mutual aid.
Mutual aid is a strategy for community care. Our health, safety, and freedom are connected.
Each month The Portland Yoga Project highlights the incredible work of local non-profits as a way of embodying our mission of inclusivity, service, and social awareness that we believe is at the heart of yoga. We invite the people who are so supportive of what we do at The Portland Yoga Project to participate in mutual aid though donations, education, and volunteering. Follow us on Instagram for education and volunteer opportunities and visit the organization’s webpage to donate directly to support their vital work.
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Maine Women's Lobby
The Maine Women’s Lobby works to build gender justice in Maine through legislative advocacy and systems change by providing direct legislative advocacy and policy analysis, and by building and supporting a gender-responsive Legislature.
Their vision is a gender-just world: one where all people have dignity, equity ,justice, and autonomy, and where they are free from sexism, misogyny, and all oppressions.
The Maine’s Women Lobby also works towards these goals by providing direct legislative & administrative advocacy and lobbying. Also by supporting a gender-responsive legislature. They conduct feminist voter engagement through the election season, provide information and collaboration to feminist legislators throughout the Legislative session, and complete an annual Legislative Report Card.
On their website you can find incredible resources, including a toolkit for direct action. Check out their website and visit their donation link below!
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EQUALITY COMMUNITY CENTER
Equality Community Center (ECC) is the first of its kind in Maine - a collaborative workplace for LGBTQ+ and allied social justice-seeking non-profit organizations, in addition to serving as a community center for Maine’s LGBTQ+ community.
With almost 22,000 sq ft of office, meeting and event space, the ECC is a permanent home for the LGBTQ+ community, serving as a clearinghouse to help connect members of the community with the support services they need to not only survive, but thrive.
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Blacked Owned Maine
Black Owned Maine is a young but powerful Black-led and Black-serving nonprofit organization based in Portland, Maine, USA. They provide Black businesses with the essential support they need to not only establish themselves but also to thrive and grow. Through Black-led, Black-serving programs and a nurturing ecosystem, we empower Black entrepreneurs with the tools and resources to shape a brighter economic landscape in Maine.
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Outdoor Equity Fund
The Outdoor Equity Fund supports transformative work at the intersection of outdoor access and racial justice in Maine, unceded Wabanaki territory. The cohort of grantees includes community-based groups whose work focuses on issues ranging from Indigenous land stewardship and ownership, healing reentry for previously incarcerated individuals through outdoor activities, food and storytelling, surf and water access for women, immigrant health and well-being, and so much more.
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THE THIRD PLACE
The Third Place is a curated community of organizations and individuals with shared values and vision of building a strong BIPOC ecosystem in Maine. Since 2017, we have supported ten emerging businesses and nonprofits by providing office space, training & education, social and professional development and a community of peers.
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Sea Change Yoga
Sea Change Yoga is a nonprofit yoga service organization. We bring the evidence based practices of trauma- informed yoga and meditation to those who have experienced trauma, are under-served and marginalized, and in need of the emotional regulation and increased physical and mental health that trauma informed yoga and meditation practice provides.
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The Summer Camp
The Summer Camp is a nonprofit, residential summer camp for urban and rural girls, ages 7-18, from low-income and foster homes. We provide an inclusive, supportive and safe environment in which campers explore fun, challenging and educational experiences, learn from positive role models, and have the opportunity to build skills for life year after year.
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Presente! Maine
Presente! Maine works to empower displaced Afro/Indigenous and Latinx peoples of Maine through survival programs, community power building, cultural celebration, and transformative healing practice.
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The Ensemble of Color
The Ensemble of Color was founded by Christina W. Richardson, Nicole C., and René Goddess in 2014 and is led by and for global majority survivors of trafficking. For the past decade, we’ve worked in community to support survivors on their journeys of healing. Our offerings include trauma healing through multiple modalities, social education and job support, and food healing through access to nutrient-rich, healthy foods. We offer a holistic approach to healing, enabling survivors to lead balanced, joyful, and successful lives.
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Tender Table
Tender Table celebrates Black and Brown community by connecting and honoring our identities, traditions, joy, resilience, and fight for collective liberation through storytelling and food.
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More Women+ Surf
More Women+ Surf co-creates equitable opportunities for marginalized and underrepresented groups to access board sports in and out of the water.
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New Roots Cooperative
We are Jabril Abdi, Seynab Ali, Mohamed Abukar and Batula Ismail. We came to Lewiston, Maine in the mid-2000s as refugees from Somalia and started farming in Lisbon. Our people are farmers and we have always fed our country. Now we are growing food for our new communities in Southern Maine.
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Nibezun
Nibezun celebrates culture as medicine, provides an inclusive space for healing, and promotes sustainability for all people and future generations.
