{"id":53118,"date":"2020-06-24T23:48:40","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T05:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mutual-aid-comes-to-four-corners\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T04:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:02:54","slug":"mutual-aid-comes-to-four-corners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mutual-aid-comes-to-four-corners\/","title":{"rendered":"Mutual aid comes to Four Corners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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In response to the coronavirus pandemic, mutual aid networks have organized throughout the country, including in the Four Corners.<\/span>Four Corners Mutual Aid Network<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Four Corners Mutual Aid Network, a local group that sprang up this spring in the Four Corners, is spearheading efforts to help individuals and communities by handling fundraising and fund distribution during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not an organization,\u201d Annie Seder with 4CMAN<\/a> told The Journal<\/em>. \u201cThe people who are being helped aren\u2019t \u2018clients.\u2019 The whole idea is that everyone has things they need and things they have to give, in various ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mutual Aid efforts popped up around the country as the pandemic caused economic distress. At the crux of \u201cmutual aid\u201d is the idea of community members and neighbors stepping up to meet one another\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vision of mutual aid is transforming our social system so that people are meeting other people\u2019s needs in this world, as a part of what it means to be in community with each other,\u201d Seder said.<\/p>\n

The network includes individuals and local organizations that work with or endorse 4CMAN, such as Compa\u00f1eros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center, Mancos FoodShare, Good Samaritan Food Pantry, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and the Four Corners Alliance for Diversity.<\/p>\n

The network\u2019s central fund is used to allocate money to people and areas of greatest needs. But the group also helps to facilitate direct donations by setting up a platform where people can list needs such as housing or food and people can donate directly to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving people come through to get food and supplies that you\u2019ve known for years since you were little is really humbling to me,\u201d Trennie Collins, of 4CMAN and Ignacio Mutual Aid, said in a news release. \u201cWe may not know what they go through, and for us to come in and be able to help is everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group serves Montezuma, Dolores and La Plata counties, and Towaoc, Ignacio, Shiprock, Gallup, Pueblo Pintado, Nazlini and Black Mesa, Arizona.<\/p>\n

Recipients include immigrants and LGBTQ2S+ residents, Seder said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs immigrants, we can\u2019t apply for any federal aid, we won\u2019t get any of the stimulus checks, and there\u2019s not a lot of support for undocumented families,\u201d said an anonymous recipient in the 4CMAN statement. \u201cI know we\u2019re not from here, but it\u2019s the only place I\u2019ve ever known, and due to this virus it feels like we\u2019re not really getting support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since April 1, the network has met over $34,000 in needs, with about 84 families receiving financial support and more than 300 receiving food and supplies. Over 125 people have helped out with time or money, according to Seder.<\/p>\n

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