First community fridge in Northeast Philadelphia set to open
Posted by WHYY on April 22, 2025
A new community fridge is set to open outside Memorial Presbyterian Church on Oxford Ave in Fox Chase, marking the first of its kind in Northeast Philadelphia. Part of a growing citywide network that sprang up during the height of the pandemic to address growing food insecurity, the fridge aims to ease food insecurity by offering free, around-the-clock access to fresh groceries.
Community fridges are refrigerators accessible — typically 24/7 — on the street or other public area that volunteers maintain and stock with food and supplies.
The soon-to-open fridge is an element of community care, said Liz Aubry, who volunteers with Northeast Community Fridge, the group behind the Fox Chase fridge. The group is currently fundraising and raising awareness.
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