Our Mission

Homies Helping Homies (HHH) is a collective mutual aid initiative with the simple goal of improving the quality of life of the communities we serve in Point Breeze Philadelphia and beyond. We strongly believe that by alleviating the stress of procuring essential everyday items and battling food apartheid and gentrification, we can empower our communities to assist one another and change the current practices that continue to keep people impoverished.

Our Vision

At its core, HHH was born out of a community’s response to injustice. Founded in the wake of the unjust murder of George Floyd, HHH rose out of necessity – providing medical supplies to organizers marching for Black lives. Since then, we have only expanded our avenues for donation, whether it be food, hygiene products, or the chance to experience art-making during our Community Free Photo Days. HHH holds the belief that the community has the power to change structures. This sentiment is echoed in the makeup of the HHH team; the people who contribute to HHH–those who run our pick-ups and deliveries, the people who serve produce at our tables, the person writing this grant–are the people who are directly affected by systems of prejudice and marginalization. We care about the community we serve because it is our community. 

Our long-term vision of social justice is one that we’ve been working on since the organization’s inception: a self-sufficient entity where the community is served by the community. We believe that providing food, necessities, and knowledge is an anti-violence initiative. HHH is committed to helping people get out of survival mode, so that they control their own lives, rather than being at the mercy of the oppressive systems that keep people in poverty. Anti-violence is having healthy food options and giving resources for education so that people can provide for their families. Anti-violence is funding the groups on the ground who are doing what needs to be done and making sure they can continue their work. Anti-violence is harm reduction and recovery. We, as a group, have created this space by applying these principles to immediate actions and have been successful in our actions, but we can only do so much without the proper support.