THIS COOPERATIVE BULK ORDERING PROJECT PROVIDES YOU WITH FARM-FRESH FOOD WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

From the Neighborhood Cooperative Food Project:

In 2020, a group of Kensington /Windsor Terrace/Ditmas Park neighbors launched a small bulk buying experiment to prioritize solidarity and safety in the way we buy food and support the local community and economy. 

Our experiment is proving fruitful! And we welcome involvement from more members as our neighborhood needs continue to shift and grow.

Our volunteers currently fulfill 50-60 orders every other week, with around $1,000 of food going towards solidarity needs every round. 

We order directly from nearby Lancaster Farm Co-Op and they deliver bi-weekly in bulk. 

Neighbors pick up their farm-fresh items every other Wednesday morning in three neighborhoods:  

• Kensington, on E. 8th Street, near Caton Avenue, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Windsor Terrace, at Bartel-Pritchard Square, from 10:30 a.m. to noon 
• Flatbush/Ditmas Park, near Newkirk Plaza, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Sample items:

• Organic Produce Box, mix of seasonal items: $35.10
• Organic Spicy Greens/Arugula/Baby Spinach: $4.84/5 oz box
• Kombucha: $3.32/12 oz bottle
• Whole or 2% Milk, half gallon: $3.71-$3.97
• Organic Yogurt: $4.21/32 oz
• Organic Tofu: $2.90/15 oz
• Organic Ground Beef: $10.46/lb
• Organic Flour: $13.85/5 lb bag

The food is fresh and delicious! Every paying order helps to cover the cost of an order for those who need support. Each time you order, you can request a solidarity discount as needed, or contribute money towards groceries for others. 

Participating in this project is a fantastic way to feel connected to your neighbors, plus the flexibility and adaptability make it really easy, as you do not need to worry about committing to a whole season of CSA deliveries when you may be traveling or unable to get through all of your items in just a couple of weeks.

However, the flexibility also makes the project tricky, as we never know exactly what the need will be with each order, nor do we know exactly how much coverage we will have to fulfill those needs. 

Please get in touch if you are interested in helping out with your time and labor, a space for an additional distribution spot, a car to help move orders around the neighborhood, or new ideas for fundraising and support.

We are connected to the Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid group. 

Reach us at foodcoopproject@gmail.com to sign up and receive details and access to order forms [or leave a voicemail or text at (347-389-1848].

We can always use extra funds to help cover the gaps, so if you would like to make a donation to support solidarity orders, please send through the Open Collective site at https://opencollective.com/gotham-food-pantry/projects/kwtma.

CELEBRATE KENSINGTON! CULTURE + COMMUNITY + CARE

 

Celebrate Kensington!

Culture + Community + Care

Sunday, June 30th

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

Join a celebration of Kensington's food, music, and textiles and the close-knit network of people who make them happen.

 

"Celebrate Kensington! Culture + Community + Care" will take place on Sunday, June 30th, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Avenue C Plaza.

 

The co-hosts are Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts NY (NOCD-NY) and Arts & Democracy.

 

The day's events: 

• Music jam session with Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts (BIPA), Yoshie Fruchter, Ilya Shneyveys, and other local musicians
• Textile workshops with Casa Cultural and Bangladeshi Ladies Club
• Art and button-making with The Kensington Musketeers’ youth leaders
• Tabling by Kensington Cultural Council, Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid, Sakhi, DRUM, and New York City Councilmember Shahana Hanif’s office
• Free food by Bangladeshi Ladies Club and other local food establishments

 

Celebrate the culmination of a year-long community research project about Kensington’s culture and cultural networks with a free full-color printed booklet (while supplies last) and poster display.

 

For all ages. Open to all.

 

Location

Avenue C Plaza

at the intersection of Avenue C and McDonald Avenue

Kensington, Brooklyn

 

NEIGHBORHOOD AUTHOR BOOK RAFFLE

 

Update: The deadline to buy raffle tickets has been extended to Sunday, December 3rd.

 

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Cold weather and early sunsets are here. Curl up with a book--or three!

 

Buy your raffle tickets ($10 each) to enter a drawing for a set of three new books donated by neighborhood authors to raise money for the Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid  (KWTMA) food project. All proceeds go to support fresh food for food-insecure neighbors.

