Support Eastside Mutual Aid

Financial Donations

The number one way you can help support food & clothing drives is by joining the Eastside Mutual Aid Patreon. Your continued support helps put resources like meals, clothing, toiletries, and essentials right in the hands of your neighbors and community members. Consider joining for as little as $5 a month, and join along with dozens of other members of the EMA family to create a self-sustaining community.

If you are interested in a one-time donation, you can find us on Cashapp and Paypal or you can donate to our ongoing GoFundMe campaign. All of your donations go directly into purchasing food and supplies for events and distributions.

Physical Donations

Your direct physical donations can be one of the best ways of joining us in distributing resources about our community. Consider dropping off your items at either of our two partnering businesses: Detroit Threads & Drifter Coffee, or show up to any of our regular distributions days.

Detroit Threads
10238 Joseph Campau St., Hamtramck

Drifter Coffee
770 Woodward Heights, Ferndale

What can you donate?

Clothing

We accept laundered and lightly-used clothing. We are especially looking for:

  • Business and Professional Clothing

  • Jackets and Outerwear

  • Hats, mittens, gloves, and Scarves

  • Shoes

  • New socks and underwear

Toiletries

One of the most requested items! You can contribute to our toiletry kits by giving new and unopened:

  • Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, and Floss

  • Tampons and Pads

  • Shampoo, Conditioner, and Bodywash

  • Deodorant 

  • Hand Sanitizer

  • Toilet Paper

  • Condoms

  • Face Masks

Food

Food donations are a great way to support our regular distribution events. Your non-perishable food donations are brought to our events for families in need or are added to community fridges around the Detroit area! Some commonly requested items:

  • Pasta

  • Soup

  • Stock

  • Rice

  • Dried or Canned Beans

Volunteer

Are you interested in joining us? We always need volunteers of any time commitment and skillset. We’re looking for individuals and other partnering organizations to help not only in our day-to-day operations, but also to grow our organization and reach. Fill out this volunteer form and join EMA today!

Your help is needed on:

  • Helping with food and resource distribution

  • Lot and neighborhood cleanup

  • Community Gardening

  • Collecting, organizing and sorting donations

  • Cooking and serving food

  • Social Media and Marketing

  • Fundraising and Partnership building

We know it’s hard to commit time, but your support, even if it is just one afternoon a month can go a long way to feeding, clothing, and housing your neighbors. Join us in giving back to our community so that we as a community will help support you, too!

Membership

Members commit time and resources in specific capacities, such as:

  • Distribution planning

  • Social Media and Marketing

  • Fundraising and Partnership building