About Us

Community Fridges TO is a Toronto-based mutual aid initiative created to nourish our communities and our neighbours. We firmly believe access to food is a right, not a privilege. 

Our volunteers come from all over the city and work within their own neighbourhoods, collaborating with like-minded partners to place and maintain community refrigerators throughout the city.  

These refrigerators provide neighbours the opportunity to donate food as well as take what they need, ensuring accessible food 24/7.

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What Are Community Fridges?

Community fridges are a 24/7 anonymous food resource.  

Community fridges fight food insecurity, reduce waste, and unite neighbours and community. 

Community fridges are a resource for everyone – without assumption or policing of how much someone needs or takes.  

Community fridges are about creating an environment of respect and understanding. 

The motto: “Take what you need, leave what you can.”

What is Mutual Aid?

Community Fridges Toronto is a mutual aid project that provides 24/7 access to food, helping to aid community members who are facing food insecurity. 

The 3 Principles of Mutual Aid 

  1. Mutual aid projects work to meet survival needs and build shared understanding about why people do not have what they need. 

  2. Mutual aid projects mobilize people, expand solidarity, and build movements. 

  3. Mutual aid projects are participatory, solving problems through collective action rather than waiting for saviours. 

Other Mutual Aid Organizations

The Bike Brigade
A group of volunteer cyclists delivering food and other essentials by bike across Toronto. They work directly with equity-seeking groups, food banks and other non-profits that are supporting vulnerable folks and underinvested communities in our city.

Twelve Donations
Twelve is a free service that provides menstrual products to shelters, organizations, and individuals who need them.

The Personal Care Bank
TPCB is a community-run initiative with the primary mission of providing personal care items to those who need them for free. 

Toronto Food Not Bombs
An organization dedicated to providing food security and dignity one meal at a time. They deliver groceries and meals to local community members experiencing food shortages and homelessness.