Community Resources

Access essential resources and tools to navigate programs like EBT, WIC, Medicaid, etc., while empowering your community and fostering collective resilience.

In a society built on broken promises and stitched together by red tape, it’s no wonder many find themselves slipping through the cracks. The systems that claim to support us are often the same ones that perpetuate our struggles, offering hollow gestures in place of meaningful solutions.

To the extent that these government programs can be efficient, they serve as crucial lifelines for individuals and families navigating challenging times.

Empowering yourself and others with knowledge of available resources can make a significant difference. Here’s a concise guide to accessing essential programs:

Health and Nutrition Assistance

EBT & SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)

• What It Is: Provides funds to help low-income individuals and families purchase food.

• How to Apply:

  • Online: Health-e-Arizona Plus

  • By Phone: Call 1-855-432-7587.

  • In Person: Visit a DES office. Find locations here.

WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)

• What It Is: Offers nutrition education, healthy food, and breastfeeding support for pregnant women, new mothers, and young children.

• How to Apply:

  • Online: Arizona WIC Website

  • By Phone: Call 1-800-252-5942.

  • In Person: Find a local WIC clinic using this locator tool.

Financial Assistance

Disability Benefits

• What It Is: Financial assistance for individuals unable to work due to disabilities.

• How to Apply:

  • Online: Social Security Disability Benefits Application.

  • By Phone: Call 1-800-772-1213 (TTY: 1-800-325-0778).

  • In Person: Locate your nearest Social Security office here.

Healthcare Support

Medicare

• What It Is: A federal health insurance program for individuals aged 65 or older, certain younger individuals with disabilities, and those with End-Stage Renal Disease.

• How to Apply:

  • Online: Sign Up for Medicare.

  • By Phone: Call 1-800-772-1213 (TTY: 1-800-325-0778).

  • In Person: Locate your nearest Social Security office here.

Medicaid (AHCCCS in Arizona)

• What It Is: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) provides health insurance to eligible low-income individuals and families.

• How to Apply:

  • Online: Health-e-Arizona Plus

  • By Phone: Call 1-855-432-7587.

  • In Person: Visit a DES office. Find locations here.

Build a Circle. Stay Ready. Stay Human.

This is your crew. Your emergency contact. Your fallback plan when the system fails—because it will. It's the people who don’t need convincing that solidarity means action. The ones who understand that we survive together or not at all.

This space is for those under pressure: undocumented neighbors, people cut off from care by Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful” bill, anyone pushed further to the margins by state violence or bureaucratic cruelty. These aren’t services. They’re lifelines. They exist because people built them for each other when the government wouldn't—and never will.

Know Your Rights

Don’t just react—be prepared. These resources help you recognize your rights, resist coercion, and protect each other from raids, police harassment, and institutional abuse.

• ILRC Know Your Rights Toolkit
  Downloadable guides and webinars in multiple languages, geared toward immigrants, mixed-status families, and community defenders.

• United We Dream KYR Resources
  Real-world scenarios, video walkthroughs, and media documentation tips.

• NILC Know Your Rights
  Policy breakdowns and legal guidance that cuts through the noise.

Form a Circle

Think of this as your home team. Not a group chat. Not a task force. Just a handful of people who’ve committed to holding each other up.

• Keep it small and solid—people you trust without hesitation.

• Make an emergency plan: legal help, medical contacts, pooled funds, off-grid backups.

• Print and share key documents. Save digital copies in secure cloud storage with encryption.

• Role-play common scenarios: a raid, a medical emergency, a mental health crisis.

• Use encrypted communication: Signal for quick messages, Matrix or Waku for long-term coordination.

• Stay grounded. Meet regularly. Eat together if you can. Build the bond before it’s tested.

What Happens When They Gut the System?

Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” is ripping through Medicaid with surgical precision—leaving working-class, disabled, elderly, and undocumented people without coverage or recourse. This attack on everyday people is by design; the cruelty is the point.