Feeding hope: Community fridge fights food insecurity
By Reese Lincoln
In Harvard Square, there is a little shed with a big impact. The Fridge in the Square is a mutual aid operation fighting food insecurity through open food access and has been serving the area for years.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment, housing instability and food insecurity each rose significantly. Concerned Cambridge residents came to Denise Jillson, the executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association, in December 2020 with the idea of the community fridge.
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