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Philly Food Rescue stocks 17 community fridges in Philadelphia for 24/7 food access

  • Features
December 21, 2022
Written By: Amanda Ruffner

updated November 25, 2024

Philly Food Rescue at Share Food Program is proud to partner with the mutual aid network of community fridges in Philadelphia.

Our fridge partners are stocked and cleaned daily, ServSafe certified, and open to the public 24/7*. The community is invited to take food, share food, and spread the word about alternative sharing economies of free, fresh groceries and dry goods within our neighborhoods.

The community fridges in Philadelphia that Philly Food Rescue stocks regularly are:

FridgeLocation(s)
East Falls Community Fridge3507 Midvale Ave
outside of Vault & Vine
Germantown Community FridgeMultiple locations:
20 W Armat St outside Greene St Friends School
19 E High St outside First United Methodist Church of Germantown
Mt. Airy Community Fridge & Pantry6900 Stenton Ave
on the property of Unitarian Universalists of Mt. Airy
The People’s Fridge125 S 52nd St
outside Lucien E. Blackwell West Regional Library
Epiphany Fellowship Church Community Fridge1632 W Diamond St
South Philly Community FridgeMultiple locations:
BOK Fridge & Pantry: 1901 S 9th St
People’s Kitchen Fridge & Pantry: 1149 S 9th St
Mifflin Square Park Pantry: 516 Wolf St
Growing Together Garden Pantry: 2550 Reed St
Porco’s Philly Pantry: 1100 S 22nd St
LUHV Fridge: 1840 Ellsworth St
Good Shepherd Penn Partners: 1901 South St
Friends’ Fridge Philly3217 W Clearfield St
St. James School
Friends Pantry & Community Fridge320 Arch St
Arch St Meeting House
*This location is accessible Wednesdays-Sundays, 9am-6pm
Share Community Fridge2901 W Hunting Park Ave
between Lot A and Lot B entrances to Share Food Program, across from Mercy Tech High School
As I Plant This Seed Community Fridge3958 North 9th St
around the corner from As I Plant This Seed’s building

Philly’s first community fridge opened in August 2020, and the movement has only continued to grow—there are now over 30 community fridges around the city. All of these mutual aid sites rely on volunteer support for tasks like cleaning, stocking, shopping and larger donation pickups. If you’re interested in getting involved with one of our neighborhood fridge partners, check out their websites / social media linked in the list above, or download the Philly Food Rescue app to help distribute fresh food to community fridges and other locations!

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About Philly Food Rescue at Share

Philly Food Rescue (PFR) works to fight food waste and increase access to fresh food, resourcing a network of 275+ partners with surplus from grocery stores, farmers markets, restaurants, caterers and other organizations.

Get involved! Download the Philly Food Rescue app—our volunteer-facing mobile platform—to find a food rescue near where you live or work. Or reach out to become a food donor or partner.