West Ridge Community Response Team

Care for self, care for others, care for our environment… we love to see it!

Neighbors, what a beautiful year. 💚

Because of you, the West Ridge Community Response Team raised over $15,000, and even more through direct acts of care, every dollar and every effort poured straight into each other.

This year, that care looked like:
• 28 utility bills paid so neighbors could keep the lights on and heat running
• $8,000 in immigration support, including groceries after deportations, attorney fees, school coordination, and ICE Watch trainings
• Direct support for families navigating CPS, new immigrant neighbors finding their footing, groceries and deliveries for those afraid to leave home, housing for families, and funeral costs for a young man
• Youth engagement, working directly with neighborhood teens and compensating them for their leadership
• Resource events—from winter gear distribution and food drives to supporting trans youth and simply spreading joy and connection

This is what it looks like when neighbors are connected. This is what it means to believe, deeply, that everyone deserves to have their basic needs met.

Thank you for showing up with love, trust, and generosity. As we head into 2025, we hope you feel grounded in gratitude and full of hope.

If you had the chance, would you help your neighbor? 💫

Donate: tinyurl.com/WRCRT
(Thanks to our fiscal sponsor, we have no overhead and your full donation goes directly to neighbors in need and is elegible for tax deduction and employer match).