Chicago

A grassroots collective coordinating mutual aid and community support initiatives in Chicago. They organize direct assistance, resource sharing, and solidarity networks while building community power through collective action and neighborhood organizing.

All-volunteer group- Avondale, Chicago.

EMAN: Abolitionist Mutual Aid Network in Edgewater, Chicago

A food based mutual aid project led by the community for the community!

A mutual aid collective building liberation culture and projects in the suburbs of shikaakwa (settler named Chicago, IL).

Logan Square Mutual Aid is here to make helping one another easy. In the face of widespread inequity and an ongoing pandemic, the most effective thing we can do is to be there for each other.

Neighbor to Neighbor Mutual Aid

Mutual aid network between Austin, East Garfield Park, North Lawndale, West Garfield Park, and West Loop.

We support neighbors in need by providing goods such as groceries, household supplies, diapers, and the like. We also provide advice and resources according to specific requests.

Neighbors helping neighbors in Humboldt Park.

West Town Mutual Aid is an all-volunteer, grassroots group operating in Chicago in Ukrainian Village, Bucktown, Wicker Park, and the surrounding areas.

Working to provide support & relief to our neighbors in Irving Park impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.

Organize, educate, agitate, liberate! This is a digital community space to share resources & knowledge.

Neighbors help with grocery and medicine pick up/delivery, provide cash assistance for rent and other bills, and share resources for medical care, employment, and other help.

Sharing free vegan and vegetarian meals with anyone who is hungry.

A grassroots collective fostering mutual aid through free food distribution and community care in Rogers Park. They coordinate weekly meal shares, food recovery initiatives, and solidarity networks while building power through food justice organizing and creating spaces for collective nourishment.

A vacant lot transformed into a vibrant farm in which 75+ refugees grow vegetables in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood.

Sharing groceries in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood.

A collective focusing on food justice, sustainability & plant-based lifestyles.

A food justice/sovereignty project which seeks to bring ​neighbors and local community members together in a ​collaborative setting, engage in mutual aid, and ​collectively meet our need for fresh, healthy food to be ​freely available and shared.

CFSC is a coalition of Chicago and Cook County mutual aid groups working together to create #foodsovereignty for all people in all of our communities.

The Love Fridge is a mutual aid group working to ensure every Chicagoan has access to fresh food by maintaining free community fridges in neighborhoods across the city.

CFSC is a coalition of autonomous mutual aid groups working to reimagine a resilient, sustainable and equitable local food system based on food sovereignty.

Mutual Aid space for the Rogers Park neighborhood. Open hours are on Saturday from 12-2pm

A statewide organization fostering mutual aid and community power through housing justice and homelessness prevention across Illinois. They coordinate legal aid, direct support, and solidarity networks while building power through policy advocacy, community organizing, and creating pathways for housing access and stability.

Network of warming centers and emergency shelters providing support during extreme weather.

Organizing to improve the quality of life in East Lake managed buildings across Chicago

Our mission is to build neighborhood justice and grassroots democracy by developing autonomous tenants unions that are welcoming for all.

autonomous yurt-inspired design builds & deploys in support of unhoused neighbors in Chicago

A radical publishing collective coordinating mutual aid and community support initiatives through accessible literature and zine distribution in Chicago. They organize resource sharing, political education, and solidarity networks while building community power through radical publishing and collective organizing.

By engaging low-income and working families, KOCO develops leaders who impact public policy and work hard to improve life in local communities.

A grassroots organization building power through community organizing, mutual aid, and advocacy in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. LVEJO works on environmental justice, public transit access, food justice, and community development while centering the leadership of working-class residents.

A digital media platform fostering mutual aid and community power through narrative journalism and cultural documentation in Chicago. They coordinate storytelling initiatives, resource sharing, and solidarity networks while amplifying Black voices and building power through grassroots media, arts coverage, and creating spaces for community-driven journalism.

