Montclair Mutual Aid was founded in March 2020, responding to pandemic emergency needs, but aiming to establish itself permanently. Montclair Mutual Aid has grown to include hundreds of volunteers and thousands of benefited residents. Participants come not only from Montclair itself but also from the adjacent NJ towns of Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Clifton, Little Falls, Cedar Grove, Verona, and West Orange.
Montclair Mutual Aid volunteers have organized and run a variety of mutual aid activities and collaborations, including food and toiletry drives, free book distribution, food delivery, distribution of menstrual products, holiday gift drives, direct monetary giving, senior yard cleanup, community art projects, and various fundraisers. Learn more here: https://montclairmutualaid.org/about/#activities