Filling in the gaps of a strained safety net, volunteers give their time and resources to help neighbors hit hard by the pandemic and its economic fallout.
Since her recovery from COVID-19, Nancy Perez has volunteered regularly with Bed-Stuy Strong, a mutual aid group in her Brooklyn neighborhood, Bedford-Stuyvesant.Since her recovery from COVID-19, Nancy Perez has volunteered regularly with Bed-Stuy Strong, a mutual aid group in her Brooklyn neighborhood, Bedford-Stuyvesant.The resurgence of mutual aid has meant that in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods, these efforts may bring neighbors from different backgrounds closer together.
"So, I am a gentrifier and I'm new to New York," Dizon said."I feel more connected to this neighborhood now than I have before, and I have heard that sentiment even from people who've lived here much longer." Tolliver said he's not confident that the bonds forged in gentrifying neighborhoods will be long-lasting, but people are at their best in moments of disaster.Grassroots organizingfrom the community and beyond to purchase groceries and essential supplies for neighbors. Those in need can text or call the group with a delivery request, which gets assigned to a volunteer through Bed-Stuy Strong's online network.
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