Community Impact
Marisol Vega
She built a safety net out of neighbors.
- Nonprofit
- Phoenix, AZ
Biography
Marisol Vega's mutual-aid network began with a single block and now coordinates food, housing navigation and emergency assistance across an entire metropolitan region, run almost entirely by volunteers she trained.
Achievements
- Regional mutual-aid network serving thousands each year
- Volunteer training model replicated in other cities
- Emergency response coordination during two major crises
“Institutions are slow. She is not.”
Impact
Direct, unglamorous, immediate — the kind of work that holds.
