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"Fairbanks, who has a background in political organizing, launched a website in mid-January that allows people to give directly to individuals and organizations on the ground. Just two weeks later, the offers of help on Stand With Minnesota have become vast: People can donate to mutual aid funds that connect people to relief for rent and groceries. They can help with someone's legal defense if they're arrested,"

"Someone can pay rent and utilities for nearly 300 families in the metro or assist with bulk orders of groceries for more than 20 families. Residents stuck in their homes are being offered first aid supplies, prenatal vitamins and virtual access to free mental health services. They can request in-home veterinary care and dog walking. A church's "sanctuary and resistance fund" is helping transgender and immigrant refugees with housing and food."

Ashley Fairbanks, raised on Minneapolis's south side and living in Texas, felt anxious about immigration agents arresting people near her family. Fairbanks launched a website in mid-January enabling direct giving to individuals and organizations on the ground. The platform connects donors to mutual aid funds for rent and groceries, legal defense for those arrested, and support for small businesses amid heavy enforcement. Donations cover rent and utilities for nearly 300 families, bulk groceries for more than 20 families, first-aid supplies, prenatal vitamins, virtual mental health services, and pet care. Churches and volunteers provide housing, food, towing retrievals for abandoned cars, and donated airline miles to assist those detained.

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