RYAN’S COMMUNITY GIVING GUIDE

I originally created this giving guide as a way to amplify the challenges my communities were facing in 2020, and I’ve heard from lots of people who expressed a desire to help but don’t know where to start or who to support. I created this guide to highlight and uplift some of the important work happening, and encourage you to choose some of these efforts to support through donations, volunteering or mutual aid for Giving Tuesday and beyond.

For the sixth edition, I have made some additions and changes to the organizations listed in the guide, and expanded sections on health and social justice programming. Our communities are filled with people dedicated to building a more just and loving future, and I’m glad to be able to share some of that with you.

I’ve also started a free newsletter at www.creating.care - a place to explore in-depth my writing, art, organizing work and intersections with the people and groups weaving care into our community in a meaningful way.

Because this is centered around my communities and values, it is not a comprehensive guide by any means; the guide and artwork are both available under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY-NC-SA) and I would be elated if others spread love for community-based work in their own communities. The best gift I can receive during this season is knowing someone contributed to these efforts after reading this guide, so please reach out and share your support for these community pillars with me on social media or email!

In love and solidarity,

Ryan Henyard

email: ryan@henyard.com

newsletter: https://creating.care

instagram: @kuroganeig

BlueSky: @ryan.blacksky.app