The 2021 NYC COVID-19 Neighborhood Relief Match Program is closed.
With the generous support of Robin Hood, this ioby match program provided matching dollars up to $15,000 to ioby crowdfunding campaigns for projects that helped low-income communities respond to and recover from the economic and social impacts of COVID-19.
New York City is tough, but we'll all need to step up and lend a hand to weather this crisis. Even as COVID-19 hits our city hard, it's hitting some neighborhoods even harder. We're seeing the fault lines of inequity being exposed, and a long history of disinvestment has left low-income neighborhoods at particular risk. But we also know that those very same neighborhoods have a long history of resistance, joy, community, and power. We'll need to lean on those strengths, and one another, now more than ever. ioby has your back.
When you crowdfund for a project that provides relief for low-income neighbors who might be hardest hit by this crisis, we'll match up to $15,000. Relief projects should be led or co-led by residents of the neighborhoods that projects take place in, and/or people personally affected by the issues the project addresses. Project leaders should have strong relationships with the communities they plan to serve.
Match dollars are available on a first-come, first-served rolling basis until funding runs out. When you crowdfund with ioby you'll get access to our free resources and support guides, as well as tailored one-on-one coaching to help set you up for success. While you fundraise, donations to your page will be instantly doubled so your fundraising work goes twice as far.
Donate to a project and get your donation doubled:
As always, please remember to follow the CDC's guidelines and your local health authority's instructions as you support your community.
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South Brooklyn Mutual Aid
We're building solidarity not charity and supporting our communities in South Brooklyn during the COVID-19 crisis.
NEEDS: $0 of 400,000 + Volunteers -
Astoria Mutual Aid Network
This crowdfunding page is closed, but our work is ongoing.
You can visit our site and make a donation at https://www.astoriafoodpantry.com/NEEDS: $0 of 400,000 + Volunteers -
Grocery Stipends
Restuarant service workers raising funds for weekly grocery stipends and monthly rent relief, prioritizing those who cannot access unemployment benefits.
NEEDS: $0 of 65,531 -
Red Hook Mutual Aid
This project has been retired and you can now find our donation page at tiny.cc/RHMAdonate.
Our website is redhookmutualaid.info - please join or support us!
NEEDS: $0 of 50,535 -
Cultured Road: Help Us Reach $5000
Research study for community social capital
NEEDS: $5,395 of 5,435 -
Help young scholar-athletes learn and thrive in summer camp
360 Academic Sports Academy will expand our 2021 summer camp to 40 young student-athletes. With your help, we will provide scholarships for 6 weeks of camp so no low-income student is left out.
NEEDS: $0 of 26,802 -
Delivering Relief
Delivering Relief is a participatory action research and documentary film project that examines the impacts of COVID-19 on NYC food delivery cyclists.
NEEDS: $0 of 7,634 -
Mental Health Services for Asian Communities
Help us hire a Chinese-speaking mental health therapist. Together, we can help our community heal.
NEEDS: $0 of 6,005 + Volunteers -
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Quince
QUINCE is an immersive theatrical experience featuring the story of a Mexican-American girl confronting her queer identity, family relationships, and faith on the eve of her quinceañera.
NEEDS: $0 of 32,086 -
Help Build Better Paths for the Boroughs
For ongoing free mental & physical health services for underserved communities through the partnership of an athletic sports program & a counseling mentorship program.
NEEDS: $6,402 of 6,522 -
Movimiento's COVID-19 Program for Immigrants in El Barrio
We wish to sustain our program aimed at supporting immigrants of our beloved El Barrio impacted by COVID-19 and to expand it with a vaccine education and accessibility campaign.
NEEDS: $0 of 4,685