@cferdinandi - If it helps, here is my canned response to that:

- Food Banks / Food Pantries are amazing. They put together a food package for individuals and they are a great way to buy in bulk using charity donations. But distributions are limited to specific days and some places require means testing which can limit who can get food.

- Free Fridges / Community Outdoor Pantries are amazing. They allow for continuous food distribution and make it very easy to both contribute food and utilize food. There is no means testing and they are open 24/7. But they don't always guarantee food is available when a person visits.

- Food Banks are a centralized model. Free Fridges are a decentralized model. They both work well together. What one lacks the other closes the gap and vice versa. Free Fridges do not replace or compete with Food Banks and Food Banks do not replace or compete with Free Fridges. They both are important parts of a whole.

#foodBanks #freeFridges #solarPunk #mutualAid #foodSecurity

@cferdinandi - If it helps, here is my canned response to that:

- Food Banks / Food Pantries are amazing. They put together a food package for individuals and they are a great way to buy in bulk using charity donations. But distributions are limited to specific days and some places require means testing which can limit who can get food.

- Free Fridges / Community Outdoor Pantries are amazing. They allow for continuous food distribution and make it very easy to both contribute food and utilize food. There is no means testing and they are open 24/7. But they don't always guarantee food is available when a person visits.

- Food Banks are a centralized model. Free Fridges are a decentralized model. They both work well together. What one lacks the other closes the gap and vice versa. Free Fridges do not replace or compete with Food Banks and Food Banks do not replace or compete with Free Fridges. They both are important parts of a whole.

#foodBanks #freeFridges #solarPunk #mutualAid #foodSecurity