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  • Free Fridges in The Bronx, Created as COVID Stopgap, Still Meeting Chronic Food Needs

    Jonathan Custodio

    November 30, 2022 |

    The City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Community fridges, like The Friendly Fridge, popped up during the pandemic as a way to get food to people in need, as the pandemic highlighted nationwide food insecurity issues. The fridges survive on donations from community members, other organizations and local restaurants and grocery stores. It’s estimated that about 250 people will grab something from The Friendly Fridge each day.

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  • How a St. Louis Spice Drive Offers Refugees a Taste of Home

    Kristi Eaton

    November 11, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    The International Institute of St. Louis works with immigrants and refugees and partnered with a local grocer, Global Foods Market, to host an annual spice drive for those facing food insecurity. Spices aren’t normally thought of when people donate to food banks, but they can provide both flavor and a cultural connection to home. Last year’s drive collected nearly 30 pounds of spices and with matching donations, a total of 600 jars of spices were given to people facing food insecurity.

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  • This is how Mondays in Lanesborough became 'salad day' for some lucky seniors

    Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

    November 01, 2022 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    Response Location: United States, Lanesborough, Massachusetts

    The Community Produce Program is a weekly produce delivery that serves local seniors in need of fresh produce. Not only does the program helps with issues of food security, but it also fosters community between the volunteers and the local elders and helps reduce waste.

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  • Kids' health is impacted most by life outside a doctor's office, so Children's Hospital is treating social-economic wellness, too

    Jennifer Brown

    October 31, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

    The Resource Connect program began in 2019 and works to connect families with children in need with necessary resources like food, diapers, and school supplies. The point is to address the factors outside the doctor’s office that affect children’s health. In the three years since it opened, Resource Connect has helped 4,235 patients get social services.

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  • Let's Talk About Mental Health: Community solutions to moving beyond the scarcity trap

    Shannon Steele

    October 28, 2022 |

    Explore Big Sky |

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    Response Location: United States, Big Sky, Montana

    Big Sky Community Food Bank and Food Resource Center provides easy access to food and resources to people in need. People are encouraged to use the resources as a strategy to make their household budget go further and provide a sense of security. This helps prevent feelings of constant stress and insecurity around basic needs, which can lead to a scarcity mindset and be detrimental to mental health.

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  • Oasis in the Desert: Walker River Paiute Tribe Builds Food Pantry

    Jan Pytalski

    August 03, 2022 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: United States, Schurz, Nevada

    In response to the COVID-19 pandemic making access to groceries more difficult, The Walker River Paiute Tribe created a food pantry to support members of the tribe and local farmers. The food pantry has since become the largest in the state, by volume of distributed food, having distributed about 6,500 bags of food to over 355 households.

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  • Feeding Richmond: How community fridges tackle food insecurity

    R.M. Carkuff

    May 19, 2022 |

    WTVR-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

    The RVA Community Fridges addresses the issue of food insecurity by setting up household or industrial refrigerators outside of a host business, like a restaurant, non-profit or church. Anyone can swing by a fridge and take whatever they need or leave whatever they can. To fill the fridges, community members, local businesses, and other organizations donate purchased or cooked food.

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  • Athens Foodbank Fights Food Insecurity

    Anna Hughes

    April 20, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The City of Refuge food bank supplies food and groceries to locals in need through mobile drives, school drop-offs and community deliveries each week. The food bank has about 60 volunteers who come in weekly to package about 250 boxes of food for local residents.

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  • University Students Repurpose Food Waste to Address Food Insecurity

    Anna Hughes

    April 20, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The UGA Garden works with Trader Joe’s to gather viable produce the grocery chain gets rid of each Sunday. Student workers go through the food each week, compost what has gone bad, and use the rest to make meals for those in need. The organizations has gathered over 330,000 pounds of food so far and deliver over 700 meals per month.

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  • Community Refrigerators Combat Food Insecurity in Athens, GA

    Kayla Green Elle Jacobsson

    April 18, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Athens Community Fridge works to combat food insecurity by installing stocked community refrigerators available to the public anytime they need it. Community Fridges help combat the stigma surrounding food insecurity by allowing those in need to access food independently without going to traditional food banks.

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