Michelle Kanaar/Borderless MagazineFrom legal aid to mental health support, here’s a list of mutual aid groups in Chicago that are stepping up to help communities impacted by immigration raids and federal policy changes.
Editor’s note 7/09/26: This list has been updated and will continue to be updated.
As President Donald Trump’s administration heightened its immigration enforcement efforts across Chicago, community members have stepped in to support those impacted by these raids — providing mutual aid through mental health resources, food, clothing, legal clinics and ICE watch patrols. Now, more people across the country are joining mutual aid groups amid federal changes to help their neighbors.
These groups emerged from informal networks and differ from incorporated nonprofits and charities, which typically focus on the needs of an individual group or person rather than the community as a whole.
Borderless Magazine has compiled a list of mutual aid groups in Chicago that are building community security and safety. To donate or request assistance, look up your neighborhood below and find a mutual aid group near you.
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Albany Park
Albany Park Mutual Aid
Phone: (312) 854-9741
Email: [email protected]
Avondale
Avondale Mutual Aid
Edgebrook and Forest Glen
Edgebrook and Forest Glen Mutual Aid
Facebook: The group is mainly used for connections.
Edgewater
Edgewater Mutual Aid Group
Address: 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Chicago, IL. 60660
Phone: (312) 324-4378
Dates: Saturday time varies depending on aid needed
Gage Park
Gage Park Latinx El Mercadito Food Pantry Council
Address: 2711 W. 51st St. Chicago, IL. 60632
Phone: (708) 872-8798
Hermosa / Humboldt Park
Nourishing Hope
Address: 3533 W. North Ave. First Floor Chicago, IL. 60647
Website: Anyone interested in support must register for aid on the website.
Dates: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Humboldt Park Solidarity Network
Address: 3519 W. North Ave. Chicago, IL. 60647
Email: [email protected]
Dates: Monday and Wednesday from 4 – 6 p.m and Saturday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Irving Park
Irving Park Mutual Aid
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (773) 231-7310
Lakeview and Lincoln Park
Lakeview/Lincoln Park Mutual Aid Network
Phone: (312) 775-2391
Email: [email protected]
Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square Ravenswood Solidarity Network
Phone: (224) 458-4666
Email: [email protected]
Little Village and Pilsen
Little Village Mutual Aid, Telpochcalli Community Education Project (TCEP), Únete La Villita
Address: 2832 W. 24th Blvd. Chicago IL. 60623
Phone: (708) 885-9388
Email: [email protected]
Little Village Solidarity Network / Red de Solidaridad de La Villita
Email: [email protected]
Pilsen Solidarity Network
Address: 1824 S. Wood St. Chicago, IL. 60608
Email: [email protected]
Femme Defensa
Chicago Community Jail Support
Address: 2700 S. California Ave. Chicago, IL. 60608
Dates: Everyday from 6:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Englewood and South Chicago
Food, Farm Familias through the Getting Grown Collective
Logan Square
Logan Square Mutual Aid
Email: [email protected] need to email for address
Dates: Thursdays from 4 – 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Mayfair
Mayfair Mutual Aid
Email: [email protected]
Website and form for request support
McKinley Park
McKinley Park Mutual Aid
Phone: (312) 772-4806
Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park and Beverly
19th Ward Mutual Aid
Email: [email protected]
Website contains different addresses for different aid
Northwest Side
Northwest Side Solidarity Network
Address: 3000 N. Kedzie Ave. Chicago, IL. 60618
Portage Park
Portage Park Mutual Aid
Email: [email protected]
Rogers Park
Food Not Bombs
Email: [email protected]
Rogers Park Free Store
Address: 6525 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL. 60626
Dates: 1st and 3rd Saturdays each month 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. dates may change and will be updated on social media
Roscoe Village
Roscoe Village-North Center Mutual Aid
Email: [email protected]
Request aid using this form
South Loop
South Loop Mutual Aid
Phone: (708) 953-8481
Email: [email protected]
Request aid using this form
Ukrainian Village, Wicker Park and Bucktown
West Town Mutual Aid
Phone: (312) 380-1775
Email: [email protected]
West Side
Westside Mutual Aid
Samantha Monje is a Northwestern University journalism student and Pathways intern for Borderless Magazine. Contact Samantha at [email protected]
Don’t see your mutual aid group? Email [email protected] with your group’s info, and we’ll add it to our list!
