The Mutual Aid Classifieds is a compilation of requests from local groups that provide material aid and support throughout town, derived from a spokes-council meeting among local orgs. This list is updated monthly. Here are the descriptions of the organizations, how to get involved, and the ways in which we could use more support:

• Food Not Bombs serves food and basic needs supplies at the park blocks on Fridays from 4-5pm. They’re looking for more Friday volunteers to help with food and inventory prep on Fridays, and they’re noticing that they could especially use help with some of the kitchen set up around noon and cleanup around 5 or 6pm. They’re also about to start a Rain or shine fundraiser to buy canopies, but would happily take in kind donations if you have a canopy you don’t need. In kind donations of hygiene and survival supplies like soap, toothbrushes, and razors are also greatly appreciated. If you’re interested in stopping by to help out or have supplies to donate, reach out at eugenefoodnotbombs@proton.me or on Instagram @foodnotbombs_eugiene
• Barefoot Defenders provides food and material support for unhoused neighbors on Tuesdays and Fridays, and they also host a monthly BBQ on the last Sunday of the month. They welcome more volunteers if you are available August 31st, and they’ll also be searching for a new location for the following months, so reach out if you know of a venue that might work. As for weekly distribution, they could especially use more help with food prep on Tuesdays before distribution. They also get requests for aid throughout the week, so they would really benefit from volunteers who could respond to needs on an on-call basis. Lastly, there’s a constant need for more tents, sleeping bags, and tarps to replace what gets taken by city workers. If you want to help with either of these needs, DM them on Instagram @barefootdefenders or email at eugenebfd@protonmail.com
• Eugene Community Fridges hosts a number of free food fridges around town, and they are also running a cooling station during the summer. They could always use food and beverage donations, and the cooling station could use extra attention during heatwaves. If you could spend time attending a cooling station or even pop by to check on them and do the occasional restock, reach out to @eugenecommunityfridge on Instagram to coordinate with them.
• Get Out of Jail Support provides food, bus passes, and other jail support to people being released from the county jail between 1 and 6pm on Fridays. They would love to start offering this aid on Mondays as well, but need a few more volunteers to make that a reality. If you’re interested in finding ways to help, come down to the front of the jail on Friday afternoon to chat with folks and plug in.
• Mask Bloc provides free high filtration masks and COVID tests to the community, and they could use more volunteers to help with deliveries, tabling at events, and help with other roles. They’re also looking for more storage space for their inventory. You can find more information on their Instagram @maskbloceug or email them at maskbloceug@proton.me if you have any questions. If you want to help out, the link to their volunteer form is https://tinyurl.com/mbevolunteer
• MACE is an action medicine collective that provides medical aid and crisis management during political action, and also collaborates with other mutual aid organizations to provide pop-up clinics throughout the month. Given the increase in first aid kit distribution that they’ve been doing, they are always inviting donations for any wound care supplies, electrolyte powders, and other survival supplies. If you have any of these supplies you’d like to donate, you can email mace.eugene@proton.me
• The Brake Light Clinic provides free vehicle bulb replacement to reduce the risk of getting pulled over for a missing auto light. The clinic runs every first Tuesday of the month at Center for Spiritual Living from 5:30-7:30pm. They could use some support in covering the cost of the bulbs, as well as getting the word out to people who need it. If you want to donate, use the description “BLC” on Venmo @naceugene