WE ARE MANA
Neighbors uplifting neighbors in Anchorage, Alaska.
3/18/2025 ANNOUNCEMENT: MANA is pausing new incoming financial aid requests for 14 days (until March 31).
Our community is facing a mountain of immediate need right now, and we have seen this firsthand with the volume of new incoming aid requests MANA receives. Given our limited financial resources and human capacity, we are initiating this pause to catch up on current aid requests and establish a uniform, sustainable workflow for our team to respond to the needs of our community. If we have already contacted you about fulfilling your request, we will follow through on our promises. If you have a non-financial aid request (a ride to work, manpower help moving, etc.), we will still be responding to these as quickly as we are able. As always, please fill out the form below or email us with any questions or concerns.
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.
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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.
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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