CDC Mutual Aid Network
The CDC Mutual Aid Network was established in direct response to the sudden and widespread layoffs at the CDC, aiming to support and uplift those affected.
Learn more at: https://www.cdcresourceportal.org
- Reposted by CDC Mutual Aid Network📣 Nobody is coming to save us. Nobody is coming to save public health. We must do it ourselves. Join an organization, find an event, bring friends. Comment your suggestions below 👇 www.mobilize.us/indivisible/ www.fiftyfifty.one/ www.findaprotest.info/map theblop.org/ #weekinprotest
- Welp, here we are again.... another government shutdown. 🫠 This is a good time to share our "Government Shutdown Survival Guide" again... www.cdcresourceportal.org/resources/sh... Let us know if you can think of other resources to add!
- New public health merch alert! 3 new designs from CDC artists ("Love your Community - Vaccinate!", "Public Health is Love", and "We Are Public Health" design featuring 70+ public health roles!) as well as CDC Mutual Aid merch & a few items honoring Dr. Foege. cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.me
- In 2025, the CDC Mutual Aid Network Fund received a $10,000 donation from CDC Federal Credit Union (Which we're just now able to announce!) This generous contribution was part of Elan Credit Card's Charitable Giving program. Thank you for investing in our mission! tinyurl.com/2s43t7hf
- Today, we lost an incredible public health leader: Former CDC Director (1977-1983) William "Bill" Foege. He led CDC's efforts to eradicate Smallpox; he inspired MANY generations of public health workers, and he defended us to the end. ❤️🩹 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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- "We will live through this drought of values, principles, and facts and again apply our talents to improving global health and happiness. Do not back down." - Bill Foege.
- “I see the philosophy of science as breaking down the walls of ignorance to find truth. I see the philosophy of medicine as the ability to apply that truth to your patients. And I see the philosophy of public health is to apply that truth to everybody.” - William (Bill) Foege, Former CDC Director.
- We are just a few donations away from reaching 1,000 donations to the CDC Mutual Aid Fund! To celebrate this milestone, we're giving away a special gift to our 1,000th donor. 🎁 Will your donation be #1000? Visit www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...!
- Great story in @theatlantic.com featuring some of our incredible Federal colleagues who have been removed from their jobs this year. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
- It's a bad flu season, folks - stay safe out there!
- Everywhere we look, we see reasons why improving public health infrastructure and investing in our public health workforce is so important. Novel virus emergence (and re-emergence) is just one of many!
- Review of 200 novel human #viruses over a century a reminder that pathogen emergence isn’t rare Increased human-animal interaction, driven by factors such as urbanization and deforestation, has created new opportunities for pathogens to jump species. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
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- If you're looking to max out your charitable contributions for 2025, you have a few hours left to donate to the CDC Mutual Aid Fund. 😀 We're at 86% of our 2025 end-of-year goal! ($215,000 of $250,000) www.cdcresourceportal.org/donate
- We're taking a moment to reflect today on everything that has happened this year. One VERY bright spot? We've raised more than $215,000 this year, thanks to all of you. It's hard to find the words to express the depth of our gratitude for this show of solidarity. www.cdcresourceportal.org/donate
- "At the time of the CDC shooting on August 8, I believed that experience would be the defining trauma of 2025. I was wrong." This was a sobering reminder of everything that CDC employees have endured this year. Thank you to our anonymous colleague for sharing what many of us have been feeling. ❤️🩹
- We have some holiday-themed merchandise in our CDC Mutual Aid Fund Store, including ornaments and wrapping paper: cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.me
- She spent over a decade serving the public—responding to outbreaks, supporting global immunization, and telling life-saving stories. When unexpected layoffs and hardship hit her family, the CDC Mutual Aid Fund became a lifeline. ✨ This is why mutual aid matters. Read her story: tinyurl.com/ykmthcce
- While the so-called ACIP meeting this week has been incredibly disheartening and dangerous, the one bright spot was hearing from our current and former CDC scientists who spoke to data and the scientific process and provided compelling public comments. We are proud of you. 🥹
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- This #GivingTuesday, you can support the displaced CDC workers who protected us for years. 99¢ of every dollar goes directly to helping them cover basic needs. They were there for us; Let's be there for them. 🔗 Donate: bit.ly/4oel9Vr 👕 Shop: cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.me
- We are ALWAYS thankful for public health, for public health workers, and of course - for all of you!!
- Last week, the founders of @cdcmutualaid.bsky.social and @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, along with a former CDC employee, sat down for an interview with public radio host Rose Scott from WABE. You can listen here: www.wabe.org/cdc-mutual-a...
- Are you in your "Save CDC" Era (like we are?) Check out the new merch we released this week: cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.me
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- On this Public Health Thank You Day, we're INCREDIBLY thankful for public health workers around the world - And of course, current and former CDC workers and CDC leaders. In many ways, our work and experience is needed now more than ever. We see you and we appreciate you!
