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Show Up Saturday
Mutual Aid Network · Est. 2022

Nobody should eat alone.

Nobody should carry alone.

Nobody should wait alone.

A kitchen-table network where neighbors share groceries, rides, school uniforms, and time — no strings, no shame, just neighbors showing up for neighbors.

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Real neighbors · Real proof

This is what showing up looks like.

Submitted by members. Captioned in their own words. Not curated for polish — curated for proof.

Trunk of a car filled with labeled bags of canned goods and dry staples organized for distribution

Denise T. · Woodlawn

Filled her trunk every Tuesday for six months straight.

Denise T.

Woodlawn

Two sets of hands sorting winter coats by size on a folding table in a community center

Marcus B. · South Shore

Sorted 340 coats before the first frost.

Marcus B.

South Shore

Whiteboard with shift sign-up grid written in English, Spanish, and Tagalog in a community room

Rosa M. · Pilsen

Translated the sign-up sheet into three languages herself.

Rosa M.

Pilsen

2,847

Meals delivered

this month

614

Rides completed

to medical appointments

318

Families matched

with clothing & supplies

Neatly folded children school uniforms in different sizes stacked on a table with handwritten labels

Jerome & Keisha W. · Chatham

Received uniforms for all three kids before the first bell.

Jerome & Keisha W.

Chatham

Elderly woman and young man sitting in a car together, smiling, heading to a medical appointment

Carolyn P. · Hyde Park

Drove 47 dialysis rides last year. Never missed one.

Carolyn P.

Hyde Park

Retired teacher sitting with a child at a kitchen table, looking at a math workbook together

Mr. Okafor · Bronzeville

Retired teacher. Still showing up every Saturday.

Mr. Okafor

Bronzeville

"I didn't know where to go after I lost my job. I found this page on a Tuesday. By Saturday I had diapers, and someone had signed up to drive me to the food pantry."

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David R.

Austin neighborhood · Father of three

How Gather works

Three ways to belong.

Everyone in this network is both a giver and a receiver. The roles aren't fixed — they shift with the week.

I can bring something

The block captain with a trunk full of coats.

You have surplus - groceries, clothing, a car, an afternoon. Gather helps you find exactly who needs it, two blocks away.

  • Canned goods & produce
  • Children's clothing
  • Rides to appointments
  • School supplies
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Denise, Woodlawn
I need help with something

No shame. Just neighbors.

Searching for a diaper bank, a ride to dialysis, or school uniforms before Monday - this is exactly where to ask.

  • Food & groceries
  • Medical rides
  • Baby & toddler supplies
  • Utility help
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David, Austin
I have time to give

The retired teacher who still shows up.

Tutoring, phone calls, sorting donations, translating - time is the most renewable resource in this network.

  • Tutoring & mentoring
  • Translation help
  • Sorting & organizing
  • Phone check-ins
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Mr. Okafor, Bronzeville

You don't have to know which role you are yet.

Show up Saturday and figure it out with us. The network sorts itself.

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Saturday, March 1st · 9 AM–1 PM

Woodlawn Community Center

1111 E 63rd St, Chicago, IL 60637

Coat driveFood shareRide matchingTutoring sign-ups
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