Community fridges supply free food to Seattle neighborhoods
Community fridges pop up around Seattle
SEATTLE - Next time you’re in Seattle you might notice some colorful refrigerators out in the open with the words free food on them. It’s all part of an international movement that promotes community members giving back to each other. We want to bring the resources to the community and uplift those communities and celebrate them, says volunteer Andrea Bean.
Volunteer Andrea Bean had the idea for community fridges pre-pandemic, but couldn’t quite seem to get it off the ground. COVID-19 created more of a need for a way to help keep people fed-which helped it really take off.