The Love Fridge

03/17/2026

Thanks so much, Max [], for putting together these really helpful video series titled 'Showing Love at a Love Fridge'!

Support a fridge near you.

Part 2 of 2

03/17/2026

Thanks so much, Max [], for putting together these really helpful video series titled 'Showing Love at a Love Fridge'!

Support a fridge near you.

Part 1 of 2

03/12/2026

Filmmaker John Dowd, spent time with The Love Fridge Chicago documenting the spirit of mutual aid that keeps the network alive.

John interviewed our volunteers during the Friday food distributions we organize each week — a time when neighbors come together to share food, resources, and care. While The Love Fridge follows a community agreement not to document neighbors accessing the fridges, a group of neighbors at our Austin location, Bethel New Life, asked to be featured and generously shared their stories for this piece.

Founded in 2020, The Love Fridge continues to grow with the help of volunteers, cooks, organizers, and neighbors who believe food is a,right not a privildge.

Thanks to John for helping amplify this work. ❤️

LoveFridgeChicago

02/14/2026

Love Fridge Long-Sleeve T-Shirt

Show your support for mutual aid and community care with the Love Fridge Long-Sleeve T-Shirt. Featuring an original illustration by Chema Skandal and locally printed by Locale, on 100% cotton shirt by Comfort Colors. This shirt celebrates creativity, solidarity, and grassroots action.

Designed for everyday wear, this long-sleeve tee is both comfortable and durable—perfect for volunteering, organizing, or simply repping the movement. Every purchase helps sustain community fridges and supports ongoing efforts toward food justice and neighborhood resilience.

Details:

Original artwork by Chema Skandal!

Locally printed

Long-sleeve unisex fit

Soft, breathable fabric

Proceeds support Love Fridge’s mutual aid network

Wear it with pride. Feed the people. Build community.

Support The Love Fridge

02/14/2026

Show your support for mutual aid and community care with the Love Fridge Long-Sleeve T-Shirt. Featuring an original illustration by 💥 and locally printed by ⚡️on 100% cotton shirt by Comfort Colors. This shirt celebrates creativity, solidarity, and grassroots action.🌱

Designed for everyday wear, this long-sleeve tee is both comfortable and durable—perfect for volunteering, organizing, or simply repping the movement. Every purchase helps sustain community fridges and supports ongoing efforts toward food justice and neighborhood resilience. Wear it with pride. Feed the people. Build community. ♾️💚✨

02/04/2026

In June of 2025, we did a full overhaul and upgrade on the Love Fridge (2825 W Chicago Ave) in Humboldt Park. Improvements were made to the shelter, and a bigger fridge and more robust pantry were installed. But the biggest improvement was upgraded solar 🌞 capacity, all thanks to and and his amazing crew. The entire shelter and fridge received a fresh glow up 🎨 by the super talented . Then we had a community celebration for the new and improved site, stocked it full of food several times over, gave out free screen printed totes (fridge dude illustration also by ), explained some ways that anyone can get involved (donate food, take food, clean the fridge, spread the word), shared some hot meals with our comrades and enjoyed a beautiful summer day with friends and neighbors.

Please feel free to visit this fridge 24/7 to donate or take food 🥦🥚🥫🥪 or give it a good wipe down🧼. As always, take what you need and leave what you can. And check the Find a Fridge Map in the link tree in our bio for more Love Fridge locations across the city🌈💗.

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01/14/2026

Responses to food insecurity in Metcalfe Park have taken form as community fridges and the exploration of cooperative grocery stores.

11/19/2025

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10/31/2025

05/29/2025

Peace ☀️

Join us on Saturday, June 7th at 2 PM to celebrate the updated Patchwork Farms Solar Love Fridge!

This fridge is more than just a place for food; it’s a community resource built on mutual aid, sustainability, and collective care. With support from and in collaboration with Highwind Impact Group, Patchwork Farms, Orange Tent Project, and Keyante Aytch (Daze of Autonomy), we’re excited to reveal this renewed site, which supports community access to resources and connection.

Patchwork Farms Farmers Market runs from 10 am to 3 pm on Saturdays, so feel free to do some shopping at the market before gathering at the newly updated fridge at 2 pm. Donations to the refrigerator and pantry are always welcome!

We will also have a limited number of screen-printed Love Fridge tote bags to give away, perfect for carrying your farmers market goodies home or for bringing future fridge donations.

Join us in celebration, meet your neighbors, and be part of a growing movement for food justice and community-powered solutions!

05/25/2025

UPDATE: the Patchwork Farms Love Fridge is undergoing a MAJOR upgrade and will not be available for the next few weeks. Please be patient while this site gets a big overhaul. Everyone is invited to come out and celebrate the reopening of the fridge on Saturday June 7th from 2 to 3pm. Until then, please refer to the Find a Fridge Map on the linktree for the next closest fridge.

01/27/2025

Love Fridge Newsletter

As we enter 2025, we reflect on our growth and share key updates from The Love Fridge Network.

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In 2024, we expanded our reach by adding two new community fridges to the network: the Austin—New Bethel Fridge and the Hermosa—Oasis Fridge. We also improved several locations to ensure our fridges and shelters were welcoming and functional. The updated locations include Love Shack, Breathing R...