About Us

Apóyate SB is a Mutual Aid Network in Santa Clara County

Learn more about mutual aid, community care, and the values that keep us connected.

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What is Apóyate South Bay?

Apóyate SB is a collective care and mutual aid initiative created by

Latinas Contra Cancer, where communities in Santa Clara County come together to share resources, support one another, and build grassroots systems of care.

Rooted in justice and community resilience, we’re building a people-powered network that responds to urgent health and survival needs—filling the gaps left by systems that continue to fail our most vulnerable.

This is how we care.

This is how we survive.
Together.

Healing Together, Caring for Each Other

At Apóyate South Bay, mutual aid is more than just meeting material needs. It’s also about how we show up for each other in moments of crisis, conflict, or harm. We believe our communities already have the wisdom and love to create safety, healing, and accountability, without relying on systems that have historically failed or harmed us.

We ask:

1. How can we care for each other when things fall apart?

2. What does it look like to respond to harm in ways that protect everyone’s dignity?

3. How do we build relationships strong enough to hold real conversations about accountability and healing?

The Values We Stand For

Solidarity Interdependence

Collective
Liberation

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ApóyateSB is a collective care initiative created by Latinas Contra Cancer, where communities in Santa Clara County come together to share resources, support one another, and build sustainable systems of mutual aid. Rooted in justice and community resilience, our mission is to build a people-powered network that responds to urgent health and survival needs, filling the gaps left by institutions that continue to neglect our most vulnerable.

This is how we care.

This is how we survive.
Together.