Mutual Care
mutual care
i have lived many lives in one
i have tried to love this place
its people
leave it kinder than i found it
we are one big peculiar family sharing a meal
no one should take extra until everyone has enough
mutual care is the wisest way to live together
we have abundance
we should share it
there are dangers
we should protect each other
beyond that
i do not care what you believe or do
unless it leads to harm
sentiments
creeds
philosophies
are not love
mutual care is love
persist in it
george byron koch
This is an evolving site to share organizations and advocates who are committed to mutual care. The site is free to all, and you will not be solicited for financial contributions.
Our view is this:
Our culture as a whole has not yet understood the wisdom of mutual care, and until it does, many local, national and international groups have stepped forward to meet real human needs. These include those giving direct support for food, clothing, shelter, health, education and safety, as well as those individuals and organizations that advocate for mutual care in our laws and culture.
There is also a FORUM here, not for debate, but to share ideas for mutual care for all. (Just launched. Join in!)
Read the Mutual Care Poem above for the vision we share, and The Golden Rule to see how universal and ancient this vision is, though we have failed in its implementation.
If you know of other organizations or individuals that should be listed here, please use the Contact form and let us know.
This site was inspired by the book Bullies, Parasites and Slaves: Replacing Exploitation with Mutual Care by George Byron Koch. More about the author, his life and hope is here.
United States – General
https://www.mutualaidhub.org Nationwide mutual aid network
Addictions
https://teenchallengeusa.org Adult & Teen Challenge USA are concerned about healing and help for the whole person–mind, body, spirit–in drug and alcohol recovery.
Disaster Relief
https://samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/about-us/
Healthcare
https://nhchc.org/who-we-are/ National Healthcare for the Homeless Council
https://www.chministryplans.com Health sharing plans
https://www.medishare.com Health sharing plans
https://samaritanministries.org/ Health sharing plans
Homelessness
https://shelterlistings.org Finding shelters throughout the U.S.
https://nlihc.org/about National Low-Income Housing Coalition
https://homelesslaw.org/history-mission/ National Homelessness Law Center, legal
advice for the homeless
https://nhchc.org/who-we-are/ National Healthcare for the Homeless Council
https://www.citygatenetwork.org Homelessness, poverty, trauma, addiction
Hunger
https://swipehunger.org/joinnetwork/ Hunger on college campuses
Legal Aid
https://www.administerjustice.org Offering legal help and God’s love to vulnerable people
https://adflegal.org Alliance Defending Freedom – working for truth and freedom in law and policy
https://www.christianlegalsociety.org Christian Legal Society helps those with low resources to get legal help and justice.
https://homelesslaw.org/history-mission/ National Homelessness Law Center, legal advice for the homeless
Poverty
https://attackpoverty.org Affecting poverty by establishing ‘Friends Communities’
Senior Care
https://www.acvillage.net Advent Christian Village is a faith-based, senior living community as well as a place committed to providing assistance to those who no longer have resources.
Mutual Aid for Mennonite and Amish communities
https://www.cammutualaid.com/about Help with loss of property or medical bills
https://www.mennoniteusa.org/ministry/the-corinthian-plan/why-mutual-aid-matters/ Healthcare for Mennonites
Social Justice
https://sojo.net/FRAN Faith Rooted Advocacy Network
https://www.jesuitvolunteers.org
https://afsc.org/about Quaker action for a just world
United States – Local
Economic Cooperatives
Jackson, MS
https://cooperationjackson.org Building cooperatives for economic democracy
Employment
Schenectady, NY
https://citymission.com Shelter, hunger, employment help, life skills
Homelessness
Atlanta, GA
Denver, CO area
https://www.earthlinks-colorado.org/about-us Community working together for homelessness and poverty
Hancock County, OH
https://www.findlaymission.org Homelessness and hunger
Jacksonville and Northeast Florida
https://www.crmjax.org Homelessness, hunger, substance abuse
Kansas City, KS
https://www.avenueoflife.org Ending homelessness for kids and their families and working for equity and justice
https://cityunionmission.org Homelessness, addiction, poverty
New Jersey and NYC
https://www.cityrelief.org Homelessness, life resources
Oklahoma City, OK
Schenectady, NY
https://citymission.com Shelter, hunger, employment help, life skills
Hunger
Hancock County, OH
https://www.findlaymission.org Homelessness and hunger
Jacksonville and Northeast Florida
https://www.crmjax.org Homelessness, hunger, substance abuse
New Jersey and NYC
https://www.cityrelief.org Homelessness, life resources
Schenectady, NY
https://citymission.com Shelter, hunger, employment help, life skills
Justice/Legal Aid
Dallas, TX
https://www.actforjustice.org Help for community against violence and crime
Life Resources
New Jersey and NYC
https://www.cityrelief.org Homelessness, life resources
Poverty
Kansas City
https://cityunionmission.org Homelessness, addiction, poverty
Substance Abuse
Jacksonville and Northeast Florida
https://www.crmjax.org Homelessness, hunger, substance abuse
Kansas City
https://cityunionmission.org Homelessness, addiction, poverty
United States – Advocacy
Advocacy for Healthcare
Advocacy for Hunger
https://www.bread.org Nonpartisan policy research and strategies to end hunger
Government websites for Legislation Laws
https://www.hhs.gov/regulations/index.html Health and Human Services
https://endhomelessness.org/legislation/preventing-the-use-of-housing-first/ Homelessness
Global – General
General Mutual Care
https://mutualaidnetwork.org Building a mutual aid economy
https://buynothingproject.org/about A worldwide gifting network
https://www.oxfamamerica.org/about-us/ Standing against inequality to bring an end to poverty and fight injustice
https://www.care.org CARE engages with emergencies and crises, food and water needs, health issues, education to give skills and tools for future living success, equality of gender and race.
Children
https://csi-usa.org Helping victimized children
https://crf.com Helping orphans and vulnerable children break out of poverty
Disaster Relief
https://samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/about-us/
Enslavement
https://csi-usa.org Helping with release from slavery
Humanitarian
https://ecosoc.un.org/en/about-us United Nations Economic and Social Council
Legal Aid
https://adfinternational.org International arm of Alliance Defending Freedom
Poverty
https://crf.com Helping orphans and vulnerable children break out of poverty
https://attackpoverty.org Working locally and globally to affect poverty by establishing ‘Friends Communities’
Refugees
Religious Persecution
https://csi-usa.org Religious liberty
Social Justice
https://sojo.net/FRAN Faith Rooted advocacy Network
https://afsc.org/about Quaker action for a just world
Global – Advocacy
Advocacy for Hunger
https://www.bread.org Nonpartisan policy research and strategies to end hunger
https://unu.edu/topics – United Nations University, addressing problems of human survival and welfare
Advocacy for Health
https://unu.edu/topics United Nations University, addressing problems of human survival and welfare
Advocacy for Poverty
https://unu.edu/topics United Nations University, addressing problems of human survival and welfare
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