get involved

#YouAreEssential’s goal is to protect the dignity and wellbeing of America’s most vulnerable, while backing the leaders who make it possible.

Here are ways you can get involved:

  1. Mutual Aid Networks keep communities cohesive.

    A mutual-aid network is a grassroots cooperative that aims to achieve a common goal by filling in systemic gaps and building a collaborative economy that works for everyone.

    Are you willing and able to make masks, hand sanitizer, bake bread or other goods, safely run errands, assemble care packages, offer social support remotely/at a distance, or be helpful in other ways? If so, #YouAreEssential! Check out this map and enter your zip code to join a Mutual Aid Network in your area.

  2. Start a Mutual Aid Network in your area.

    Can’t find a mutual aid network near you? Find everything you need to establish one in your area by clicking here. 

  3. #YouAreEssential on Social Media.

    We’d love to uplift your stories, strategies, and successes as we take this journey together! Be sure to use #YouAreEssential across all social media platforms so we can share and repost!