A grassroots community space fostering mutual aid and radical education through art, workshops, and collective organizing in Rogers Park. They coordinate skill-sharing, resource distribution, and solidarity networks while building power through community-led programming, political education, and creating accessible spaces for movement building.

A grassroots organization fostering mutual aid and community power through anti-racist organizing and political advocacy in Chicago. They coordinate direct support, community defense, and solidarity networks while building power through collective action against racist and political repression, community organizing, and creating spaces for racial justice and liberation.

A Black-led organization fostering mutual aid and community power through cultural organizing and abolitionist movement building in Chicago. They coordinate direct support, political education, and solidarity networks while building power through arts activism, transformative justice, and creating spaces for Black liberation and community care.

A grassroots collective fostering mutual aid and community power through neighborhood organizing and solidarity work on Chicago's South Side. They coordinate direct support, resource sharing, and community defense initiatives while building power through collective action, political education, and creating spaces for neighborhood-based organizing and mutual support.

A revolutionary organization fostering mutual aid and community solidarity through collective organizing in Chicago. They coordinate political education, direct action support, and solidarity networks while building power through community organizing and creating spaces for collective study and struggle.

Breaking down barriers & building up communities on Chicago's southwest side.

A Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ+ center fostering mutual aid and community power on the South Side of Chicago. They coordinate direct support services, resource distribution, and solidarity networks while building power through community organizing, trans mutual aid programs, and creating brave spaces for Black and Brown LGBTQ+ people.

A collective of sex workers and allies providing mutual aid, harm reduction, and community support.

A mutual aid organization providing financial, logistical, and emotional support to people seeking abortion care in Chicago and Illinois. They work to make abortion accessible to everyone through direct funding assistance and community support networks.

A grassroots organization fostering mutual aid and community power through HIV/AIDS support and health justice in Chicago. They coordinate direct services, resource sharing, and solidarity networks while building power through community health initiatives, advocacy, and creating pathways for equitable healthcare access and support.

A collective of street medics fostering mutual aid through direct action medical support and health justice organizing. They coordinate emergency care at protests, medical training workshops, and solidarity networks while building power through community health education, harm reduction, and creating spaces for grassroots healthcare.

Help us provide warm meals, clean water, basic necessities, and a restored sense of dignity to individuals experiencing homelessness in Chicagoland.

Sex Workers Outreach Project Chicago is a Black-led, grassroots organization dedicated to providing direct aid and advocacy for anyone working in the sex industry.

We are a community led bail fund freeing Muslims from pre-trial & immigration incarceration.

A mutual aid collective providing direct support and resources to people being released from Cook County Jail. They coordinate daily jail support, resource distribution, and solidarity networks while building power through community care, direct action, and creating spaces for support during and after incarceration.

A grassroots organization fostering mutual aid and solidarity through letter writing and support for incarcerated LGBTQ+ people. They coordinate pen pal programs, resource sharing, and solidarity networks while building power through prisoner advocacy, community education, and creating spaces for connection across prison walls.

A volunteer-run organization fostering mutual aid through free book distribution to incarcerated people since 2004. They coordinate book donations, letter writing, and solidarity networks while building power through educational access, resource sharing, and creating spaces for connection and learning across prison walls.

A Center for survivors of police torture in Chicago. We are part of & support the movement to end all forms of police violence

Our mission is to create safe space for Native Youth through arts, activism, and education.

RCC is an all-volunteer Chicago based mutual aid organization that seeks to ease the transition of our newly arrived neighbors (refugees, asylees, and others forced to flee their home country) into permanent housing in the Chicago area

Shopping at the Nuevos Vecinos Tienda Gratis (New Neighbors Free Store) is often the first opportunity for new arrivals to replace the clothes and shoes that have served them for more than 4,000 miles.

Casa Al-Fatiha is an autonomous, Chicago-based, sanctuary house for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, people released from detention, and peer supporters.