 

You can buy as many raffle tickets as you like for yourself and loved ones.

 

The books are

• Anna North's Outlawed, a page-turner of a feminist Western novel,
  
• Conor Tomás Reed's New York Liberation School:Study and Movement for the People's University, an inspirational dive into radical histories of CUNY,
  
• Sofya Aptekar's Green Card Soldier: Between Model Immigrant and Security Threat, a look at the experience of immigrants in the US military.

 

Enter the raffle by Tuesday, November 21st at https://tinyurl.com/KWTBookRaffle. (The new deadline date is Sunday, December 3rd.)

 

KWTMA is "neighbors helping neighbors cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic needs intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing inequality."

HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY FRIDGE AND PANTRY

Holiday Food Drive

Saturday, November 11th

Saturday, November 18th

8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

 

Kensington - Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) has maintained a Community Fridge for perishable food and a Tiny Purple Pantry for non-perishable food since February 2021. The members of the group do this out of their desire to help relieve food insecurity and hunger in the neighborhood and decrease food waste.

KWTMA will have a community holiday food drive on Saturday, November 11th, and Saturday, November 18th, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

 

For the Tiny Purple Pantry, donations of rice, beans, flour, pasta, sugar, canned food, etc. would be appreciated.

 

For the Community Fridge, you're asked to donate eggs, milk, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, butter, meat, frozen foods, etc.

 

KWTMA is "neighbors helping neighbors cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic needs intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing inequality."

 

Location

Windsor Farms Market/Key Food

589 Prospect Avenue 

between 10th and 11th avenues

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

GIVE FREELY AND TAKE FREELY AT THE COMMUNITY FREE STORE

 

Community Free Store

Saturday, June 10th, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

Donate what you can and "shop" for what you need at the Community Free Store. You can give, you can take, or you can give and take on Saturday, June 10th, between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

 

If you need clothes, toys, home goods, toiletries, etc., you can get them at the store for free.

 

Or, if you can donate any of those items, bring them to the store on Saturday between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. All donated items should be like new or very lightly used.

 

Anything that's left over at the end of the event will be distributed to neighbors in need. 

Bring bags with you to put your finds in.

 

Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid, the host, will be joined by Arts & Democracy, The Brooklyn Book Bodega, and ArtBuilt Mobile Studios at the event.

 

Location

Avenue C Plaza

556 McDonald Avenue at Avenue C

Kensington, Brooklyn

https://www.facebook.com/avecplaza 

(map)

 

JOIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COOPERATIVE FOOD PROJECT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND GAIN ACCESS TO FARM-FRESH FOOD!

 

Update: A third distribution location has been added. It is in Windsor Terrace at Bartel-Pritchard Square every other Wednesday, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

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From the Neighborhood Cooperative Food Project:

In 2020, a group of Kensington /Windsor Terrace/Ditmas Park neighbors launched a small bulk buying experiment to prioritize solidarity and safety in the way we buy food and support the local community and economy.

Our experiment is proving fruitful! And we welcome involvement from more members as our neighborhood needs continue to shift and grow.

Our volunteers currently fulfill 30-40 orders every other week, with around $1,000 of food going towards solidarity needs every round.

We order directly from nearby Lancaster Farm Co-Op and they deliver bi-weekly in bulk. 

Neighbors pick up their farm-fresh items every other Wednesday morning in front of volunteers' homes, one located in Kensington [E. 8th Street, near Caton Avenue from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.] and one in Flatbush/Ditmas Park [near Newkirk Plaza from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.].

We are considering adding a third distribution location, and/or coordinating an evening pick-up time, now that more members of our community are commuting again.

Sample items:

• Organic Produce Box, mix of seasonal items: $35.10
• Organic Spicy Greens/Arugula/Baby Spinach: $4.84/5 oz box
• Kombucha: $3.32/12 oz bottle
• Whole or 2% Milk, half gallon: $3.71-$3.97
• Organic Yogurt: $4.21/32 oz
• Organic Tofu: $2.90/15 oz
• Organic Ground Beef: $10.46/lb
• Organic Flour: $13.85/5 lb bag

The food is fresh and delicious! Every paying order helps to cover the cost of an order for those who need support. Each time you order, you can request a solidarity discount as needed, or contribute money towards groceries for others.

