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When community skills don't match community needs

The time bank I participate in is full of people offering yoga classes and dog walking but no one has the skills for what I actually need which is help navigating immigration paperwork.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mutual aid networks can reflect privilege gaps in both resources and expertise.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mutual aid networks across traditions?”

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