Thanks to the Hunter Gatherer meetup organized on June 30th, DSA Columbia’s Mutual Aid Working Group has now gone two-for-two on successful outreach events. Seven new contacts are now keeping up with DSA Columbia’s newsletter, and a potential collaboration with Time Bank is in the works!
The main branch of our working group, Columbia People’s Programs, has been brainstorming ways to match the growing interest in our cause with an equally growing need for more food prep locations and volunteer cooks. For example, one of our steady volunteers is looking to organize a monthly meal prep event at their home in Aiken. This event would help CPP’s cooks cut down on their weekly to-do lists while also serving as a regular time and place for our comrades to socialize!
While this event will have our monthly supply of hot meals covered, CPP is still in need of more locations in the Columbia area with the freezer space for food donations and the counter space to host sandwich prep on Saturdays and Sundays.
GET INVOLVED: If you’ve got the time or space and a desire to support Columbia’s growing unhoused community, email ColaPeoplesPrograms@gmail.com.