Donations are needed!
We can always use donations of food, Venmo, or Cash App.
Donate food
Solicit donations of food that would otherwise go to waste from businesses, co-ops, or your own kitchen! See more details below.
Donate to the Fridge Fund
As a mutual aid network, we do not have a bank account or do fundraising, at this time we accept donations strictly for community fridges transportation efforts, refrigerator maintenance, and upkeep. See more below.
How to donate food
From your business or employer. Do you own or work at a restaurant, grocery store, or catering company, or have leftover food from a company function? Contact us to donate it! We’ll send a volunteer to pick it up and will handle repackaging it for distribution if needed. The more advanced notice the better, but last-minute requests can often be handled too, so please reach out before you throw it out.
From your own kitchen. If you live near and around a community fridge, donate your own meals or groceries that you know you won’t be using! Make sure to check the fridge rules before you head out. Some accept home-cooked meals, some do not, some accept meat, and some do not. Reminder that while In Our Hearts set up the first community fridge in the US, as a mutual aid group we encourage communities to take care of their own fridges so that their community’s needs are met. Many fridges we organize with, and many are run by their own community members. Which we love!
Solicit donations of food that would otherwise go to waste from businesses. This can be done remotely via phone or email or it can be done in person!
For community fridges organized by In Our Hearts, we prefer food to be rescued, not purchased. Therefore, we need people like you to talk to businesses and ask them to donate to the many community fridges out there!
Food reclamation / food rescue / upcycling or even dumpster diving! A huge motivation in setting up these fridges for many of us has been to eliminate as much food waste as possible and to highlight the issue of surplus food being wasted. If you’re interested in learning how this is done there are a number of organizers happy to show you the ropes!
Donate to the Fridge Fund
All cash donations are used strictly for the distribution and upkeep of community fridges. As a mutual aid group, In Our Hearts does not utilize donations or accept them for ourselves or any organizing we do other than for Community Fridges. We thank you for your help in maintaining these fridges!