Chattanooga Free Store

The Chattanooga Free Store is a mutual aid organization located at 1701 Dodson Avenue, Suite C. We operate a storefront where anyone can access things like clothing, food, sexual health items, harm reduction supplies, hygiene supplies, diapers, and more, ALL FOR FREE, without having to show any identification.

Our organization is non-religious and completely volunteer run. We?re funded by small donations from community members throughout the area. The store was opened to create a space where anyone, especially marginalized people, could get the things they need and find community without being preached at or shamed. 

Chattanooga Free Store Values:

We believe that food, water, shelter, healthcare, and all other basic necessities are human rights. Every person deserves to live well. We provide the services we do out of a sense of solidarity. We do it because we all deserve it, and doing this creates the kind of community that we want to live in.

We believe that the members of a community know what?s best for themselves, better than any outside organization or person. As such, we do not do any means-testing, and do not require any kind of documentation or proof of need.

We practice harm reduction by distributing naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and other items.

We follow the principles of reproductive justice. People have a right to bodily autonomy, and that includes taking birth control, having an abortion, and having a safe, supported pregnancy and birth.

We stand for queer and trans liberation. Transgender and non binary people have a right to be safe and free of violence, discrimination, and hatred. Like everyone else, they have a right to free healthcare, including gender transition related healthcare and respectful, accepting providers. We respect every person?s identity as they determine it, and use every person?s correct pronouns and chosen name.

We are anti-racist. We acknowledge that the system that we live in is built on white supremacy, and actively work against the racist biases we all hold. We serve a primarily Black community, and center their lived experiences and needs in the work we do.

We are committed to disability justice. We strive to make our space completely accessible and combat internal and systemic ableism.

We don?t work with police or other agents of state violence. We believe that communities keep ourselves safe, not the cops.

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