Participating in this project is a fantastic way to feel connected to your neighbors, plus the flexibility and adaptability make it really easy, as you do not need to worry about committing to a whole season of CSA deliveries when you may be traveling or unable to get through all of your items in just a couple of weeks.

However, the flexibility also makes the project tricky, as we never know exactly what the need will be with each order, nor do we know exactly how much coverage we will have to fulfill those needs.

Please get in touch if you are interested in helping out with your time and labor, a space for an additional distribution spot, a car to help move orders around the neighborhood, or new ideas for fundraising and support.

We are connected to the Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid group.

Reach us at foodcoopproject@gmail.com to sign up and receive details and access to order forms [or leave a voicemail or text at (347-389-1848].

We can always use extra funds to help cover the gaps, so if you would like to make a donation to support solidarity orders, please send through Venmo to @murberry. [The donation site has changed to https://opencollective.com/gotham-food-pantry/projects/kwtma.]

COMMUNITY FREE STORE (OUTDOORS)

 

Community Free Store

Sunday, October 23rd, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Donate what you can and "shop" for what you need at the Community Free Store: gently used clothing for all ages, diapers, toys, personal hygiene products, and more. 

All donated items should be like new or very lightly used. Take what you need, give what you can. Everything is free.

Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid will operate the free store on Sunday, October 23rd, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Location

Avenue C Plaza

556 McDonald Avenue at Avenue C

Kensington, Brooklyn, New York

www.kwtmutualaid.com

https://www.facebook.com/groups/KWTMutualAid/

COMMUNITY FREE STORE IN KENSINGTON THIS SUNDAY (OUTDOORS)

Community Free Store

Sunday, June 19th, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

At the Community Free Store on Sunday, June 19th, donate items of all kinds between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. and pick up free items between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The event is sponsored by Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid.

Everyone is welcome to help out that day in any of several ways (set up, organize items, break down, or drive); the sign-up sheet is at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d45aaad28a3f4c16-community1.

Location

Avenue C Plaza

556 McDonald Avenue

at the intersection of Avenue C

Kensington, Brooklyn

https://www.facebook.com/avecplaza

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About Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid

Mutual Aid is...

Mutual Aid is neighbors helping neighbors by pooling resources, supporting each others' needs, and showing solidarity through actions.

We are...

We are a grassroots organization created by neighbors for neighbors. We started with the aim of collectively helping our community cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic needs created by the COVID-19 crisis. 

We will continue our work in response to the ongoing need of our community.

What we do:

Facilitate neighbor to neighbor support. Maintain and re-stock the KWT Fridge and Pantry, check-ins, prescription pickup, assistance accessing government benefits, and the provision of emergency funds. We sometimes partner with local groups to support our neighbors' needs.

Getting involved:

We welcome anyone to join our mutual aid network! Anyone can request or offer help.

We communicate primarily on email, Zoom, and face to face. We also meet in smaller groups to focus on specific issues and projects.

• Join the conversation on Facebook
• Follow us and engage on Instagram
• View calendar for event info Attend a KWTMA Community event or meeting on Zoom or in person.
• Join a working group to tackle issues related to specific topic. Please let us know your preferred modes of communication!

PLANT SALE FOR THE BENEFIT OF KENSINGTON-WINDSOR TERRACE MUTUAL AID

Plant Sale

Sunday, June 18th, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

(rescheduled from June 12th)

It's planting season in New York City and the perfect time to buy vegetable seedlings, herbs, plants for your garden, and plants for your house. Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) will hold a plant sale this Saturday, June 18th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with all proceeds going to KWTMA for neighborhood projects, including the Community Fridge.

The plant sale will take place in front of the house at 309 E. 5th Street, between Church Avenue and Albemarle Road, in Kensington, Brooklyn.

About Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid

Mutual Aid is...

Mutual Aid is neighbors helping neighbors by pooling resources, supporting each others' needs, and showing solidarity through actions.

We are...