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- Reposted by CDC Mutual Aid NetworkEarlier this week, a new page titled “Vaccines and Autism” appeared on the CDC website. The agency's employees are not happy about it. “The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
- "It's a dangerous loss for every American." Recently, we were lucky to sit down with former CDC Medical Director @drdebhoury.bsky.social. Sharing her message about the thousands of CDC staff who have lost their jobs this year, and how you can help support them. www.youtube.com/shorts/v0NLT...
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- Even though the government shutdown has ended, we know that people are still struggling. This is why we've increased our end-of-year fundraising goal to $250K - We want to be able to help as many of our colleagues as possible. We can't do that without you! www.cdcresourceportal.org/donate 3/3
- CDC Mutual Aid Fund passed two milestones this month: 1. We have raised (and will fully distribute) over $100K to fired and furloughed CDC employees since April, thanks to our generous donors. 2. We have had an *800% increase in applications for assistance* since August. 1/3
- Did you know that about 25% of Federal workers are Veterans? It takes a special kind of dedication to serve your country in uniform and then come back for another tour of duty. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for your dedicated public service. Happy Veterans' Day!
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- "There’s no substitute for actual financial support when you’re in need." We have another success story to share from Rebecca, one of the 60+ families that the CDC Mutual Aid Fund have been able to support thanks to your generous donations: www.cdcresourceportal.org/stories/the-...
- "To those employees that are still there, we say “we have your back;” for those that are in exile we say, thank you and we await your return, when we can rebuild the agency to what it should be.” We can't read this without ugly crying. From the bottom of our hearts - Thank you so much, @apha.org !!
- Today we found out that @apha.org is awarding the 2025 Executive Director’s Citation Award to "Staff of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Current and In Exile." We're not crying - you're crying. www.apha.org/news-and-med...
- Today we found out that @apha.org is awarding the 2025 Executive Director’s Citation Award to "Staff of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Current and In Exile." We're not crying - you're crying. www.apha.org/news-and-med...
- If you use "By Heart" infant formula, please pay attention to this recall! And HEARTFELT gratitude to the CDC and FDA workers who got this recall out rapidly this weekend, WITHOUT PAY.
- We need you to help spread this word. Cases are from Aug through Nov 2025 and 10 states are involved thus far. Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid www.cdc.gov/botulism/out...
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- We're retiring our wildly popular spooky CDC merch in the next few days - If you haven't grabbed a shirt or bag yet, now is your chance!! cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.me
- Another story from one of our recipients: After decades of working at the CDC, this former federal employee was let go from the agency in February. They found hope and stability thanks to support from the CDC Mutual Aid Network during a tough time. www.cdcresourceportal.org/stories/find...
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- If you don't know how to support fired or furloughed and unpaid feds, look for a Mutual Aid Fund! This is why we set up the CDC Mutual Aid Network, to make supporting our CDC colleagues easier: www.cdcresourceportal.org/home
- Did you know that thousands of Active Duty Officers in the US Public Health Service are working without pay right now because of the government shutdown? Including officers who are *DEPLOYED* and away from their families. Not to mention, thousands of retired officers are not getting retirement pay.
- These are great resources for anyone struggling financially and also struggling to feed their pets.
- We couldn't agree more!! (Our spooky shirts & bags are still available on our store page: cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.me )
- Fundraising our buns off to try and raise $$ for our fired fed community. And designing sassy merch on the side. ;)
- We are lucky to have you, Dr. Houry!
- Do you want to help give someone hope after losing their career? Please donate to our fund here: bit.ly/3WYXFrW
- "I want people to know that there is help out there." We've started to collect and share stories from some of our fund recipients. Here's one from Susan, who worked for CDC for more than 20 years before she was abruptly fired in February: www.cdcresourceportal.org/stories/from...
- "I want people to know that there is help out there." We've started to collect and share stories from some of our fund recipients. Here's one from Susan, who worked for CDC for more than 20 years before she was abruptly fired in February: www.cdcresourceportal.org/stories/from...
- Thanks to generous donations from people like you, CDC Mutual Aid has raised more than $60,000. And as of this week we've passed another big milestone: We've given more than $50K to help fired/RIFed CDC employees. 👏 Check out the latest numbers (updated weekly): www.cdcresourceportal.org/donate
- CDC Mutual Aid, @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, and the CDC Alumni Association were featured in a great @medpagetoday.com article by @kristinafiore.bsky.social last week:
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- Over 25% of the CDC’s workforce has been forced out since January. Behind those numbers are real people who’ve protected our health for years. If you can, please donate to support CDC workers and their families. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
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- Total whiplash at the CDC today: At least SOME of the 1000+ people who received RIF notices last night are NOW being told that their RIF notices are being rescinded. 🫠
- Thank you Ian! CDC feels the NIH love!
- 3 ways to support our Fired CDC colleagues: 1. Donate to the CDC Mutual Aid Network. 99% of donations go directly to fired/RIFed CDC workers and their families. www.cdcresourceportal.org/donate 2. Get yourself something nice at our store: cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.me 3. Share our links!
