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resource pamphlets ( sf + nola )

The chasm of unmet basic needs in our cities is enormous. And one of the first things we noticed when we began microprogramming in both locations was that hardly anyone suffering at the intersection of chronic health needs and chronic poverty knows what resources are available to help them.

We are far from the first organization to notice this issue, and nonprofits like the Mental Health Association of San Francisco have made enormous strides already in centralizing information about available resources online (check out their near-exhaustive list at sfresourceconnect.org), but what of those who lack internet access? Or who don’t speak English? Or can’t read at all? Or have no time outside of work or health or familial duties to even identify and address their own needs?

It often takes time, money, flexibility with work and home schedules, patience and perseverance to address one’s health needs, and even more challenging when facing stigma and systemic barriers.

Enter: Resource Pamphlets— hard copy, easy-to-navigate lists designed to make resources available en masse. The pamphlets are organized into three sections, as we typically frame the holistic approach to improving overall wellbeing : Home, Health & Healing. All the resources listed are either free or very low cost.

Having recently completed the San Francisco Pamphlets and begun distribution, this program is now fully launched in both of our cities. We’ve come to consider it the foundation of our work, as we believe that centralizing health and wellness resources can save chronically ill people a great deal of suffering.

See images of the tri-fold pamphlets below (the lists of resources being the inside of the fold).

SF Resource Pamphlet PDF

NoLa Resource Pamphlet PDF

shelter & unhoused support ( sf )

The SUS program launched formally in November 2022 with the first Holiday Meal Event, where Mother Angela’s partnered with 4 shelters to feed 200 people in the Tenderloin and Mission neighborhoods, an event which has since grown into a days-long marathon that fed over 1,000 people on the street around New Years 2025.

The program at large has evolved gradually to include regular meal pass-outs with religious- and allergy-inclusive food; condoms for the Shotwell sex workers; narcan (naloxone) distribution & harm reduction; companionship & resource sharing with unhoused neighbors; and, most recently, a support group for transitional-aged youth with chronic health issues.

While the Resource Pamphlets in New Orleans are distributed at churches, schools, community centers and such, the SUS Program is largely how we’re circulating the SF Pamphlets so far.

Below are some flyers we’ve used to collect glass jars for sustainable meal pass-outs, promote the support group, and conduct Harm Reduction education and advocacy, respectively. The first two flyers are our own, and the third is a modified from the National Harm Reduction Coalition website, which we encourage you to visit for more information or training surrounding HR or responding to an overdose.

There’s also pinned video of a narcan demonstration from a recent fundraiser of ours on our instagram page: @motherangelas_foundation

(front of flyer 1)

(back of flyer 1)

mutual aid ( nola )

We have a vision of a block party x community event that combines free goods and resource sharing with food, music, dancing, relaxation & camaraderie… but, alas, we’re not yet big enough to make that happen. So instead we’ve boiled that concept down to its core principle: Mutual Aid. We’re collecting new and gently-loved goods from wealthy New Orleans residents and distributing them in grocery store parking lots, by the corner store, outside laundromats and wherever else we can pop up and help folks out without them having to alter their busy schedules, find childcare or compromise their health.

Below is a non-exhaustive list of supplies we accept and offer up to the community alongside our Resource Pamphlets. If you’d like to make a donation or have a question about items that we will or won’t take, please reach out to (415) 213-2840.

First aid kits
Pillows, blankets and tents (for the unhoused)

Toiletries
Fans / heaters / AC units
Clothing, jackets, shoes, etc
Cash (for canned goods & produce that is allergy- religion- health- inclusive)
Seeds & growing supplies

Non-toxic cleaning & cooking supplies

Laundry tabs & dryer balls
Diapers, washable diaper sets, diaper genies, and other baby products
Menstrual underwear, cups, pads & tampons
Over-the-counter medicines, painkillers, contraceptives and pre/probiotics (sealed)