06/17/2021

Block Club Chicago: Another Love Fridge, ‘a piece of the puzzle’ to address food insecurity, now open around the clock in Hyde Park

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HYDE PARK — As the Love Fridge mutual aid project rounds out its first year of supplying donated food to Chicagoans in need, another fridge has opened in Hyde Park.

The new fridge and adjacent pantry — stocked with produce, dry goods and more — is outside Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S. Woodlawn Ave. It replaces a previous Love Fridge in the neighborhood, which was decommissioned.

Donors are encouraged to stock the fridge with any foods they would buy for themselves, from staples like vegetables, rice and beans, to treats like ice cream. The food is available for anyone to pick up as needed, without cost or registration.

Click here to read the full Block Club Chicago story. UChicago's University Community Service Center partnered with Augustana Lutheran Church of Hyde Park, Love Fridge, UChicago Medicine staff, and University of Chicago Laboratory Schools parents to get the fridge to this location. 

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