It is one of several “community refrigerators” that began to appear this month on the streets of Los Angeles, which has very high levels of homelessness and is now hit hard by economic woes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. A sign in English and Spanish says “Free food.”“If you need to empty the fridge, no one will judge you. If you need to take one tomato, or you only put one tomato in there, do it,” said Marina Vergara, an organizer for LA Community Fridges, which has set up seven of the appliances and has plans for more. “I thought the concept of having these community fridges up in neighborhoods all around the city would make, you know, just this kind of aid more accessible,” she said. The appliances are painted colorfully and bear upbeat messages, and beside them are boxes with non-perishables such as canned goods.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 20, 2020 12:45 UTC