaster like a ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Ohio Valley Mutual Aid lends help far and wide

Ohio Valley Mutual Aid volunteers Jamie Fenske, left, and Audrey Bennett clean up trash at the group’s location at the Toy & Train Museum on Friday morning. (Photo by Emma Delk) WHEELING — A group of ...
Click2Houston

In an age of repeated crises, these Texans are creating mutual aid networks to help neighbors in need

Linda Jackson, Corey Roberson and Sasha Rose, an organizer with Austin Mutual Aid, fold clothing at the Washatopia laundromat in Austin on Feb. 7. (Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune, Evan L'Roy/The Texas ...