This fund is closed. With your support, we raised $1,062.78 and launched New Orleans’ first ever Community Power Map.
In the wake of Hurricane Zeta, we advocated for the City of New Orleans to activate fire stations, rec centers, and libraries as charging locations. This project has since inspired NOLA Ready and several other organizations to continue providing power to our neighbors after a storm.
[THIS CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN ARCHIVED AND IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING DONATIONS.]
The Mutual Aid Response Network is a group of Louisiana residents, led by Imagine Water Works, that activates during floods, storms, and other natural and manmade disasters. We are located in the Lower 9th Ward and are led by Black and transgender multigenerational native New Orleanians.
All donations to this fund will support relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Zeta, led by Imagine Water Works and the Mutual Aid Response Network. To request or offer support in person, join one of our groups in New Orleans or Houma.
Our commitment for the usage of funds:
- We will keep the total donation amount public — you’ll know exactly how much has been raised.
- As we regrant and/or utilize the funds, we will share exactly where the money is going.
- We will prioritize the funding, leadership, and safety of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and LGBTQ individuals.
In addition to Zeta, we have been working throughout 2020 on all named storms with Louisiana in the “cone of uncertainty”, supporting folks through Cristobal, Marco, Laura, Sally, Beta, and Delta. Visit our Hurricane Laura Relief Fund to see some of what we’ve done with your support so far.
Additional resources for storm prep:
- COVID-19 Guide to Hurricane Season
- Queer/Trans Guide to Hurricane Season
- Storm Prep Q&A (Instagram)
- Mutual Aid Response Network – New Orleans (Facebook)
- Mutual Aid Response Network – Houma (Facebook)
- Joy of Water: A Resident’s DIY Guide to Becoming Water Wise
- Imagine Water Works Newsletter
Learn more about our work via WWL Eyewitness News, NOLA Eater, and more:
- ‘It gives me hope’ | New Orleanians help Hurricane Laura evacuees in the Crescent City [WWL]
- Hairstylist forced from home by Laura offers free cuts to evacuees in New Orleans hotel [WWL]
- For Hurricane Laura Evacuees, Food Is Often Served Cold. This Mutual Aid Group Delivers Appliances to Help. [NOLA Eater]
See our Imagine Mutual Aid group in action via WWL’s Devin Bartolotta: