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When major disruptions happen in communities, often the first people to respond are the residents themselves and their neighbors. When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down daily life or after a disaster ...

A Prospect Heights do-gooder has launched a volunteer support network for local seniors and other people in need of a helping hand, saying she wanted to channel goodwill in the neighborhood toward ...

This policy codifies existing university practice that has been mandated by state and federal regulations since 1961. The University at Buffalo (UB, university) is committed to maintaining cooperative ...

I arrived in Minneapolis in July of 2020 to find buildings turned to rubble, people grieving, and a community rebuilding. During my first volunteer shift at Phillips Community Free Store, which was ...

Over the last week, watching protests spread across the country demanding justice for George Floyd, Lydia Mason felt powerless sitting at home in Brooklyn. She’s been an activist with Black Lives ...

Nearby municipalities have agreements to step in when situations become critical. Fire districts call it “mutual aid.” ...

“Solidarity, not charity.” At its most basic level, that’s how proponents describe mutual aid. Though historically associated with leftist causes, mutual aid is, at its core, about people helping one ...

Miriam Palacio lived in Ward 2 for 15 years and remembers how much her neighbors supported her after she immigrated to this country from Peru. She spoke to WAMU/DCist as she was setting up a clothing ...

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