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Solidarity requires the work of many folks.
SUPPORT
Invest in your community—our community.
DONATE ITEMS
We provide food and supplies to hundreds of people every week.
Volunteer
Solidarity requires the work of many community members. Click here to learn more about our current needs, which evolve over time in response to the community. Our needs often include tutoring, supply shopping and delivery, packing and organizing items, encampment outreach, and hotline monitoring.
Do you have special skills that could help? Let our Membership team know by emailing members@serveyourcitydc.org!
We’re always looking for virtual tutors!
We’re especially seeking college students and recent graduates, but other working professionals are also welcome to join us. You’ll need to commit to at least one tutoring session per week.
Financial Support
Donations—especially recurring gifts—form the foundation of our ability to support our neighbors. With every dollar, we can pay for more digital devices and school supplies, fund enrichment programs for Black and Brown K-12 youth, procure diapers and feminine hygiene products in bulk, and sustain our operations, which now serve more than 2,000 individuals each week.
Become a recurring or business donor, or make a one-time donation to support our programming. This is one of the most impactful ways you can help ensure that this work continues now and into the future. We know that the effects of structural racism are far from over. SYC/W6MA is committed to serving our city in whatever way necessary for the long haul. We can and will do this, but we need you in the fight.
Do you have questions about where your donation will go? Are you interested in sponsoring or making a donation from a Donor Advised Fund or other alternative source? Click here to get in touch with our Development team.
Donate Items
At Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid, we provide a variety of services, including but not limited to food and supply distributions and youth enrichment programming, to 2,000 people every week. Your contribution, no matter the size, significantly impacts our ability to proactively plan and support our neighbors in various ways, whenever and wherever there is a need.
What Your Neighbors Need
To support our community effectively, we are currently in need of several essential items, including bleach, cleaning wipes, household cleaner or disinfectant, dish and hand soap, gloves, and masks. Additionally, we seek powdered or shelf-stable milk, canned vegetables (especially dark leafy greens), canned fruit and 100% juice (not cocktail), toilet paper, snack foods, diapers of all sizes, baby wipes, rice, pasta, beans, canned chicken or tuna, and rubbing alcohol or alcohol pads. Your generous contributions of these items will help us meet the ongoing needs of our neighbors.
Where to Bring It
You can bring supplies to our Capitol Hill supply pod, located at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. Supplies can be dropped off daily from 9 AM to 6 PM inside the vestibule. If you need assistance or more information about coordinating a donation drop-off, please email us at info@serveyourcitydc.org.
Additional Ways to Help
You can also support your unhoused neighbors by purchasing items from our wishlist here. Additionally, if you have a used laptop or device, we’ll recondition it and give it a new home. Please email digitaldevices@serveyourcitydc.org to arrange a pickup or ask questions.