Community on Wheels (COW)

August 16, 2024 00:03:56
Community on Wheels (COW)
KXCI Community Radio
Community on Wheels (COW)

Aug 16 2024 | 00:03:56

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Show Notes

This week’s Nonprofit Spotlight shines on Community on Wheels (COW), a mobile mutual aid group providing essential items & resources to unsheltered/ street-based neighbors on stolen Tohono O’doham land. Their objectives: + Support and aid vulnerable populations in and around South Tucson, using Santa Rita Park as their weekly hub to distribute items such as hygiene, first aid, nutrition, and harm reduction. + Provide solidarity and community care by forming relationships with folks who frequent their distributions, and offer services within their abilities and skills. + Continuing the work of other community groups in Tucson who advocate for systemic changes…

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