How Mutual Aid Efforts Help Combat Food Insecurity | Eater

"Originally a small crew feeding people at encampments, this loose, rapidly expanding mutual aid collective grew from seven people running one day a week to roughly 44 people operating five days a week, scaling up a backyard pop-up outdoor kitchen into a larger operation that at the uprising’s height served about 300 meals a day and now prepares roughly 120 meals a day out of a partner commercial kitchen. The group centers feeding unhoused and primarily BIPOC community members, prioritizes meeting people where they are, tailoring meals to dietary and dental needs, rejecting saviorist models, maintaining consistent relationships amid violent evictions, and sourcing donations primarily through networks such as the North Country Food Alliance." - Luz Cruz