We are a grassroots organization created by neighbors for neighbors. We started with the aim of collectively helping our community cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic needs created by the COVID-19 crisis. 

We will continue our work in response to the ongoing need of our community.

What we do:

Facilitate neighbor to neighbor support. Maintain and re-stock the KWT Fridge and Pantry, check-ins, prescription pickup, assistance accessing government benefits, and the provision of emergency funds. We sometimes partner with local groups to support our neighbors' needs.

Getting involved:

We welcome anyone to join our mutual aid network! Anyone can request or offer help.

We communicate primarily on email, Zoom, and face to face. We also meet in smaller groups to focus on specific issues and projects.

• Join the conversation on Facebook
• Follow us and engage on Instagram
• View calendar for event info Attend a KWTMA Community event or meeting on Zoom or in person.
• Join a working group to tackle issues related to specific topic. Please let us know your preferred modes of communication!

RESCHEDULED: PLANT SALE WILL BENEFIT KENSINGTON-WINDSOR TERRACE MUTUAL AID

The plant sale has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 18th, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., due to rain.

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Plant Sale

Sunday, June 12th, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

It's planting season in New York City and the perfect time to buy seedlings, herbs, plants for your garden, and plants for your house. Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) will hold a plant sale this Sunday, June 12th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with all proceeds going to KWTMA and its Community Fridge.

The plant sale will take place in front of the house at 309 E. 5th Street, between Church Avenue and Albemarle Road, in Kensington, Brooklyn.

About Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid

Mutual Aid is...

Mutual Aid is neighbors helping neighbors by pooling resources, supporting each others' needs, and showing solidarity through actions.

We are...

We are a grassroots organization created by neighbors for neighbors. We started with the aim of collectively helping our community cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic needs created by the COVID-19 crisis. 

We will continue our work in response to the ongoing need of our community.

What we do:

Facilitate neighbor to neighbor support. Maintain and re-stock the KWT Fridge and Pantry, check-ins, prescription pickup, assistance accessing government benefits, and the provision of emergency funds. We sometimes partner with local groups to support our neighbors' needs.

Getting involved:

We welcome anyone to join our mutual aid network! Anyone can request or offer help.

We communicate primarily on email, Zoom, and face to face. We also meet in smaller groups to focus on specific issues and projects.

• Join the conversation on Facebook
• Follow us and engage on Instagram
• View calendar for event info Attend a KWTMA Community event or meeting on Zoom or in person.
• Join a working group to tackle issues related to specific topic. Please let us know your preferred modes of communication!

FREE STORE: A ONE-DAY, POP-UP COMMUNITY FREE STORE

 

Community Free Store
Sunday, March 20th, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Give what you can and take what you need at the one-day, pop-up Community Free Store on Sunday, March 20th, at Avenue C Plaza, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Donations will be accepted until about 1:00 p.m.

If you can donate clean and gently-used summer clothing, diapers, feminine hygiene and other toiletries, toys, household essentials, etc., bring them to the Plaza during the event. 

 

All donated items will be available at no cost to anyone who needs them.

The event is sponsored by Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (https://www.kwtmutualaid.com).

Location
Avenue C Plaza

556 McDonald Avenue
at the intersection of Avenue C (map)
Kensington, Brooklyn

A NEIGHBORHOOD COVID-19 SUPPORT WORKING GROUP MEETS ONLINE

 

COVID-19 Support Working Group

Fridays, 7:00 p.m.

From the Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid newsletter:

A COVID-19 Support Working Group is now meeting on Zoom on Fridays at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome to come. 

 

We are discussing how we may provide community COVID support, including 

• testing information (including sites and individual rights),
• overcoming technological complexity of getting test results (including accompanying neighbors to tests),
• creating and distributing informational fliers,
• raising money for bulk purchase and distribution of good masks,
• tracking any online and testing site scams, and
  connecting neighbors who test positive to pertinent health-related information.

Join the meeting by clicking this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89863946426?pwd=clBUY0VYTVpqQVhPWURwT0FqT3BrUT09.

FREE HOLIDAY MEALS IN WINDSOR TERRACE / KENSINGTON

 

Take what you need.

