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The Mount Airy Community Pantry and Fridge will be open to the public beginning Sunday, Jan. 8 at 12:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalists of Mt. Airy. Community members can pick up shelf-stable food, menstrual products, sexual health items, diapers and baby food 24/7 with no registration required. A fridge will be installed in February, and frozen, perishable and home-cooked items will be available.
Mama-Tee's community fridge project has grown to include 18 ice boxes spread throughout the city. Volunteer Jess Mihalczo said the project gets donations from local produce companies and a partnership with Whole Foods.
Early on in the pandemic, a wave of mutual aid projects in Philadelphia led to the creations of dozens of community fridges across the city, where people in need can take whatever food they need for free. Most organizations that run them are now looking for more donations of food and money, as well as new volunteers.