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!
This description applies to RHMA work from April 2020-September 2022.
To see what we're up to these days, visit redhookmutualaid.info or donate at tiny.cc/RHMAdonate!
We are a small corps of concerned Red Hookers who are working to make sure supplies, resources, and information are as inclusive, comprehensive, and accessible as possible to everyone in the neighborhood. Community need and our role within it is still evolving, and though we've met our donation goals, we are still fundraising to make new initiatives possible and have emergency funds on hand. Since a lot of the aid that was set up early on is waning, this is now more important than ever.
97% of all funds raised will go to families and individuals in need in Red Hook, and 3% will pay for the fees when we buy prepaid debit cards.
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Because of your donations, we have accomplished the following (so far):
Now we're thinking about hurricane season, and concerned about a lack of community discussion around emergency response, as well as the construction in NYCHA - another Sandy would be considerably more detrimental under these circumstances (compounded by Covid). Our plan at this point is to help our contacts plan out their emergency kit of items from this list, and we will offer to provide 3-5 of the items ourselves and deliver in the next few weeks.
Thank you again and again!
This is an outgrowth of existing relief efforts in the community, all of which have been largely digital in nature, i.e. people have to navigate websites, fill out Google Forms, check online calendars, etc. to access assistance, especially difficult for some folks with the Red Hook branch of Brooklyn Public Library closed due to COVID-19. For some people, that's a barrier to getting the assistance they need, and we know that the COVID crisis has meant serious job and financial losses, healthcare and housing concerns, stressors on mental health, and more for so many. There's so much out there, and our goal is to make that accessible and inclusive. This is a universal right, but specific to Red Hook as well, since many of our residents fell through the cracks following Sandy. We have learned from that experience, and strive to make sure it doesn't happen again.