 

Distribution of free holiday meals will take place in Windsor Terrace on Thursday, December 23rd, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

Prepared meals for people who don't have access to stoves, meal kits that are ready to be cooked in someone's kitchen, groceries, and Foodtown gift cards will all be available for free.

 

If you'd like to have a meal delivered to you, send an e-mail to kwtfridge@gmail.com and the volunteers will do it, if they're able to.

 

Give what you can.

 

If you can prepare meals and meal kits beforehand to donate, bring them to the KWT Community Fridge on December 23rd. Eco-containers are available at Kermit Place; send an email to kwtfridge@gmail.com for details. 

 

If you can purchase groceries for the grocery table and/or Foodtown gift cards, that can be done at the KWT Community Fridge on December 23rd. Purchases can be donated, or they can be reimbursed while the budget lasts. 

Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) and additional neighborhood volunteers will be distributing prepared/ready-to-eat individual meals, at home-meal kits, and groceries on Thursday, December 23rd, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the KWT Community Fridge (143 East 2nd Street, near Fort Hamilton Parkway, by the side entrance to the laundromat).

If you would like to donate meals or meal kits, sign up at https://bit.ly/KWTmeals. Scroll to the appropriate category and list how many servings and what you plan to bring.

If you plan to donate prepared food, package each serving in a disposable, single-serving container. Individually-sized eco-friendly boxes are available, if needed. Send an e-mail to kwtfridge@gmail.com for details about food packaging.

Deliver the meals and meal kits on Wednesday, December 22nd, between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., or on Thursday, December 23rd, between 11:00 a.m. and noon. Pick-up of your donations may be available. Send an e-mail to kwtfridge@gmail.com to make arrangements.

Location

KWT Community Fridge

143 E. 2nd Street, around the corner from Fort Hamilton Parkway

Windsor Terrace, on the border of Kensington, Brooklyn

https://www.kwtmutualaid.com/get-involved/fridge  

https://www.instagram.com/kwtfridge/

POP-UP COMMUNITY FREE STORE

Community Free Store

Sunday, December 5th, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Snow Date: Sunday, December 12th, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Give what you can and take what you need at the one-day, pop-up Community Free Store. All of the items that people donate will be available at no cost to anyone who needs them. 

 

Donate on Sunday, December 5th (snow date: Sunday, December 12th) between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

 

From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., take what you need. 

 

The emphasis is on donations of winter clothing, diapers, baby clothes, shoes, new toys, and sanitary and personal care products. Items should be like new or gently used.

 

If you have items that you can donate but you can't bring them to the Community Free Store that day, send an e-mail to margotghartley@gmail.com. 

 

If you're able to help out, send an e-mail to info@kwtmutualaid. Use the subject line FREE STORE.

 

Location

KWT Community Fridge

143 E. 2nd Street

north of Fort Hamilton Parkway, by the fence next to the side entrance to the laundromat

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

 

ONE-DAY COMMUNITY FREE STORE IN WINDSOR TERRACE, NEAR KENSINGTON

 

Community Free Store

Saturday, September 18th, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm.

 

Give or take free clothing, diapers, baby clothes, sanitary and personal care products, shoes, school supplies, and more on Saturday, September 18th, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

 

To donate, bring items to the KWT Community Fridge on E. 2nd Street between 9:30 a.m. and noon on Saturday, September 18th. If you have items to donate that you can't bring that day, contact margotghartley@gmail.com.

All donated items should be like new or very lightly used.

 

The event is sponsored by Lorraine Le Tac and Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid.

 

Location

KWT Community Fridge

137 E. 2nd Street

north of Fort Hamilton Parkway, next to the side entrance to the laundromat

Windsor Terrace/Kensington, Brooklyn

PLANT SALE TO BENEFIT MUTUAL AID

 

 

Update from KWTMA: Our last Summer Plant Sale was a success! We raised money to fill the fridge and the pantry several times! Thanks again to neighbors who helped out and to Sue and her green thumbs for making it happen!

 

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Plant Sale

Saturday, June 19th, 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Garden plants, house plants, seedlings, and herbs will all be for sale to raise funds for Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid. 

