Support Black Pasadena Residents
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The Pasadena Black Equity Project presents the Pasadena Black Equity Fund, a mutual aid fund that aims to support Black residents and families of the greater Pasadena area to pay for essentials amidst the pressures of a global pandemic, unemployment, housing insecurity, and racial injustice. This is a student-led, grassroots community fund. As a local mutual aid fund network, our movement serves as a way for residents to help residents during this crisis by redistributing wealth and resources from those who are most comfortable to those who need them most. Our goal is to help one another and uplift those most impacted by both structural and personal hardships while creating an ongoing community of care and service.
The historic structural racism that has created our circumstances makes necessary our own action, involvement, and control/initiative of our wellness and community resources. We must find our own solutions and take care of each other. This is about Pasadena residents taking care of Pasadena residents. We encourage anyone, especially those with economic and/or white privilege, to consider giving back to the Pasadena Black community in a time of dire need of both economic and racial justice.
We also want to acknowledge the loss of Black life at the hands of the Pasadena Police Department, Altadena (LA County) Sheriff, and Border Patrol (ICE).
Rest In Power: Anthony McClain 2020, Darius Smith 2017, Reginald “JR” Thomas 2016, Kendrec McDade 2012, and the many more who were not filmed or written about.
Thank you to the Black community for your love, strength, care, and grace, and thank you to the organizers at Pasadena Black Lives Matter, particularly Jasmine Abdullah Richards, for carrying the torch.
Resources We Will Put Funds Toward
Donations received will go towards various categories of life essentials. We cannot guarantee to fully cover the costs of your needs, but pledge to put a limited amount of funds towards them, as we wish to serve as many as possible with these limited funds. We aim to help ease costs, not cover them.
Education Resources:
Computers
Wi-Fi Hotspots
Educational Materials (Books, School Supplies)
Health:
Medical services
(COVID-19 Testing, Prescription Medication, Vaccines, Emergency surgeries, Insulin, Blood tests, Blood Pressure & Blood Sugar Screening, Cancer Screening,
STI Testing, Birth Control, Rehabilitation Services etc.)
Mental health services
(Therapy, Prescription Medication, Consultations, etc.)
LGBTQ+ health services
(Hormones, Gender Affirming Surgery, etc.)
Disability services
(Equipment, Prescription Medication, Nurse Aides, etc.)
Community:
Activism/Protest related funds & resources
Living:
Food/Groceries
Rent/ Housing
Childcare
Transportation
Insurance
Citizenship Fees, DACA & Green Card application & lawyer fees
Senior Citizen service fees
Legal fees
Utilities
Distribution of Funds
The funds will be distributed in the order we receive the applications, with $300 as the maximum potential disbursement. This system is in place to ensure that we can help as many community members as possible with our limited donated funds. We reiterate this fund is for Black Pasadena residents in need.
Follow & connect with us on Instagram @pasadenablackequityproject for updates and details!
The historic structural racism that has created our circumstances makes necessary our own action, involvement, and control/initiative of our wellness and community resources. We must find our own solutions and take care of each other. This is about Pasadena residents taking care of Pasadena residents. We encourage anyone, especially those with economic and/or white privilege, to consider giving back to the Pasadena Black community in a time of dire need of both economic and racial justice.
We also want to acknowledge the loss of Black life at the hands of the Pasadena Police Department, Altadena (LA County) Sheriff, and Border Patrol (ICE).
Rest In Power: Anthony McClain 2020, Darius Smith 2017, Reginald “JR” Thomas 2016, Kendrec McDade 2012, and the many more who were not filmed or written about.
Thank you to the Black community for your love, strength, care, and grace, and thank you to the organizers at Pasadena Black Lives Matter, particularly Jasmine Abdullah Richards, for carrying the torch.
Resources We Will Put Funds Toward
Donations received will go towards various categories of life essentials. We cannot guarantee to fully cover the costs of your needs, but pledge to put a limited amount of funds towards them, as we wish to serve as many as possible with these limited funds. We aim to help ease costs, not cover them.
Education Resources:
Computers
Wi-Fi Hotspots
Educational Materials (Books, School Supplies)
Health:
Medical services
(COVID-19 Testing, Prescription Medication, Vaccines, Emergency surgeries, Insulin, Blood tests, Blood Pressure & Blood Sugar Screening, Cancer Screening,
STI Testing, Birth Control, Rehabilitation Services etc.)
Mental health services
(Therapy, Prescription Medication, Consultations, etc.)
LGBTQ+ health services
(Hormones, Gender Affirming Surgery, etc.)
Disability services
(Equipment, Prescription Medication, Nurse Aides, etc.)
Community:
Activism/Protest related funds & resources
Living:
Food/Groceries
Rent/ Housing
Childcare
Transportation
Insurance
Citizenship Fees, DACA & Green Card application & lawyer fees
Senior Citizen service fees
Legal fees
Utilities
Distribution of Funds
The funds will be distributed in the order we receive the applications, with $300 as the maximum potential disbursement. This system is in place to ensure that we can help as many community members as possible with our limited donated funds. We reiterate this fund is for Black Pasadena residents in need.
Follow & connect with us on Instagram @pasadenablackequityproject for updates and details!
Organizer
Pasadena Black Equity Project
Organizer
Altadena, CA