Lake Wales Mutual Aid

Lake Wales Mutual Aid We are working class members of Lake Wales doing our best to help our community. We are equal opportunity helpers.

We do this through direct action rather than being a charity that decides who is worthy to receive help. If you'd like to donate to our cause in Lake Wales, we have a Cashapp: $LWMutualAid

If you'd like to donate to assist other areas in Polk County, our parent org has a Cashapp: $PolkDSA

We also accept any and all in-kind item donations

We shared 24 meals with our neighbors today.We had to let the regulars know in person that we're taking a break. Today w...
10/06/2022

We shared 24 meals with our neighbors today.
We had to let the regulars know in person that we're taking a break. Today was a very teary day for sure. Had to go around town and take down all the signs too.

We made that last post quite emotionally but we want to make it clear that this isn't the END of LWMA. The founder just needs to take some extended time off. Could be a few months. But we plan to come back better than last time and work on making things more official on our end in the meantime.

A neighbor that has been coming to our meal shares for a while now told us today, "I know there's a lot of places that say they're for the community, but I could tell you really were."

Now how could we put an end to this with such words of encouragement as those?

It is with a very heavy heart that we are making the decision to put a stop to our Thursday meal shares. Most of our fun...
10/04/2022

It is with a very heavy heart that we are making the decision to put a stop to our Thursday meal shares.
Most of our funding comes out of our own pockets and while the founder has been trying his best to help the local community, his own life and personal finances have been sliding out of his control. He has a full-time job and also needs the extra energy on this day off to get his home back in order. Things have just unraveled too far and must be rewound.

It's been an awesome year and a half serving our community. A step back now needs to be taken to reassess, reevaluate and reinvigorate for the future.

This is not the end of Lake Wales Mutual Aid, but it is the end until further notice. You can always message us for help. We can at the very least put you in touch with the right people.

Solidarity Forever.

Due to Hurricane Ian heading our way, we are cancelling this Thursday's meal share outside of the Care Center. We will n...
09/28/2022

Due to Hurricane Ian heading our way, we are cancelling this Thursday's meal share outside of the Care Center.

We will not be putting our neighbors at risk and urge everyone to follow your plans or find a shelter immediately if you need to.

We will be here to help once we all come out of this. Let's all just hope for the best and remember that we are all here to help each other especially in times like these.

We shared 48 meals with the people today! As always, we also had lots of cold drinks, books and a few other supplies all...
09/22/2022

We shared 48 meals with the people today! As always, we also had lots of cold drinks, books and a few other supplies all available for free.

We are Lake Wales Mutual Aid. A small part of Polk DSA's Mutual Aid Working Group. If you'd like to help out, send us a message or just show up next Thursday in front of the Lake Wales Care Center Thrift Store at 4 pm!

We accept any and all in-kind item donations and financial aid can be made through our Cashapp: $LWMutualAid

Our parent group does work all across Polk County beyond just mutual aid and accepts recurring donations through Chuffed: https://chuffed.org/project/polk-county-dsa-fund

They also take one time donos through Cashapp: $PolkDSA

We shared 47 meals with the people today! We saved some meals for a few school kids that have been RUSHING to get to the...
09/15/2022

We shared 47 meals with the people today! We saved some meals for a few school kids that have been RUSHING to get to the meal share in time for food since school started back up.(We also threw in some comic books for them) It's nice when people know you were thinking of them and making sure they're good. Most of the time it's a look of bewilderment/surprise but with kids it's always followed with glee. It's a beautiful thing, ya'll.
We also had cold drinks, hand sanitizers and books thanks to our partners.

We are Lake Wales Mutual Aid. A small part of the Polk County Democratic Socialists of America Mutual Aid Working Group. If you'd like to help out, send one of our pages a message, depending on location. OR, if you're local to LW, show up next Thursday outside the Care Center Thrift Store at 4 pm and say hi to get started!

We accept any and all in-kind item donations and financial aid can be made through our Cashapp: $LWMutualAid

Our parent group does work all across Polk County beyond just mutual aid and accepts recurring donations through Chuffed: https://chuffed.org/project/polk-county-dsa-fund

They also take one time donos through Cashapp: $PolkDSA

We shared 64 meals with the people yesterday! Messed up and forgot the tables to serve off of but we still got 'er done!...
09/09/2022

We shared 64 meals with the people yesterday! Messed up and forgot the tables to serve off of but we still got 'er done! AND managed to beat that big ol' rainstorm yesterday too!
Along with the meals, we also gave out LOTSA cold drinks and waters, reusable bags, hand sanitizers and books.

