Alexis Cargill speaks about the Community Fridge; a self-serve food clearinghouse. Alexis Cargill speaks about the Community Fridge; a self-serve food clearinghouse, where some people can leave food, ...

CHICO – Chico’s community fridge, located on Pine Street between Sixth and Seventh streets, holds food for passers by to grab a quick drink, a full meal, or to drop off extra items from their ...

Walking neighborhood streets in the Triangle, you’re likely to come across a plethora of free goods: numerous household items with “free” sticky notes on curbs, Little Free Libraries chock-full of ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a CNN series, “The Helpers,” which showcases people who are going the extra mile to help others and make their communities a better place. The world has a lot of ...

Beside a brick wall in Baltimore's Greenmount West neighborhood, a sea foam green refrigerator hums. A corrugated metal roof protects it from rain and snow. A goldfinch poised above two seeds is ...

Community fridges—refrigerators parked on city sidewalks by volunteers who stock them with food that hungry people may take as they need—are facing a raft of challenges from crime and vandalism. If ...

The community fridge at 1812 Field St. Credit: Randiah Camille Green A brightly colored fridge proclaiming “free food for everyone” has sprung up on the corner of Kercheval Avenue and Field Street in ...