Truly Mutual Aid Map
We are building resources and this map to help all in need and all that want to help find access to supporting mutual aid exchange in our region. If you know additional mutual aid resources you can help add to this map. If you would like us to add additional mutual aid resources please let us know.
How Can We Help Grow Mutual Aid?
Growing mutual aid in our communities involves fostering solidarity, trust, and direct action to meet local needs. Solidarity is the recognition that you and the people you are helping are equals. The challenges you are addressing are there because of an unfair, unjust system that is lacking in providing needs.
We can start by identifying specific community needs through conversations, mapping existing resources, and establishing hyper-local “neighborhood pods”. Key actions include organizing food/supply distribution, creating time-banking systems, and setting up digital platforms or social media groups for rapid communication.
Mutual Care Culture
A mutual care culture (closely tied to mutual aid and community care) is a social environment where people share collective responsibility for each other’s well-being, safety, and survival. Instead of relying purely on isolation, individualism, or transactional systems, a culture of mutual care is built on:
- Interdependence: Recognizing that everyone has needs and everyone has something valuable to offer.
- Shared Concern: Acting out of genuine care and solidarity rather than charity or power dynamics.
- Reciprocity: Giving and receiving support across a network so that responsiblities are shared rather than carried alone.
Local Mutual Aid Resources
NEW CARE – Northeast Wisconsin Community Action Resource Exchange
NEW CARE (Facebook Community) neighbors organizing with neighbors to meet our own needs without waiting on politicians, corporations, or institutions. We believe care is a collective responsibility. When we share food, skills, rides, and resources, we practice the type of power that is rooted in solidarity, not profit. Mutual aid is about building networks of survival today, while planting the seeds of liberation for tomorrow.
Oshkosh Vagabond Network
Oshkosh Vagabond Network – The Oshkosh Vagabond Network is a mutual aid group in Oshkosh, WI, offering unconditional, community-based support to the working-class, low-income, unhoused, and marginalized individuals. Oshkosh Vagabond network currently offers a pop up free store once a month.
The Oshkosh Vagabond Network’s greatest needs are:
For more information please visit the Oshkosh Vagabond Network FB page.
Powerbanks/battery packs, Sewing kits, Handwarmers, Lighters, Flashlights, Laundry detergent, Water bottles, Socks, Cotton balls, Cold flu medicine, Pain suppressants, Vinyl gloves, First aid kits, Gauze, Rubbing alcohol, Antiseptic wipes, Bandaids, Chapstick, Towels, Tissues, Lotion, Body wash, Hand sanitizer, Shaving cream, Toilet paper, Wet wipes, Toothbrush, Hairbrush, Dry shampoo and Hand soap.
Oshkosh Tool Library
Oshkosh Tool Library – The tool library is a free community resource that lends tools for home repair and projects. It’s a place for the community to share equipment and experience.
Multicultural Coalition
Bodega @ MultiCultural Coalition – Menasha – A bodega is a convenient little corner shop, and the MultiCultural Coalition’s bodega in Menasha is free to the community. The Multicultural Coalition Bodaga is open 2x per month for the families that they serve in Winnebago, Outagamie and Calumet counties.
Hope Fridge ( 332 Broad St. Menasha)
Hope Fridge – (332 Broad st. Menasha) Facebook Page – Mutual Care Culture. Visit our community fridge to help yourself, your neighbor, or to donate unexpired fresh food and unopened hygiene supplies on site. Take what you need, Give what you can, Help as you are able!
Donation Guidelines: In the fridge and freezer, please donate only sealed, unopened, clearly labeled & unexpired foods and fresh produce. Learn more about Hope Fridge HERE
Oshkosh Community Fridge
Neighbors helping neighbors. Sharing free food and essentials. Take what you need. Give what you can. 📍203 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh WI, in parking lot off High Avenue. Facebook page
Appleton Community Fridges
Appleton Community Fridges are located outside Tardigrades Bookshelf, 501 N Richmond St. Appleton and inside Community Living Room, 113 W. Harris St. Appleton. Learn more about Appleton Community Fridges HERE
Community Living Room
Ebb & Flow Connections Cooperative provides the Community Living Room for the community at 113 W. Harris St. Downtown Appleton.
The Community Living Room is grounded in the present, offering a healing space for people to be seen, heard, and valued just as they are.The Community Living Room is focused on present-moment connection and support.
Ebb & Flow provides: Community Skill Shares, Community Living Room, Community Fridge/Pantry and pop up free stores.
NeighborWorks / Neighborhood Partners
Neighborhood Partners, a program of NeighborWorks Green Bay, supports neighbors in working together for the common good of their neighborhoods.
UWO Free School
UWO Free School. A whole day of free workshops, skillshops and lectures.
Make A Village
Make A Village is getting started in Oshkosh, WI in partnership with Community Supported Shelters (CCS) and we need your help! Our vision is creating new types of housing for all from those without a roof over their head, to renters that are overburdened by rising costs, to our entire community who can live better together in community.
