Top tips & quick links
Finding a local group: During the COVID pandemic, concerted efforts were made to map all the mutual aid groups. Mutual Aid Plus, hosted by Hammersmith & Fulham Volunteer Centre https://hfvc.org.uk/mutual-aid-plus/ includes a London Map.
There have been changes since then with many groups evolving into something else, or disbanding in some cases so the information may not be up to date. Another source for local information is your local community and voluntary services (CSV's) or Volunteer Centre (VC)
CVS’s and VC's can also help if you decide to set up your own group and we hope this resource bank has plenty of useful resources too.
When you form a public group, you will need to create and agree on a constitution.
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