By Julia Paskin & Jessica P. Ogilvie, August 22, 2022
Every day, a network of volunteers work to maintain community fridges around Los Angeles County.
The refrigerators — some of which also have pantries close by — offer free food to anyone who needs it. Launched in July of 2020, the program has expanded over the past two years into an example of what can happen when neighbors come together.
It works like this: Anyone can drop food items off, or take what they need. All items are scanned into a database so folks know what’s available.