We are Lake Wales Mutual Aid. A small part of the Polk County Democratic Socialists of America Mutual Aid Working Group. Would you like to get involved? Send us a message or just show up Thursday at 4pm right outside the Care Center Thrift Store and you'll see us there!

We accept any and all in-kind item donations and financial donations can be made through our Cashapp: $LWMutualAid

Our parent group does work all across Polk County and accepts recurring donations through Chuffed: https://chuffed.org/project/polk-county-dsa-fund

They also take one time donos through Cashapp: $PolkDSA

We shared 76 meals with the people today! One of our volunteers brought a homemade black bean soup that went over really...
09/01/2022

We shared 76 meals with the people today! One of our volunteers brought a homemade black bean soup that went over really well! And of course another one of our volunteers made sandwiches yet again. Along with the pizzas, we fed a lot of people today! We also had the cold drinks and a large amount of various snacks and supplies to offer from our partners.

We are Lake Wales Mutual Aid. A small part of the Polk County Democratic Socialists of America Mutual Aid Working Group. We could always use more help! If you're interested send us a message or just show up next week in front of the Care Center Thrift Store at 4 pm to meet us!

We take any and all in-kind item donations and financial donations can be made through our Cashapp: $LWMutualAid

If you'd like to help support our parent orgs greater work all across Polk County, you can make a recurring donation through chuffed: https://chuffed.org/project/polk-county-dsa-fund

Polk DSA can also take one time donos through Cashapp: $PolkDSA

Thanks to a last minute clutch purchase from one of our volunteers, we shared 60 meals with our neighbors today! Along w...
08/25/2022

Thanks to a last minute clutch purchase from one of our volunteers, we shared 60 meals with our neighbors today! Along with the meals, we had a HUGE assortment of supplies and snacks thanks to Growing Positivity Inc. and Mt Calvary CME Church, Lake Wales

We are Lake Wales Mutual Aid. A small part of Polk DSA’s Mutual Aid Working Group. All over Imperial Polk County, you can find us doing work just like this, multiple days a week. If you’d like to help us in Lake Wales, you will find us outside the Lake Wales Care Center Thrift Store at 4 pm every Thursday. Or just message the page and we can get you involved!

We accept any and all in-kind item donations for immediate redistribution and financial donations can be made through our Cashapp: $LWMutualAid

Our parent group also accepts recurring donations for our greater work all across the County through a Chuffed account: https://chuffed.org/project/polk-county-dsa-fund

They can also accept one time donations through Cashapp: $PolkDSA

08/25/2022

Our cash fund has been empty for a while now. While the founder almost always finds a way to circumvent needing to spend money for the hot meals(his motto is "take it easy, but take it"), we were unable to do so this week.

We are humbly asking for direct donations in a post for the first time in our orgs history. If you find it in your heart to give anything at all, we have a Cashapp:

$LWMutualAid

Please don't donate if you are also struggling.
All money you donate goes directly towards providing a hot meal for the Lake Wales community.

Flat broke and unsure of the menu today but we are loaded up early and ready to roll with alllll of these supplies and s...
08/25/2022

Flat broke and unsure of the menu today but we are loaded up early and ready to roll with alllll of these supplies and snacks thanks completely to our partnerships!
We hope to see you outside the Care Center Thrift Store at 4 pm today so we can unload some of this FREE stuff onto you, your families and your community!

We recently had two giant donations from Mt Calvary CME Church, Lake Wales AND Growing Positivity Inc.These items will a...
08/22/2022

We recently had two giant donations from Mt Calvary CME Church, Lake Wales AND Growing Positivity Inc.

These items will allow us to supply the people with extra goodies for at least a month!
We are always grateful for our partnerships!

We shared 54 meals with our neighbors today! Along with the meals, we also had cold drinks, books, maternity clothing, s...
08/18/2022

We shared 54 meals with our neighbors today! Along with the meals, we also had cold drinks, books, maternity clothing, shoes and pots and pans!

We are Lake Wales Mutual Aid. A small part of Polk DSA’s Mutual Aid Working Group. All over Imperial Polk County, you can find us doing work just like this, multiple days a week. If you’d like to help us in Lake Wales, you will find us outside the Lake Wales Care Center Thrift Store at 4 pm every Thursday. Or just message the page and we can get you involved!

We accept any and all in-kind item donations for immediate redistribution and financial donations can be made through our Cashapp: $LWMutualAid

Our parent group also accepts recurring donations for our greater work all across the County through a Chuffed account: https://chuffed.org/project/polk-county-dsa-fund

They can also accept one time donations through Cashapp: $PolkDSA

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