Feed the Cuties: Mutual Aid for Queer and Trans Folks in Portland

Queer Cute is building a direct mutual aid fund to help queer and trans people in Portland access food through the winter as SNAP cuts take effect. I quickly learned that food drop off at events is not reliable for folks who need food right now and want to ensure that there are no gaps in people accessing food and no need to travel to access food -- so I came up with a solution -- gift cards, emailed to those who need it, immediately.

Every dollar raised goes straight to grocery gift cards for community members who need extra support. When systems fail us, we show up for each other.

How it works:

Folks in need can sign up confidentially to receive a grocery gift card. Depending on funds, we will try to make this happen more than once for folks, but this is based on funds raised and how many people sign up.

Gift cards will be distributed in person via email as e-gift cards. If you need a physical card, I can absolutely coordinate local pick up in Portland, OR.

100% of funds go to food and basic needs.

Your donation helps us keep people fed, safe, and cared for. Whether you give $5 or $50, you’re making sure someone eats this week.

Want to do more?

Sponsor a full month of food for one person by donating $120.

Need support? Sign-up link is in our Instagram bio: @queercute

Together, we keep each other fed.

— Charlie

What Each Donation Can Do:

$50 One grocery trip for a cutie

$100 About a week of groceries for one person

$300A full month of groceries for one person

$500+ Sponsor groceries for a household for a month

Our goal is $5k by 11/10/25 to be able to distribute $50 to $100 individuals.

We expect to start distributing gift cards the week of 11/10/25, based on funds collected.