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Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville
Organzing our neighbors and pooling our resources to create a better community for everyone.
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Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville is fundraising! Help MAMAS reach our goal: $2,500 in new monthly donations, to cover grocery cards and direct cash assistance to our neighbors.
Click “Contribute” above or scroll down to find all the ways you can donate.
In Mutual Aid we believe everyone has something they need and everyone has something to give. Do you have $5, $20, or even $100 in your monthly budget to give toward supporting your neighbors in Medford and Somerville? Many of our neighbors need money to pay for groceries and bills, and they rely on MAMAS like you to help!
Right now MAMAS distributes over $7,000 a month in direct aid, thanks to recurring contributions from 130 of your neighbors who believe in the MAMAS mission of solidarity, not charity. But the need is still great, and we are spending all of that 7k and more each month. With another $2,500 a month we could distribute cash grants to 10 community members, or help 15 households with groceries. And if we reach an additional $5000 per month we can do both. Let’s grow our monthly donations so we can provide reliable, direct support and food security to more neighbors, for as long as they need it.
Our team
Meghan Hickey
Admin
Rachel
Admin
Skylar Karzhe...
Admin
Mel
Admin
Josh G
Admin
Miriam
Admin
Claire
Admin
A
Admin
Kenon Fachon
Admin
PolicyKit Gov...
Admin
Jason
Admin
Contributors
Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville is all of us
Our contributors 445
Thank you for supporting Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville.
Meghan Hickey
Admin
$2,700 USD
Rachel
Admin
$1,550 USD
Skylar Karzhe...
Admin
$486 USD
Mel
Admin
$455 USD
Josh G
Admin
$250 USD
Miriam
Admin
$163 USD
Claire
Admin
A
Admin
Kenon Fachon
Admin
PolicyKit Gov...
Admin
Jason
Admin
James Boskey ...
$30,000 USD
Budget
Transparent and open finances.
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Today’s balance--.-- USD
Total raised
$311,131.86 USD
Total disbursed
$311,131.86 USD
Estimated annual budget
$92,985.20 USD
Expenses
All time
Expenses paid
572
Amount disbursed
$165,648.55
Tags | # of Expenses | Amount |
---|---|---|
no tag | 209 | $82,384.02 |
grocery pairs | 186 | $43,002.18 |
cash assistance | 129 | $37,905.58 |
supermarket sweep | 11 | $22,745.99 |
misc support | 20 | $5,400.52 |
waitlist assistance | 6 | $1,706.74 |
Others Combined | 11 | $2,941.30 |
Contributions
All time
Contributions received
543
Amount collected
$325,156.88
Tiers | # of Contributions | Amount |
---|---|---|
recurring | 217 | $171,523.84 |
one-time | 326 | $153,633.04 |
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Let’s get the ball rolling!
News from Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville
Updates on our activities and progress.
Important News about Recurring Donations to MAMAS
Hello MAMAS community! We sent out an email on March 4th to inform you that the Open Collective Foundation, which acts as our fiscal sponsor, will be dissolving tomorrow, March 15. We want to keep you informed about what th...
Published on March 14, 2024 by Meghan Hickey
Open Collective Update: No action needed
Hello MAMAS community! If you are a grocery pair, you may have already received this information. MAMAS received unexpected and disappointing news last week that The Open Collective Foundation is dissolving and will no longer be able to be...
Published on March 4, 2024 by Skylar Karzhevsky
MAMAS End of Year Update 2023
Hi neighbors! This has been our first full year with OpenCollective! Like last year, MAMAS working groups have put together a...
Published on December 22, 2023 by Skylar Karzhevsky