Sister Jones Bookless Bookclub
Sister Jones Bookless Book Club is an informal assembly of women-aligned leaders from northeast Wisconsin and the surrounding areas. Our mission is to promote education, facilitate access to resources, encourage skill sharing, and foster community support.
Door County Mutual Aid
Door County Mutual Aid is a hub, a collective, or whatever you want to a call a group of community-minded individuals who want to build relationships around Door County to create projects together that benefit everyone.
Diverse and Resilient (Appleton)
At Diverse & Resilient, we see a future in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in Wisconsin thrive, living healthy, satisfying lives in safe, supportive communities.
People of Progression (Menasha and Fox Cities)
People of Progression is a Black-led, mission-driven organization focused on a holistic approach to targeting the root causes of systemic oppression. Whether you’re looking for support, exploring our work, or finding your place in the movement, we’re honored to welcome you. What we build here is shared—rooted in connection, care, and collective change.
We All Rise (Green Bay area)
The vision of We All Rise is to create and help restore a vibrant African American community. Through uplifting, skill building, and intentionally targeting root causes of systemic oppression, we actively promote the healing of all.
New Leaf Foods (Green Bay)
New Leaf Foods, Inc. mission is to support the health and well-being of the people of Greater Green Bay by promoting healthy food access and education and by cooperating throughout Northeast Wisconsin to build a thriving local food system in a clean environment.
Table of Plenty (Green Bay area – see Truly Mutual map)
The Table of Plenty, a truly free farm stand where folks can take what they need! No cost, no judgment, just community care.
The Fridge at Joannes Park (Green Bay)
The Fridge serves as a hub for sharing food in an effort to reduce food insecurity, combat food waste, and build community. They also have a Facebook page
Green Bay Free Pantry and Little Free Library Network
Green Bay Free Pantry and Little Free Library Network is connecting Green Bay’s little free pantries & libraries. Find locations, share what’s needed, and help keep shelves stocked. Take what you need. Leave what you can.
Tri-County Food Map (Outagamie, Winnebago, Calumet Cty)
The Tri-County Food map is a food map showing all food sources in the tri-county area. Click on each site to find information about hours and contacts. Compiled by Winnebago Cty Public Health
Buy Nothing Groups (Facebook)
Buy Nothing Neenah, Buy Nothing Menasha, Buy Nothing Appleton (South), Buy Nothing Appleton (North – Downtown), Buy Nothing Fox Crossing (West), Buy Nothing Grand Chute, Buy Nothing Greenville, Buy Nothing Appleton (North Central)
Little Free Pantries (see Truly Mutual Map)
Appleton area – 501 S Bluemound Drive, Badger Elementary School, 3009 North Meade Street, Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1009 Capitol Drive, residence, 225 North Badger Avenue, Wilson Middle School, Mason Street, Lincoln Elementary School, Commercial Street, near Grace Lutheran, 740 East College Avenue, Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 326 E. North Street, Appleton, First English Lutheran Church, 324 E. Florida Avenue, Appleton, Einstein Community Pantry
Little Chute – 625 Grand Ave, near Little Chute Public Library
Combined Locks – 333 Wallace Street
Kimberly – Van Daalwyk Park, Kimberly
Kaukauna – 207 Thilmany Road, Kaukauna Public Library, 124 W. 10th Street, Kaukauna, Bethany Lutheran
Menasha – 1st & Racine, behind Menasha Public Library, 105 Ice Street, Jefferson Elementary, Pleasants Park/ Banta School – Sponsored by Old Grog, Clovis Grove Park – Sponsored by Old Grog
Neenah – 1021 Oak Street, Horace Mann Middle School, 200 South Church Street, First Presbyterian Church, 1645 South Commercial Street, Lakeview Elementary
Oshkosh – 1160 Central Street, Oshkosh Area United Way, 403 East Irving Avenue, Birdie’s Blessing Box Site 1, 2511 Clover Street, Oshkosh – Blessing Box – Food/Books/Toiletries/LGBTQ friendly, 2580 W. 9th Avenue, Oshkosh, 1860 Wisconsin Street, Oshkosh – Birdie’s Blessing Box Site 2, 240 W. 9th Avenue, Oshkosh – Peace Lutheran Church – Free pantry and Community Gardens
Optimus Pantry food pantry Oshkosh – inside House of Heroes Comics and Games
Let’s all be a hero to someone in our community! Any donations can be given to anyone here at the shop or dropped off at Optimus Pantry, located right by our Algoma st. entrance! Save the world, read comics, and donate if you can!
Giving Box
This Giving Box is located in Appleton near Linwood Park.
Hope on the Block (Fond du Lac)
Hope on the Block provides free food, hygiene supplies, and community meals to neighbors in need — every week, year-round, no questions asked.
Do you know additional Mutual Aid resources that we don’t have on this page? Let us know so we can add more.
Additional Mutual Aid Resources
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity
Learn more about Mutual Aid here. > Dean Spade – Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)