 

Proceeds will be used to purchase perishable food for the KWT Community Fridge at 137 East 2nd Street, near Fort Hamilton Parkway by the side entrance to the laundromat, and non-perishable food for the KWT Tiny Purple Pantry on E. 4th Street, also off Fort Hamilton Parkway.

 

Bangladeshi delicacies and coffee from Sonia Café will also be for sale.

 

Location

in front of a private house

309 E. 5th Street

between Church Avenue and Albemarle Road

Kensington, Brooklyn

PLANT SALE WILL BENEFIT KENSINGTON/WINDSOR TERRACE MUTUAL AID

 

Plant Sale

Saturday, May 15th, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

From Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid:

"Calling all plant lovers and weekend gardeners! This Saturday, our neighbors on East 5th Street will be organizing a 🌿  Plant Sale!

 
Spruce up your house, backyard, terrace or balcony with house/garden plants, veggie starts🌱 (malabar spinash or cane squash), and herbs. 

 

Bangladeshi delicacies and coffee ☕️ from local business, Sonia Café (on Church) will be available for sale.

Organized by KWTMA and neighbors of East 5th St. Part of the proceeds will be used to stock the Community Fridge on East 2nd and the Purple Pantry on East 4th.

Location

309 E. 5th Street

between Church Avenue and Albemarle Road

Kensington, Brooklyn

 

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About Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid

https://www.kwtmutualaid.com

 

Our motto is “If you need something, please ask. If you can give, please give.”

We aim for solidarity, not charity!

Launched on March 19th, 2020, KWT Mutual Aid is a grassroots volunteer organization created by neighbors for neighbors, with the objective of helping our community cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic hardships created by the COVID-19 crisis.

The idea is simple: we show solidarity through our actions and pool resources and support each others' needs.

Our neighborhoods include immigrant communities that are often denied financial support from the city, state, and federal government, neighbors who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic and those living in vulnerable situations.

We partner with local groups, organizations, and neighbors to meet community needs, from assisting in maintaining food resources like the KWT Fridge and Purple Pantries, to prescription pick-ups, well-being phone check-ins, translation, support and guidance accessing government benefits, and providing emergency funds.

NON-PERISHABLE FOOD NEEDED FOR THE KWT TINY PURPLE PANTRY

 

To help relieve food insecurity and hunger in the neighborhood, Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) has set up the KWT Tiny Purple Pantry for non-perishable food. Donate food items if you can or take whatever donated items you need so that you can enjoy adequate and nutritious meals.

 

The outdoor pantry is on E. 4th Street in Windsor Terrace, just south of Fort Hamilton Parkway, alongside Jaya Yoga East.

 

 

Non-perishable food has a long shelf life and doesn't have to be refrigerated before it's opened. Some examples of food to donate are

• fish (canned),
• poultry (canned),
• beans (canned and dried),
• soup (canned and packaged),
• vegetables (canned and dried),
• fruit (canned and dried),
• pasta, rice, and other grains,
• dried herbs and spices, 
• condiments,
  
• nuts and seeds,
• peanut butter and other nut butters,
• jelly, jam, preserves, honey,
  
• fruit juice (canned and in cardboard),
  
• shelf-stable milk,
• non-dairy milk,
• coffee,
• tea,
  
• dry cereal,
• crackers, and
  
• granola bars,
• protein bars.

 

In addition to the pantry, KWTMA has set up an outdoor KWT Community Fridge. It's for perishable food, and it operates on the same philosophy of "Give what you can; take what you need." The fridge is located at 137 E. 2nd Street, off Fort Hamilton Parkway, next to the laundromat. You can read about it at https://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2021/03/which-food-to-donate-to-community.html.

 

A map of Community Fridges, Tiny Purple Pantries, and food banks in Brooklyn is posted at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1sU_etWNgS4tWVbx5SSyjcTF09Pltl5an&ll=40.64801884051553%2C-73.9781280074266&z=18. 

 

Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid is a local, all-volunteer, grassroots group of neighborhood people that formed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to meet the increased needs of neighborhood residents.

 

From its website: "We are neighbors helping neighbors cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic needs intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. If you need help, please ask. If you have something to offer, please give."

 

website:  https://www.kwtmutualaid.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/KWTMutualAid/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwtmutualaid/