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MUTUAL AID, ORGANIZING, AND SELF-DEFENSE RESOURCES
MUTUAL AID & ORGANIZING
Mutual Aid Hub
Guides to starting and running mutual aid networks
AFSC - How to Create a Mutual Aid Network
Practical steps for community organizing and mutual aid
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SELF-DEFENSE & COMMUNITY DEFENSE
De-escalation and Conflict Resolution
Learn verbal de-escalation techniques to prevent conflict
Verbal De-escalation for Self Defence
Step-by-step guide to safe conflict de-escalation
Know Your Rights Guide (ACLU)
Essential information about your rights during police encounters, searches, and more
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POLITICAL EDUCATION & HISTORY
Assata Shakur - Assata: An Autobiography
Essential reading on liberation, resistance, and the Black Panther Party
Angela Davis - Are Prisons Obsolete?
Abolitionist framework for understanding mass incarceration and justice
No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age - Jane McAlevey
Deep dive into community organizing tactics and power-building
The Revolution Will Not Be Funded (INCITE!)
Critical analysis of the nonprofit industrial complex and grassroots organizing
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis - Dean Spade
Practical philosophy of mutual aid and community care
The Black Panther Party: A Visual History - Alondra Nelson
Historical context for understanding our movement and lineage
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LEGAL SUPPORT
National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
Legal support for activists and political prisoners.
Call 202-636-3648
Northwest Justice Project (Free Legal Aid)
Free legal assistance for low-income Washingtonians.
Call CLEAR: (888) 201-1014
Chelan-Douglas County Volunteer Attorney Services
Free legal assistance for qualifying low-income residents
Call: (509) 663-2778
Columbia Legal Services
Legal services for workers, housing, family law, and immigrant rights
Sage Advocacy Center (Domestic Violence & Crime Support)
24-hour crisis line and legal advocacy
Call: (509) 663-7446
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (Deportation Defense)
Statewide deportation defense hotline: (844) 724-3737
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WENATCHEE MUTUAL AID & FOOD ASSISTANCE
Community Action Council Food Distribution Center
Distributes 1-3 million pounds of food annually to 20+ sites in Chelan/Douglas counties
(509) 662-6156
Free food and nonfood items. Point-based system. 12 Orondo Ave, Wenatchee
(509) 663-4673
Hot Meals & Emergency Shelter
1450 S. Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee | (509) 663-4289
Free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and emergency shelter
Saint Vincent de Paul
Food & Emergency Assistance
600 St. Joseph Pl, Wenatchee | Saturdays 8-10am
Food, Clothing, Rent/Utility Assistance
1205 S. Columbia St, Wenatchee | (509) 662-8864
Lighthouse Christian Ministries
Food Bank & Meals
410 S. Columbia St, Wenatchee | (509) 888-4864
Housing, Food, Health, Bill Assistance
347 Division Street, Leavenworth | (509) 548-2525
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HEALTH & MENTAL HEALTH
(Sliding Scale)
Columbia Valley Community Health
Primary Care & Behavioral Health
(509) 682-6000 | Sliding scale fees. Locations in Wenatchee, East Wenatchee, Chelan
Behavioral Health & Integrated Healthcare
(509) 662-6761 | Sliding scale. Mental health, substance abuse, integrated care
Behavioral Health Services
(509) 664-4868 | Adult behavioral health clinic in Wenatchee
Crisis Line
Carelon Behavioral Health - 24/7
(800) 852-2923 | Free mental health support
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HOUSING & EVICTION DEFENSE
Chelan-Douglas County Volunteer Attorney Services
(Housing Justice)
Free legal help for eviction and housing challenges
(509) 663-2778
Washington State Eviction Defense Screening Line
(855) 657-8387 | Free legal representation for all low-income tenants
Columbia Valley Homeownership Opportunity Program
1555 S. Methow St, Wenatchee | (509) 888-6784
Affordable homeownership for low-income households
|Apply online for emergency housing assistance
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IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SUPPORT
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (Wenatchee Office)
Free legal services for immigrants
(509) 208-4844
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network
Deportation defense, resources, community support
(844) 724-3737
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YOUTH & FAMILY SUPPORT
CAFÉ (Youth Leadership & Recovery Coaching)
766 S Mission St, Wenatchee | (509) 415-8274
Leadership, education, advocacy, and recovery support for youth
Children's Home Society
220 Eastmont Ave., East Wenatchee | (509) 663-0034
Family counseling and support services
HopeSource (Supportive Services for Veteran Families)
11 S Spokane St. Ste# 101, Wenatchee | (509) 888-5288
Housing, rental assistance, transportation for veteran families
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STATEWIDE HOTLINES
Washington 211 (Information & Referrals)
Dial 211 or visit the website
24/7 information on health, human services, housing, food, jobs, benefits
Crisis Hotline (Behavioral Health)
(800) 852-2923 (24/7)
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
(988) or text "HELLO" to 741741
Domestic Violence Crisis Line (Sage Advocacy)
(509) 663-7446 (24/7)
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ORGANIZING & THEORY RESOURCES
Books & Readings (Build Your Library)
- Dean Spade - Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis and the Next
- Assata Shakur - Assata: An Autobiography
- Angela Davis - Are Prisons Obsolete?
- Peter Kropotkin - Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution
- Jane McAlevey - No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age
- David Graeber - Direct Action: An Ethnography
- INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence - The Revolution Will Not Be Funded
Podcasts & Audio
- The Dig (political education and organizing)
- Abolition Now (abolition and police
- Deconstructed (politics, organizing, activism)
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