WE ARE MANA
Neighbors uplifting neighbors in Anchorage, Alaska.
ANNOUNCEMENT: MANA is resuming new incoming financial aid requests.
We will now start taking financial aid requests (utility bills, food, rental assistance, etc.). Thank you for your patience! Our limited financial resources go very quickly, so if you are in a place to donate to MANA, we would greatly appreciate it.
If you need rental assistance, the Municipality is partnering with several organizations around town to distribute emergency rental assistance until the end of September. Please check out this brochure and this one sheeter from the health department to determine the best place to apply for your situation as well as contact information. If you need further help navigating this resource, please let us know and we will try to help.
Together we build a more resilient, equitable, empowered community.
Mutual Aid Network of Anchorage (MANA) is Anchorage’s human-powered safety net. We gather and share resources to meet our neighbors’ basic needs while honoring and connecting the communities we serve.
Join us — together #WeAreMANA!
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learn more about mutual aid
From grocery deliveries and wellness checks to yard work and navigating social services, MANA connects community members that need assistance with volunteers in their neighborhood. Click below to learn more about what MANA does and how we operate.
offer & request resources
Whether you have a need to share or something to offer, we’re excited to meet you. Join the network by filling out our contact form to get connected with other neighbors looking to build community and support one another.
A neighborhood organizer will reach out!
organize in your neighborhood
Neighborhood organizers are the lifeblood of our mutual aid network, working at the hyper-local level to get to know their neighbors, create new connections, and ensure that mutual aid needs are met. Want to learn more? Schedule an intro meeting!
what people are saying about MANA…
“You guys are literal lifesavers.”
— a MANA neighbor in Midtown
“Investing in my neighborhood feels amazing.”
— a MANA neighbor in Scenic Foothills