Austin Mutual Aid Organizations Share Resources During COVID-19 and Beyond

Looking for solidarity, not charity

"...Britt, a 57-year-old volunteer with Austin Mutual Aid, had been houseless on and off for 17..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Grassroots Culinary Communities Offer Food-Based Mutual Aid

Cuarantine Delivery Coop and Oven Mitt Movement cook for the greater good

"...opportunities to involve and support the community in food-based mutual aid. Both Rice and the Oven Mitt team of..."

July 2, 2021 Food Feature by James Scott

Feeding the Ukrainian Resistance With Varenyky and Mutual Aid

To Austin's Ukrainian community, the meaning of food has co-evolved with the war itself

"...the resettled families and an engine for badly needed mutual aid. So far, Levchuk has been able to move..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Food Feature by John Besche

Farm Aid

Community supported agriculture: the proof is in the produce, and Central Texas consumers are noticing

"...is a bit like being called to the ministry," said Gary as he stooped to pluck an oriental cucumber..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Cooking for Causes Ponders Nonprofit Status

Mutual aid or 501(c)(3)?

"...a leader. Foster was a founding member of the mutual aid group that provided food and supplies to the..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe

More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation

"...precautionary measure though the treatment plants are still operating, said AW Director Greg Meszaros. Some Austin suburbs, such as..."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...warming centers and cold weather shelters propped up by mutual aid organizations, faith communities, and local government, all of..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Local Bakers Feed a Hunger to Serve Their Community

Making cookies and sandwiches is critical to community health

"...kneading dough. For many, including Austinites like Syed Ali Haider and local groups like Neighborhood Baking Collective and Recycled..."

May 21, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Qmmunity Goes Over the Rainbow on the Creek

Qmmunity Editor James Scott reviews Waterloo Greenway’s Pride event

"...and one person asked if Qmmunity was, like, a mutual aid thing. In a sense, yes, my column and..."

June 12, 2022 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Campaigners, Firefighters Help Residents With Burst Pipes

Austin needs water, still

"...mass-texted numbers gleaned from voter registration data, and Austin Mutual Aid directed people asking for water to ANW. "We..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Volunteer Efforts Take Center Stage in Winter Storm Relief

Chasing the cold away

"...small-group efforts filled the gap with what one Council aide described as "DIY FEMA" efforts. Actual help from the..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Twitter Flame War Fires Up Austin FC Supporters to Help the Unhoused

For Los Verdes, y'all means all

"...of #Austin. It's going on two months that you said it would be handled. This video is from today...."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

Top Austin Headlines of 2021: Winter Storm Uri Wracks Austin

Feb. 14: For the first time ever, the National Weather Service issues winter storm warnings for the entire state of Texas

"...to 28 deaths in Travis County; calls for medical aid due to exposure, traffic collisions, falls, and carbon monoxide..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

City, County Issue Disaster Declaration, Seek Federal Funds for Cleanup to Come

Food Bank will be at two Eastside locations tomorrow

"...Friday afternoon, AE VP of Field Operations Elton Richards said “today was a really good day.”..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Lazarus Opens on Airport, J-Prime Opens Downtown, Old Thousand and JewBoy Bring the Holiday Fusion, Chanukah Gets the Haute Cuisine, and Everything Is Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Ukrainian community is “Feeding the Resistance with Varenyky and Mutual Aid”… on Saturday, St. Elmo Brewing is hosting their..."

Nov. 30, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Slash/Back

Smart Canadian horror sets Indigenous teens against alien invaders

"...a collectivism to Slash/Back, a sense of interconnectedness and mutual aid that speaks to the experience of remote communities...."

Oct. 21, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Safety Resources Every College Student in Austin Should Know About

Get to know the local orgs that center community well-being

"...ATX Free Fridge Project is a mutual aid-driven community project prioritizing solidarity and not charity. To..."

Aug. 18, 2022 Chronolog Post by Valeria Valdez

Will the Charges Stick?

The National Labor Relations Board issues a formal complaint against Van Os and Associates

"...2000 "for the purposes of collective bargaining and other mutual aid and protection by, among other things, discussing the..."

April 6, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Hands off My MUD

Davenport Fights to Retain Independence It Never Had

"..."We know you weren't," said the mayor, adding, with a little sarcasm of his..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by John Spong

Scanlines

The American Patchwork Series

"...Pretty White Eagles, recounting their shuffle-step growth from freedmen's mutual aid societies to latter-day hotspots for pickin' 'em up..."

Oct. 10, 1997 Screens Feature

Austin Resources for Those Experiencing Income Loss Due to COVID-19

Efforts to help Austinites struggling to make rent or pay bills

"...in the Austin area. Many COVID-19 relief programs and aid are included. The Austin Chamber of Commerce..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Post by Evan Rodriguez

Economics From the Bottom Up

A profile of Accion Texas, CDC, and other microlenders

"...Texas and Austin CDC. (Foundation Communities, formerly Central Texas Mutual Housing Association, is another nonprofit that specializes in building..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

As Heat Blazes, Council OKs $9 Million Emergency Shelter

City using some funding designated for permanent housing

"...management, housing navigation, and assistance completing applications for other aid programs. The nonprofit will also have to provide a..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Qmmunity: Rain on Me

A new era at the classic Fourth Street bar starts with Show Director Basüra

"...asked me to do Showstoppers to which I vehemently said 'NO,'" Basüra remembers. "Thirty minutes later she came up..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Column by James Scott

On the Lege: A $156 Million Disaster

The Accenture scheme blows up in the state's face

"...enrollment a breeze for needy Texans seeking food stamps, Medicaid, and children's health insurance...."

March 23, 2007 News Column

Narcan Vending Machine Lands Outside Sunrise Navigation Center

The lifesaving medication is free and in high demand

"...Emergency) Project, funded by a $2,500 grant from Austin Mutual Aid in 2021. Now, as access to Narcan has..."

Sept. 2, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Storm Relief Org Puts Down Roots to Help Farms

Texas Farm Resilience Collaborative brings financial relief in wake of Winter Storm Uri damage

"...financial relief, a stopgap measure like so many other mutual aid and private relief efforts during Uri, before slower..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Faster Than Sound: Free Lunch Creatives Feed Austin’s Unhoused

Musicians rally for emergency storm relief, and Spicewood's Katy Kirby debuts on Keeled Scales.

"...of work, the pair launched Free Lunch last summer. Aided by co-runner Jade Skye Hammer and a small group..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Restaurants to the Rescue, Even When They Need Rescuing

We applaud Austin's badass service industry and its heroes

"...we ever properly chart all the generous outpourings of aid?..."

Feb. 24, 2021 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Bicycles for Justice

Austin collective builds bikes to donate to others

"...middle of a big push by the CFO to aid the workers of the nascent Harness and Accessory Union,..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Ramon Martinez

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