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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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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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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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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Nibezun
Nibezun celebrates culture as medicine, provides an inclusive space for healing, and promotes sustainability for all people and future generations.
