We're a group of neighbors in Riverton — looking out for each other, sharing what we have, helping when we can, asking when we need.
This isn't charity. It's solidarity. You're here because we're all in this together, and nobody has to be isolated or alone.
What is mutual aid?
Mutual aid is people helping each other directly, without middlemen, on the understanding that we all need help sometimes and we all have something to give. It's older than the state and bigger than charity. It's how neighborhoods have always survived hard weather and harder times.
A few things to be clear about:
- We don't collect data, because we respect privacy. Protecting our neighbors' privacy and safety is a top priority. No sign-ins, no trackers, no contact form quietly hoovering up information you didn't mean to share.
- We're not for profit, because we believe in people over profits. Nobody is getting rich off this. There's nothing to buy here.
- We're not a charity, because solidarity isn't charity. We work with our neighbors, not for them. There's no hierarchy between giving and receiving — today you help, tomorrow you're the one who needs help. The relationship goes both ways.
Read the full mission and guiding principles →
How we help each other
Our neighbors know their own needs best. We only give the help they want to accept, and that will look different for every family.
Some of it is rides to appointments, a meal when somebody's sick, an extra hand on moving day, a tool you needed for one afternoon. Some of it is sharing skills — gardening, repair, navigating local bureaucracy. Some of it is just showing up.
If you have an idea, or a need, or just want to introduce yourself — get in touch.
Get involved
Come say hi. We want to cultivate trust and relationships — that lasts longer than any one need we might fill.
- Email: hello@rivertonneighbors.me
- Instagram: @rivertonneighbors
- WhatsApp group: join the chat