In Portland, there are a number of mutual aid groups and nonprofits that deliver food to people around the city. Meals on Wheels focuses on seniors. Milk Crate Kitchen delivers to food-insecure populations. Equitable Giving Circle prioritizes BIPOC families. Now, a mutual aid project from a local food access nonprofit is specifically serving another community: Trans Portlanders, specifically those healing after gender-affirming surgery.
Meals On Us, a mutual aid nonprofit that distributes meals to community members, was founded by executive director and food cart alumnus Mark Guzman in 2020. Over the past two years, the nonprofit has gleaned food to make up to 4,000 meals weekly, which it distributes
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