Hey John!

Thanks for being a part of our ever-growing, powerful Jail Support team! Since June 2, we have been out in front of Denver City Jail offering food, water, cigarettes, a phone charger, rides, a listening ear, and more to folks recently released from the Denver cage and anyone passing by.

We could not do it without your support or without the amazing 120+ volunteers who take shifts, pick-up supplies, help with administrative and scheduling tasks, and do everything in between. This work we are doing together is magical and community-sustaining!

In the past 6 months alone, we've seen our government and the state abandon us and our communities. We've seen brazen cruelty and brutality from our elected leaders, with little to not actual support or change. But, in the face of all that, jail support remains a really sacred act of mutual aid, one where we get to give care and support without means testing and without waiting for legislation. Jail support shows above all that we take care of each other. Thank you proving that day after day - rain or shine.

There's still so many ways to get involved, and we need your help! This newsletter is a new way of keeping in touch with all our amazing volunteers and keeping the chapter up to date about our work. We plan on sending it out every two weeks!

Sign up for a shift!

We have shifts available everyday from 8:30 AM- 7 PM. You can sign up by filling out our volunteer interest form with your availability! Someone from our admin team will get in contact with you to confirm your shift! You can always check in on the schedule to see who's scheduled for what time. Here's the link to our form!

We especially need people to sign up for the following days/shifts:

        Thursday August 27 3:30-5:30 PM

        Friday August 28 9:30-11:30, 5:30-7 PM

        Anytime Saturday August 29

        Monday August 31 3:30-5:30 PM

      Wednesday September 2 9:30-11:30 AM

      Thursday September 3 1:30-3:30 PM

      Friday September 4 11:30 AM-1:30 PM, 5:30-7 PM

Let's get next week's calendar filled y'all!

Donate

We are able to provide all of our supplies to folks in need because of generous donations from DSA members and jail support supporters!

Right now our funds are low, and we need your donations to be able to keep buying food, water, clean shirts, clean socks, bus passes, Lyft rides, and more for our neighbors. You can donate via CashApp, then fill out  our handy donation form. Make sure to put Jail Support in the subject line!

CashApp: $DSADenver

$10 buys a bus pass for someone so that they can go where they need when they want, and not find themselves stuck at the wrong place at the wrong time.

$15 buys 6 clean, new shirts so folks can have a nice, clean piece of clothing that is all theirs own after having shared an unclean living quarters with others.

$30 buys two Lyft rides for folks who need help getting home after they've been freed.

$50 buys ten hygiene packs (which include a toothbrush, toothpaste, tissues, a bar of soap, and mouthwash) for people who might not even have a toothbrush.

$100 buys snacks and water for our base camp including chips, cookies, and fresh fruit, and soft sandwiches and pudding for people who might not be able to comfortably chew.

Join our bad-ass Admin Team

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We're having our next all-volunteer meeting on September 24 @ 6:30 PM which you can register for here! Can't wait to see you there.

Thanks for building this big beautiful thing with us.

In solidarity 🌹

Denver DSA Jail Support Team