Jax Mutual Aid Collective

Mutual Aid Map

Find Period Pantries, Community Pantries, and local Mutual Aid Events & Groups with physical locations

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Is a pantry or other important location missing from the map?  Send us the deets at Info@JaxMutualAid.org

Community Pantries

Stock a Pantry

Stop by and check on a pantry. Organize the drawers/shelves and remove trash.

Report any issues with the pantry to the group that maintains it (contact info on the map)

Suggested items:

  • Seasonal items (bug spray, hand warmers, etc)
  • Non-perishable food
  • Hygiene & period supplies

Wishlist

Contributing items directly to a pantry is the best way to keep them stocked, but we also accept donations at any JMAC event or even by mail!

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Orders can be mailed to:

1335 Kinglsey Ave
#32
Orange Park, FL 32067

Start a Pantry

A guide on community pantries with a title, description, tips for finding a location, and a photo of a blue cabinet outside as an example of a pantry. Transcribed Text: Jax Mutual Aid Collective Solidarity Not Charity Community Pantry Guide The goal of this guide is to share what we learned while starting a community pantry. There's no right or wrong order to this process & each task should be conceptualized and carried out in a way that makes sense for your community. We are continually learning and adapting our own process. A community pantry is a small, community-based sharing station where people can give what they can and take what they need. They operate on the principles of mutual aid and community care, meaning there are no eligibility requirements, no judgement and no middleman. These pantries are a small way to address food insecurity and poverty created by a capitalist system at a hyper-local level, reminding the community that small acts of sharing can make a big difference. FIND A LOCATION, THEN ASK! Some ideas: coffee shop, comic book store, art studio, or creative spaces Some considerations: easy to access, high foot traffic, somewhere that has a 'sympathetic to the cause' owner/manager who will let you put a pantry outside. Exchange contact info. They may even find ways to help the pantry grow deeper roots in the community. Keep them in the loop. Solidarity NOT Charity info@jaxmutualaid.org
Page from the "Community Pantry Guide" with tips on upcycling furniture into a pantry and photos of a repurposed cabinet. Transcribed Text: Community Pantry Guide We prioritized finding supplies secondhand, in discount bins, or making things when we could PANTRY 'CONSTRUCTION' (upcycle some furniture and prep it for the elements) Some ideas: old furniture: filing cabinets, cabinets, a nightstand, etc Some considerations: can withstand the elements (not made of particle board), something you can transport Some prep: paint (outdoor paint is ideal, check the returns of a hardware store), caulk seams to keep water out (especially for wood pantrys), stencil “Community Pantry” "Take what you need, Leave what you can" "NO perishable food", and art (Palestine flag, trans rainbow, peace dove, monarch butterfly, etc), social media handles or website if you have one. Maybe the side is a community bulletin board for flyers or local actions? info@jaxmutualaid.org
Community pantry guide with tips on informing the neighborhood, restocking, and feedback. Transcribed Text: Community Pantry Guide LET THE NEIGHBORHOOD KNOW Some ideas: door knocking, flyering, etc Some considerations: Let folks around the pantry know & invite them to help keep it stocked or access the things they need. Ask the neighbors what they would like to see in the pantry. Maybe they have an idea for another location, or a much-needed item, or can point you to a neighbor in need of the pantry RESTOCKING Some ideas: weekly visit, ask the location or a neighbor if they can send a picture, or to check what's low Some considerations: how quickly the supplies run out in the pantry, or how long they are shelf stable, and what the needs are of the neighborhood CREATE A FEEDBACK LOOP Some ideas: maybe it’s a QR code, an email, a notepad Some considerations: not everyone has a phone/internet access, how often can you check it, how urgent is the request, what's your capacity to respond? info@jaxmutualaid.org
Community Pantry Guide with tips on neighborhood engagement, restocking, and feedback. Transcribed Text: LET THE NEIGHBORHOOD KNOW Some ideas: door knocking, flyering, etc Some considerations: Let folks around the pantry know & invite them to help keep it stocked or access the things they need. Ask the neighbors what they would like to see in the pantry. Maybe they have an idea for another location, or a much-needed item, or can point you to a neighbor in need of the pantry RESTOCKING Some ideas: weekly visit, ask the location or a neighbor if they can send a picture, or to check what's low Some considerations: how quickly the supplies run out in the pantry, or how long they are shelf stable, and what the needs are of the neighborhood CREATE A FEEDBACK LOOP Some ideas: maybe it's a QR code, an email, a notepad Some considerations: not everyone has a phone/internet access, how often can you check it, how urgent is the request, what's your capacity to respond? info@jaxmutualaid.org