NY: Crown Heights Tenants Union [Mutual Aid]

See what they are about at the above link. Their website won't allow us to copy it and paste it here.

COVID-19 response info:

Housing justice groups like the Crown Heights Tenants Union and CAAAV also have their own mutual aid efforts. Equality for Flatbush and The Brooklyn Anti-Gentrification Network launched the #BrooklynShowsLove Mutual Aid Project, which includes five prongs, of which the first is to establish a “phone tree” network, with volunteers reaching out to the Brooklyn-wide base to assess people’s needs, and asking community members to build phone or texting networks with those on their block, in their building, or in their places of worship.

Other aspects of the project include an emergency fund to support low income Flatbush, East Flatbush and Crown Heights residents impacted by the pandemic with cash grants of $150 each (no verification documents required), the distribution of “community care kits” of supplies and groceries, the compiling of information into a resource guide, and fighting for systemic change.

The group is not just delivering funds or groceries, but also connecting residents with mental health professionals and lawyers who can assist with other problems, from police harassment to a landlord who refuses to come fix a building’s heat during quarantine. As of Sunday, hotlines have been set up in Spanish, French, Creole, and Mandarin, with documents translated into these languages as well as Farsi, Hebrew, and Bengali.

“We want people who want to volunteer with us that understand: you’re not just phone banking. You’re talking to Grandma,” says Equality For Flatbush organizer Imani Henry. “You’re talking to leaders in the movement! …[Come] if you are down with family. This is not charity.”

https://citylimits.org/2020/04/03/mutual-aid-movement-playing-huge-role-in-covid-19-crisis/