Fill the Fridge: Woman stocks refrigerators to feed those in Indianapolis food deserts
The fridges at three Indy locations are open 24 hours and volunteers stock them with food and clean them throughout the week. DeAndrea Rayner, a resident of Indianapolis, has started a campaign to help those in food deserts, where there are no grocery stores. She placed three refrigerators outside of three locations and volunteers stock them with food and clean them throughout the week. The refrigerators are open 24 hours and are located in areas with no grocery store. Rayner believes the initiative is doing more than just helping those in need of basic necessities. She met a single mother short on her paycheck and told her child she could not see her go to a food bank.
Published : 2 months ago by Logan Gay in Finance
The fridges at three Indy locations are open 24 hours and volunteers stock them with food and clean them throughout the week.
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INDIANAPOLIS — DeAndrea Rayner decided to do something about food insecurity in her community. She placed three refrigerators in the community to help people living in food deserts. She said it's doing much more than that.
"It's completely empty. The fridge and the freezer were both full and now it's completely empty. The food goes so fast," said Rayner.
"I only make enough to pay for my rent and a few dollars left over. It's not enough to supply me and my basic needs. There are no stores other than that liquor store down there," said Monte Oglesby.
"It's sad, because there will be a liquor store on every corner but no grocery store. But I feel like this community needs help," said Rayner.
Rayner decided to step up. She said her family and friends thought she was crazy when she told them about her idea of putting refrigerators outdoors stocked with free, fresh food. However, the empty shelves prove she had the right idea.
"I place them specifically in food deserts, areas that have no grocery store in brown and Latin communities. The concept is to take what you need and leave what you can," said Rayner.
"It's helped and we need more of it," he said.
"I met a single mother short on her paycheck. She utilized the fridge. She told me her child didn't have to see her go to a food bank," said Rayner.
Topics: Markets