Amidst the collective chaos of 2020, HEAL piloted a Rapid Response Fund to support our members addressing urgent needs in their communities, such as securing PPE for farm workers, distributing fresh food, and providing community members with rent and utilities support. In that first year, we raised and distributed $40,000 across 10 member organizations.
As climate, economic, and political crises intensified and continued to burden our communities, we did it again, devoting our 2021 end-of-year fundraising campaign to replenish the Fund. In six weeks, our community raised $52,000 in mutual aid.
We continued each year, raising:
● $30,000 in 2022
● $50,000 in 2023
● $50,500 in 2024
All of this has gone directly to support member organizations working on the frontlines, enabling access to more of the resources needed to continue to meet the moment.
As climate, economic, and political crises intensified and continued to burden our communities, we did it again, devoting our 2021 end-of-year fundraising campaign to replenish the Fund. In six weeks, our community raised $52,000 in mutual aid.
We continued each year, raising:
● $30,000 in 2022
● $50,000 in 2023
● $50,500 in 2024
All of this has gone directly to support member organizations working on the frontlines, enabling access to more of the resources needed to continue to meet the moment.
