resources to support dc residents
alright this isn’t much but some resources yall can be financially supporting to try and make sure our vulnerable community members in DC are as safe as possible. i live several hours from DC, so i’m not personally familiar with all of these orgs, if you have corrections or additions please let me know. <3 stay safe yall.
DC BLM twitter donate
DC’s divided up into wards, here’s some mutual aid funds for each ward. DC Mutual Aid Network Instagram
Ward 1: patreon venmo @Ward1-DCMutualAid cashapp: $Ward1MutualAid twitter Ward 2: donate (both monthly support and one-time donations) twitter
Ward 3: donate (both monthly support and one-time donations)
Ward 4: donate (both recurring support and one-time donations) twitter
Ward 5: donate (both monthly support and one-time donations) venmo: @ward5mutualaid cashapp: $w5mutualaid
Ward 6: i can’t find any donation links for ward, so if you have any let me know. hotline number is: 202-683-9962 hotline email: [email protected]
Wards 7 and 8: no donation links again, but here’s a sign up link to volunteer in-person if you live in the area hotline number is: 202-630-0336 hotline email: [email protected]
DC Bread for the City (from what i can see, mostly fighting food insecurity, but offers a variety of social services and links to other local mutual aid groups) resource list, including ward-specific places to donate donate to Bread for the City
DC Fridge Collective: $dcfridgecollective
Protest After Care Fund (support Black activists and organizers across the country) patreon website (other donation links like venmo and paypal there)
This isn’t based in DC, but i currently live in Richmond, which has been another big hotspot for white supremacist violence in the past. This group of protestors met up in Richmond yesterday prior to their storming of the Capital, so if you’re so inclined you can donate to our local mutual aid group.
Richmond MAD Fund website venmo: @MutualAidDisasterRelief paypal: [email protected] patreon
i’m currently talking to some folks from DC to try and get more specific donation links, but again please lmk if you have better information
more donation links:
Sunrise DC (they’re helping fulfill individual requests for aid tonight, if you want your money to be going to help people get through the night safely, they’re gonna help.) twitter venmo: @ auraaangelica cashapp: $SunriseDC
I’ve been personally getting connected/keeping track through this group on Facebook, here.
Again, DC is now under curfew (6pm EST), with the metro train ending service at 8pm EST and the buses ending service at 9pm EST. If you need help getting out of the city before them, DM me and I can get you in contact with organizers in the area.