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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We know that there are so many worthy causes and organizations doing their best in the hellscape we currently live in, and we know times are hard just maintaining one’s own survival. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

And when we write “give generously”, we aren’t asking anyone to strain themselves—we know some of our most loyal donors are low-income people themselves. Many are multiply marginalized people. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

In fact, when COVID began, we thought fast and hard and dramatically *expanded* our work in a safe way while so many other social services and non-profits shuttered, to meet the resulting expanding need among our membership. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

As you know, unlike many other nonprofits, we’ve only been on hiatus once before in our 8-9 year history, and we came back more robust and vital than before. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

While we’re still a scrappy grassroots organization, we’re no longer able to survive on small social justice foundation grants alone. Regrettably, we realized we needed to take some time to figure out how to do all of this right. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We’re in a transitional period in which we learn how to simultaneously fulfill the more numerous deliverables of larger grants while also keeping our grant writing robust. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Hiatus work will focus on creating better development mechanisms such as a grant calendar with a more diverse foundation portfolio and improving our grant writing systems in general. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Most important to us, we found it made a huge difference in morale of both members and staff to have the extra hour to offer a few more opportunities for low barrier employment. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Currently only $355 short to opening an hour early for programming next time for Whose Corner Is It Anyway, our group by/for low-income, housing insecure sws + trafficking survivors who use drugs! www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

MEDICAL TRAUMA ZINE,OD AFTERMATH CHAT, KIT ASSEMBLY HIGHLIGHTS: Another month & fundraising again for Whose Corner Is It Anyway, our hr/mutual aid/organizing group by/for low-income sworkers/trafficking survivors who use drugs +/or are housing insecure. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We hope we can continue to rely on you as we explore harm reduction and advocacy from our perspective as low-income, housing insecure, sex working and trafficking surviving cis and trans women and gender diverse people. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

It is often a quieter day of programming with fewer people which allows our directly impacted staff to make deeper connections with the base membership working. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

It's skill at workflow design, a v. different skill than speaking or writing and isn’t celebrated as much. It fits into our values of elevating more gendered, logistical work (such as cleaning and creating work systems) as much as we do ideas work. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We’ve also been noticing that our safer smoking and sniffing kit making allows people to demonstrate skill that doesn’t come into play as much in our other projects. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We’ve seen a hunger among our members for a dedicated space to talk about this trauma, and it’s inspired us to think of a way to create a container for this vital conversation. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The story and the interaction don’t just end when the person is breathing again, or even when the person has survived after naloxone’s blocking effects wear off. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The feelings of both the person revived + the person who revived them can be complicated afterwards—trauma + anger at seeing one’s loved one nearly dead on the floor, skepticism from the person revived that they truly overdosed after experiencing naloxone withdrawal. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

In our OD reversal trainings, one thing that has been coming up organically in conversation is how to deal with the fallout after reviving someone, especially someone you care about. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Just having staff check in, pay us attention, speak to us w/respect, + treat us for the condition we came in for like they would any other patient is sth we remember + cherish. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Having pain medication + MAT delivered promptly so we aren't in withdrawal or pain, having staff explain conditions to us, laugh + joke w/us, provide supplies + snacks—esp. given the food insecurity some members go thru—these gestures are huge. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The results of these experiences are echoed in each piece, in alignment w/the literature + what we see on the ground all over the US, w/ppl delaying or even foregoing care for life-threatening conditions, so as not to experience this treatment again. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

"They treated me like I was less than human, because I was just another survivor of an overdose in their eyes, destined to be seen again for the same shit.” www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

"…I had to BEG them to get me a shirt and pants because it was cold and I didn't want to leave after having OD’D and being Narcanned having to walk from Holyoke Medical Center to Franklin St nearly naked. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

"So when I asked to go back in and grab my things, the nurse told me no, because I had already been discharged, even though they hadn’t told me I was discharged. I had no clothes because they had been cut off of me while I was revived. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

And another account: “Once they were done with me after that overdose they kicked me out through the back way and didn't even tell me what they were doing. www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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Caty Simon @marginalutilite.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

"However, I couldn’t answer the doctor because I was crying so hard I couldn’t even breathe. I was holding my arm in front of my face, as if to protect myself, but I couldn’t save myself from her or the pain she was causing me.” www.gofundme.com/f/whose-corn...

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