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WASHINGTON D.C. AID RESOURCES
(Updated for 2026)
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Washington DC Area Aid Resources
Free Resources (Buy Nothing, Free Cycle)
Free Health Resources (No Cost)
FINDING AID
Catholic Charities Archdiocese
The DC Mutual Aid Network (DCMA) is a decentralized, grassroots coalition
of autonomous mutual aid groups —each serving one of DC's wards
(1 through 6 individually, and Wards 7 & 8 combined).
These groups operate independently but share resources, best practices,
and referrals to support neighbors across the city.
202-630-0336
202-688-5812
(monthly supplies for Brightwood families and individuals)
202-681-3098 | Calendar
(Tentatively active)
Ward 6 Mutual Aid (Serve Your City)
(free Southwest D.C. goods every other Saturday, each Sunday 202-683-9962)
Wards 7 and 8: East of the River Mutual Aid
(Non-profit offering food, shelter and other essential services)
FOOD & BASIC NEEDS
Clothing Room (Bread for the City)
(Monday-Thursday, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM)
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Cash Assistance (Ward 4 Mutual Aid)
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)
Anacostia Health Clinic (Unity Health Care)
(Southeast D.C. medical care for no fee)
(confidential assistance/funding for D.C., Maryland and Virginia 202-452-7464)
(free herbal, medicinal care from Herbalists Without Border)
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.)
Medical Assistance (Catholic Charities Archdiocese)
(free and low-cost medication through different programs)
Medical Clinic (Friendship Place)
(Monday/Thursday, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, 4713 Wisconsin Ave NW)
Network for Victim Recovery of D.C.
(crucially filling in gaps across D.C.)
(mutual aid services that uplift the unhoused community most)
The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
(D.C. anti-homelessness campaign)
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)
(debt assistance 202-434-212)
(free navigation through legal rights as a crime victim)
Workers' Right Clinic (Bread for the City)
202-386-7616
(D.C.-based civic engagement organization for African-American liberation and youth)
(Columbia Heights mutual aid)
Lorton Community Action Center
(Sustaining frontline protesters)
(D.C. Black-led abolition hub and aid collective)
(D.C. antifascist organization with multiple avenues for free assistance)
(local chapter of a national movement for progress)