Mutual Aid Medicine Hat is a neighbourhood community network. We connect requests for assistance with offers of support. In the same way that we bring casseroles to grieving families and baby clothes to celebrate newborns, we can come together as a community to hep each other through this difficult time as well. Click the links below if you have offers, requests, or questions.
Offers of Support
If you’d like to offer to help, please click “Share your Offers”. Want to help but not sure how? Scroll below to find out different ways to help.
Requests for Support
If you are in need of support, please fill out the following survey.
Neighbourhood Pods
People who live in the same neighbourhood looking to support one another—both virtually and, when following safety protocols, in-person.
How You Might Help Neighbours
- Coordinating a virtual book reading, exercise or entertainment hour for children (to help out parents who may not have childcare).
- Calling neighbours, seniors, and friends to check on them and offer to run errands or grab groceries.
- Dropping off things for those who need to self isolate because they travelled or were sick
- Supporting small businesses in your community (if you can).
- Providing computer support for those who do not know how to use online platforms
Volunteer Health Info
Volunteers must follow all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to protect themselves and those they help:
- Maintain a two-metre separation between individuals
- Use online or telephone interactions as often as possible
- Sanitize all materials that you touch if you are dropping something off
- Eliminate or restructure non-essential gatherings, such as meetings and training classes.
Other Local Resources
Want to find reliable local information? Need to find an emergency hotline? Want to find a service provider in the city? Want to find out what is still open in the city to pick up something for a neighbour? Want to order take out, and don’t know where you can pick up or get food delivery? Need to communicate in a different language with a neighbour?
Find that all in our resource section that is being continually updated.
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