Tacoma neighbors helping neighbors

Give what you can.
Find what you need.

Tacoma Community Exchange is a community exchange for sharing skills, useful items, local knowledge and mutual aid: built on dignity, reciprocity and care.

Browse the exchange Post an offer or request

How it works

A simpler way to support one another

No one has to have everything. Together, a community has plenty to share.

Create a free account

Join the exchange and choose how you would like neighbors to contact you.

Offer or request

Share a skill, an item, or some time; tell the community what would help.

Connect directly

Agree on the details together and follow our safety guidance for exchanges.

Start where you are

Every hand has something to offer

I can offer something →Skills, transportation, supplies, time, care or community knowledge.I need something →Ask clearly and without shame. Mutual aid begins with honest needs.

Beyond the exchange

Find help across Tacoma and Pierce County

Our community directory connects people with food, shelter, health care, crisis support, LGBTQIA+ services, legal help and more.

Explore community resources

Browse support for:

Food and basic needs
Housing and shelter
Mental health
Substance use
Domestic violence
LGBTQIA+ community
Legal assistance
Youth and families

Common care. Shared power.

What becomes possible when we stop doing it alone?

Tacoma Community Exchange is a bulletin board for community exchange. Read the guidelines, protect your privacy and trust your instincts when meeting someone new.

Read the community guidelines

Tacoma skyline photograph by The-Traveller-in-Tacoma, released into the public domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Give what you can.Find what you need.