Check out these inspirational updates from initiatives hosted byOpen Collective Foundation:

🌟Rogers Parks Free Storehas distributedover 14,000 necessary items within their community in Chicago.

🌟Study-into-Actionshares theirnext steps following the completion of their cohort to progress the solidarity economy movement. View all the recordingshere.

🌟The Endurance Scholarshipcelebrates 1 year ofawarding scholarships to Chicagoland students of color.

🌟We Got This Seattlehasraised over $80,000 to provide to over 50,000 frontline workers.

🌟Ridgewood Community Gardenisfundraising to improve their communal plots in Queens, NY.

🌟FAVOR (Food Access Volunteers of Roslindale)hasgrown its partnerships in order to distribute food in Boston, MA. More info about how to get involvedhere.

🌟The Womanist Working Collectiveis hosting ahealers and helpers therapy matchmaking virtual event this November 21.

🌟 We welcome new initiativeSan Antonio Review,apublication of original essays, poetry, art, & theoryto OCF.Volume V is now available for purchase.

🌟Drive by Howdy'steam works hard to provideresources and support to the unhoused people of Austin, TX.

🌟GeekBeacon Foundationhas extended theirsocial good virtual conference to be a multi-day event with an extra track focus on mental health & wellness.

🌟Ward 2 Mutual Aidsupports theirDC communityto fulfill mutual aid requests, aid unhoused neighbors, and build solidarity.

🌟Food Not Bombs Raleighhas recently gained access to an industrial kitchen for cooking, has a thriving community garden, delivers groceries to families, set up free pantries throughout the city, and fulfilled clothing requests tothose in need in NC.

🌟Ward 2 Mutual Aid isorganizing resistance against forced evictions, distributing cash assistance,delivering groceries, operating a bilingual "warm line", and fills mutual aid requests in Washington, DC.

🌟Social Health Labs has awardedtwo microgrants torecipients making social health a priority.

🌟Circle City Mutual Aidshares free basic needs, survival, hygiene, and harm reduction items with the downtown Indianapolis community every Sunday, no questions asked.

🌟Deportation Accountability Projectreceived support to file almost $400 worth of FOIA requests to bring deportation decisions into the public light.

🌟Community Kitchen MPLS'svolunteersmake, pack, and deliverhundreds of meals each week to unhoused neighbors in Minneapolis.

🌟Privacy Guides hasgrown beyond a simple website into a thriving community full of resources and users.

🌟ABQ Free Fridgebuilt and openedtheir first free fridge in New Mexico!

🌟ATX Mental Health Fundhasredistributed more than $20,000 since starting out last year.

🌟Minneapolis Quarry Community Mutual Aidworks to keeptheir community safe and clean and residents provided with tents and donations.

🌟Little Read Bookshas had to close their bookstore, but stillcontinues to operate their weekly book stand every Saturday at 11 am in Denver, CO. Read their newsletterhere.

🌟Fridays For Future U.S.(grassroots youth-led protests for climate justice)isnow hosted by OCF!

🌟Twisted Fields Research Collective'sopen-source farming robot,Acorn, was featured in Hackaday.

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