HOUSTON, WE’RE STILL GOING: Today we were able to distribute $54,500 directly to 545 Houstonians in need thanks to YOUR support — for a total of ~$75,000 in the past 24 hours. And we’re nowhere close to stopping: watch this space in the coming weeks for our progress! IF YOU ARE IN NEED: Please come out to our distribution tomorrow, 2/20 in partnership with @HoustonDSA and @sayhername_tx starting from 12:00 pm CST at 6603 Hirsch Road for food, water, and supplies. We will reopen our financial assistance form soon - keep an eye on our socials.

TO YOU, FROM MUTUAL AID HOUSTON: Thank you. Tonight, we were able to distribute over $20,000 directly to Houstonians for immediate needs like food and water due to this freeze. We will be working tirelessly to get this relief out to folks who need it as soon as possible. THREAD: IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE of up to $100 for immediate needs like food and water, please apply at the link below if you are living in HOUSTON: Please note that we will open a form for larger requests in the coming weeks -- forms.gle/98pUGxnhKLeWXH…

THREAD: PLACES IN #HOUSTON OFFERING FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED:
- if you are a restaurant offering free food in Houston, please DM us or reply to this tweet
- we will delete tweets as restaurants run out of food!
- please call before you leave to confirm food is available CAFE HABIBI
6802 Bintliff Dr.
Houston, TX 77074
Call before you go: (713) 931-1515
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Houston & beyond: Thank you for the overwhelming wave of support. We’ve received an astounding level of solidarity and now ask that you send NO MORE DONATIONS our way so we can handle redistrbution.

We’re a tiny grassroots org made up of 9 organizers & are gonna be working (1/4) tirelessly to get this money out to the community in the coming days and weeks. We’ll be announcing—and posting screenshots of—how we’re distributing as we do so. Please give us grace as we work on helping our community! (2/4)

ON VOLUNTEERING:
houstonians, we know you want to help, but this isn't like anything we've seen before. unless you have the equipment (snow chains/AWD) and experience to drive on ice, you are putting yourself and others at risk. if you are safe indoors, PLEASE stay there! DISCLAIMER: PLEASE DO NOT VOLUNTEER UNLESS YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY

if you can virtually volunteer or drive people, fill out this form to work with @Allergic2Hourly and the parkhill capital foundation: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

hi! if you’re from out of state + are tuned in to see how you can help with the #texasblackout, please understand:

houston is NOT like most major walkable, transit-friendly metro cities (chicago/nyc/etc) - due to urban sprawl, a car is the best + sometimes only way to get around

https://twitter.com/abc13houston/status/1361309264791408647

- that means that those without a car are immobilized - we don’t have buses running, snow plows, or salted roads
- beyond that, the streets and highways are frozen (see above)
- most texans do not have snow tires/chains, and are inexperienced driving on ice