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WASHINGTON D.C. AID RESOURCES
Don't be afraid to reach out and receive from community.
We are stronger in solidarity.
ORGANIZATIONS
CITY
The Black Swan Academy - D.C.-based civic engagement organization for African-American liberation and youth
Bread for the City (Mutual Aid By D.C. Ward) - free resources weekly with available deliveries for D.C. residents
D.C. Coronavirus Resources (People's School of D.C.)
D.C. Food Project (Fall Weekend Bag Program)
D.C. Mutual Aid Apothecary - free herbal, medicinal care from a clinic under Herbalists Without Borders
D.C. Mutual Aid Network (Spreadsheet)
Feed The People D.C. - All-encompassing mutual aid, including weekly food in Dupont Circle
Food Not Bombs D.C. - Decentralized antifascist movement in Washington; free meals each Saturday
Food Justice DMV - Saturday food distribution in D.C.
Freedom Fighters D.C. (Protest After-Care Fund/Monday Meeting)
Friendship Place - crucially filling in gaps across D.C.
Fuel The People - Sustaining frontline protesters
Good Trouble Co-operative - Columbia Heights mutual aid
Harriet's Wildest Dreams - D.C. Black-led abolition hub and aid collective
Lorton Community Action Center
Network for Victim Recovery of D.C.
The Peace House - D.C. antifascist organization with multiple avenues for free assistance
Remora House - mutual aid services that uplift the unhoused community most
Sunrise Movement D.C. - local chapter of a national movement for progress
Hotline: 202-688-5812
Ward 4 Mutual Aid - monthly supplies for families and individuals in the Brightwood area
Hotline: 202-681-3098 | Calendar
Ward 5 Mutual Aid - tentatively active
Ward 6 Mutual Aid (Serve Your City) - No-cost Southwest D.C. goods every other Saturday and each Sunday
Hotline: 202-683-9962
East of the River Mutual Aid - Wards 7 and 8 who currently need more donations to provide for the community
Hotline: 202-630-0336
The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
The Way Home - D.C. anti-homelessness campaign
REGION
Capital Area Food Bank (Get/Give)
D.C. Abortion Fund - confidential assistance/funding for D.C., Maryland and Virginia
Hotline: (202) 452-7464
DMV Resources for Immigrants (Informed Immigrant)
United Way - Non-profit offering food, shelter and other essential services
EVENTS
DAILY/EVERY OTHER DAY
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Clothing Room (Bread for the City) (Monday-Thursday, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM)
Financial Empowerment Center (United Way) (Monday/Friday, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, Tuesday/Thursday 12:00 PM-7:00 PM and Saturdays by appointment only, 3939 Benning Road NE, D.C.)
Financial Stability Network (Catholic Charities Archdiocese) (202) 772-4300, ext. 153)
FOOD
Breakfast/Hot Meals (So Others Might Eat) (7:30 AM-9:30 AM, 71 O St NW)
Cleveland Park KinderHaus (Little Free Pantry) (3400 Lowell St NW)
Food Delivery (Bread for the City) (register weekly)
Food Family Delivery (D.C. Central Kitchen) (Monday-Friday, 10-11:30 AM, 425 2nd St NW)
Food Pantry (Randall Memorial UMC) (1002 46th St NE)
Free Food Pantry (D.C. Mutual Aid Network) (Bluebird Sky Yoga, 3101 12th St NE
Free Fridge (Latin American Youth Center) (Rita Bright Family & Youth Center, 2500 14th St NW)
Free Grocery Bags (Bread for the City) (Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-12:00 PM, 1525 7th St NW Suite #3201)
Little Free Pantry (A Pantry for All Souls) (All Souls Unitarian Church, 1500 Harvard St NW)
Pop-Up Food Pantry (Capital Area Food Bank) (McKenna Center, 19th St NW)
Southeast Little Free Pantry (640 South Carolina Ave SE)
Weekend Backpack Program (United Way) - free children's meals for Saturday and Sunday (1101 15th St NW, Suite 1000)
HEALTH
D.C. COVID-19 Vaccine (Health Department) (Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday, each ward)
D.C. Urgent Patient Care Clinic (Bread for the City) (8:30 AM-12:00 PM, 1525 7th St NW)
D.C. Medical Clinic (So Others Might Eat) (Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM, 8:00 AM-11:00 AM walk-in), 60 O St NW)
Free Hospital Transport and Therapeutic Services (NVRDC) - comprehensive care after sexual assault
Free Prescription Discount Cards (United Way)
Free Sexual Health Test (GetChecked D.C.)
LEGAL
The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
Hotline: 202-434-2120
Victim Legal Network of D.C. - free navigation through legal rights as a crime victim
Workers' Right Clinic (Bread for the City)
Hotline: 202-386-7616
WEEKLY/BIWEEKLY
FOOD
D.C. Dream Center Seniors Brunch (every other Thursday, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, 2826 Q St NE)
D.C. Food Project Fall Weekend Bag Program
D.C. Food Project Open Meal Site Guide (Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM *check list*)
Food Pantry (North Capitol Collaborative) (second and fourth Thursday, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM, 2000 Rhode Island Ave NE)
Free Pantry Bag Distribution (Feed The Family) (Sunday, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, 4225 Connecticut Ave NW)
Ministry Food Pantry (Serve Your City/Christ United Methodist Church) (second and fourth Saturday, 9:00 AM, 900 4th SW)
Mutual Aid Market (Good Trouble Co-operative) (Saturday, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, 14th St and Columbia Rd NW)
Resource Redistribution (Feed The People) (Saturday, 3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Dupont Circle NW)
Saturday Meal Share (Food Not Bombs) (Franklin Square and McPherson Square, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM/3:00 PM-5:00 PM)
Spanish Catholic Food Pantry (second and fourth Wednesday, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Mount Pleasant and Lamont St intersection)
Sunday Mutual Aid (Serve Your City/CUMC) (Sunday, 9:00 AM-10:00 AM, 900 4th St SW)
Weekly Food Distribution (Food Justice DMV) (Saturday, ask for location)
HEALTH
Anacostia Health Clinic (Unity Health Care) - Southeast D.C. medical care for no fee
D.C. COVID-19 Testing (Bread for the City) (Tuesday/Thursday, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, 1525 7th St NW #3201)
Medical Clinic (Friendship Place) (Monday/Thursday, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, 4713 Wisconsin Ave NW)
LEGAL
D.C. Legal Clinic (Network for Victim Recovery of D.C.) (first and third Tuesday, 5:00 PM-7:00 PM/second and fourth Thursday, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM)
MONTHLY
FOOD
Ward 4 Mutual Aid (Wednesday/Saturday, 12:00 PM/5:00 PM, Brightwood Park Methodist Church, 744 Jefferson St NW)
Ward 4 Food Deliveries (Saturday)
DAILY/EVERY OTHER DAY
HEALTH
Medical Assistance (Catholic Charities Archdiocese) - free and low-cost medication through different programs
MONTHLY
FOOD
Saturday Free Meal (Capital Area Food Bank) (8:30 AM-10:30 AM, Rosedale Recreation Center, 1701 Gales St NE)