After six years of serving Tucson’s most vulnerable residents, local activist group Community on Wheels is closing its doors.
Founded in 2020 during the height of COVID, Community on Wheels (COW) focused on mutual aid, a system where people work together to share resources and meet direct needs. The group hosted events every Saturday out of their van, using community donations to provide food, hygiene products, clothing drives, community potlucks and more to people experiencing homelessness.
Victoria DeVasto, founder of Community on Wheels, said the organization was built on a simple but powerful foundation…