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To Help The Hungry, Community Fridges Spread Across Boston
Mattapan fridge coordinator Nikkia Jean Charles (right) helps Kristi Downey and her son load food into the free fridge and pantry.
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Community Fridges
About a dozen refrigerators offering free food have popped up on sidewalks throughout Boston’s neighborhoods, the latest in Mattapan.
The free-standing appliances are part of a national trend of volunteers acquiring a donated refrigerator, finding a host willing to share electricity and recruiting other volunteers to clean and stock the fridge. The food is available free to anyone, no questions asked.
In the months since Boston’s first free fridge appeared in Jamaica Plain last September, others have appeared in the region, including Worcester, Somerville, Roslindale and Dorchester. Organizers in Roxbury and the South End say more are on the way.