What did you accomplish during 2022? How did you use the money? / ¿Que lograron durante el 2022? ¿Cómo utilizaron el dinero? This year our Food Distribution team distributed over 4,000 bags of groceries and household items,...

Invitation: How to Join Ward 2 Mutual Aid Call (November 14, 6:00 pm)

Published on November 10, 2022 by Psi

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October 2022

Published on October 12, 2022 by Niyati Shah

Friends + supporters, Happy Fall! We can hardly believe that just a couple months ago, we were wrapping up the summer with a retreat for our outreach team (see pic below) and lots to celebrate in terms of relationships, trust, and community...

Invitation: Ward 2 Mutual Aid Onboarding Meeting (September 19, 6:00 pm)

Published on September 15, 2022 by Niyati Shah

Friends + supporters, Ready to get involved with our ward 2 mutual aid team? Join our onboarding meeting on Monday, September 19 at 6:00 pm for folks who are interested in supporting our Ward 2 neighbors! We are looking for support in answe...

we're more than halfway there!

Published on August 1, 2022 by Mary Catherine Curley

Dear Ward 2 family, It’s working! Since we last wrote to you with the news that we were rapidly running out of funds to keep our outreach & grocery programs going, SO MANY of you stepped up to be a part of this mutual aid collective and...

we're running out of money :(

Published on July 13, 2022 by Mary Catherine Curley

Dear neighbors, Happy summer! It’s been great to see more members of our community out and about, enjoying the weather, and we hope you’re finding ways to relax and enjoy this season. We’re writing to our community today to ask for your hel...

May 2022

Published on May 31, 2022 by Niyati Shah

Friends + supporters, We hope this email finds you well! Please read on for Ward 2 Mutual Aid programming and requests for cash assistance from our neighbors. Encampment Team Updates As we prepare for summer, our encampment...

Invitation: Ward 2 Mutual Aid Onboarding Meeting (May 23, 6:30 pm)

Published on May 18, 2022 by Niyati Shah

Friends + supporters, Ready to get involved with our ward 2 mutual aid team? Join our onboarding meeting on Tuesday, May 23 at 6:30 pm for folks who are interested in supporting our Ward 2 neighbors! We are looking for support in answering...

February 2022

Published on February 27, 2022 by Niyati Shah

Friends + supporters, We wish you a Happy Black History Month! Our work in mutual aid is inspired and informed by the direct action efforts of Black revolutionaries, who have tirelessly led trans-national and domestic uprisings against west...

Invitation to W2MA All Hands Meeting

Published on January 31, 2022 by Niyati Shah

Dear neighbors, If you have been involved with Ward 2 Mutual Aid in any capacity – or have been meaning to get involved! – we’d like to invite you to join us for a virtual all-hands meeting on Tuesday, February 8, from 7:00...

Request for Cash Assistance

Published on January 12, 2022 by Niyati Shah

Friends + supporters, Thank you for contributing to our tent fundraiser – you helped us order 13 tents for our unhoused neighbors! We are now raising funds for cash assistance to our unhoused and housing-insecure community members; many nee...

Request for Tents + Tent Donations!

Published on January 4, 2022 by Niyati Shah

Friends + supporters, Since October 2020, Ward 2 Mutual Aid and the People for Fairn...

December 2021

Published on December 31, 2021 by Niyati Shah

Friends + supporters, This year, we saw how mutual aid and collective care have the power to subvert capitalist structures that oppress Black, brown, low-income, and unhoused people. We can destabilize societal inequities by creating ecosys...

November 2021

Published on November 30, 2021 by Samuel Wagstaff

Friends + supporters, As we move into winter, our neighbors have more and more urgent requests. Please see below! Urgent Requests from the Encampment Outreach Team Every Friday for over one year now,...

October 2021

Published on October 30, 2021 by Niyati Shah

Friends + supporters, Ward 2 Mutual Aid has received so many donations and new comrades this fall! Thank you for redistributing your wealth to help meet the needs of our neighbors. Update from Encampment Outreach Team Since...

September 2021

Published on September 30, 2021 by Niyati Shah

Friends + supporters, Happy Fall! Please read below for a few pressing updates about our community. DC’s Pilot Program Criminalizes + Invisibilizes Homelessness This past month, D.C.’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health...