Updates

Dear friend of OMA, It is now over two years since the first recorded case of Covid in the UK. As the government discusses ending Covid restrictions, we’re taking stock of how much Oxford has changed. While we hope Covid will become less of...

Dear friend of OMA, We hope you have managed to see your loved ones this festive season. We wanted to share some of the work that your support has made possible this winter. Winter is always a challenge, and due to Omicron, this one has bee...

Dear Friend of OMA, As we head into the Winter months, we wanted to provide you with an update. While we are facing challenges, we have also been working hard to make our organisation sustainable and prepare for Winter. Cu...

Dear friend of OMA, We’re writing to give you an important update and celebrate a milestone. It’s just over a year since OMA incorporated. This time last year, we had already realized that the crisis among Oxford’s more vulnerable communiti...

Dear friend of OMA, We are writing to ask for your help. The government is proposing to cut Universal Credit by £20 a week. If this happens, the most at-risk people in Oxford will see their annual income reduced by £1,040 overnight. The las...

Dear friends of OMA, We’re writing to give you an update, and to ask for your help. Like you, we’re glad the Summer is here, but there is still an alarmingly high number of families who are struggling to get by. Right now, we are providing...

Dear friend of OMA, We’re writing to you to give you an update, and to ask for your help. We are currently receiving requests for and delivering over 80 Emergency Food Parcels a Week Many of these are direct referrals from...

Dear friend of OMA, Just over a year ago, the country went into lockdown. Oxford Mutual Aid formed as different groups pulled together: trade unionists, LGBTQ activists, and local community organizers, to name a few. We knew how easy it is...

We hope the New Year has been treating you well. With vaccination underway, there does seem to be cause for hope. As we’ve said before, we are hoping to transition from an emergency response to a more stable, ongoing operation - though natu...

It’s time to say goodbye and good riddance to 2020. We also want to say thank you for all the responses to our Christmas message. As promised, this update covers the facts and figures for this month. What Are We Doing? Over...

For our Christmas message, we wanted to write something different. This has been a hard year, and we know a lot of you have not been able to gather with your loved ones. We will publish another update with the monthly figures and stats late...

The days are getting shorter, and the second wave is taking its toll. Oxford Mutual Aid is still going strong, though, and we wanted to update you on how things have been going. As predicted, demand for help is increasing very quickly. Ther...

The Second Wave Hits Oxford The bad news is that the second wave of Covid-19 has arrived, just in time for Autumn. The next few months are going to place an enormous stress on Oxford’s aid infrastructure, which is already s...

Apologies for another slightly delayed update. Things have been very busy at Oxford Mutual Aid recently, but the hard work is paying off, and we have a lot of good news to share. What Have We Been Doing?As we explained prev...

Apologies for this slightly delayed monthly update. There has been a lot of activity in the last few weeks, and we wanted to include it in this newsletter. Like the rest of the UK, Oxford is adjusting to what is likely to be a long period o...

It’s been just under four weeks since Oxford Mutual Aid received its first donation. We want to thank everyone who has contributed. There have been many incredibly generous donations, and every pound has made a real difference.We also wa...