November 20, 2020
Regina Leader-Post
Saskatchewan
Mark Melnychuk
Community fridge and pantries helping fight food insecurity in Regina
Danielle Froh knows the feeling of being unable to afford food.
While attending nursing school in Halifax, Froh needed to use her local food bank.
“So I’ve been there, and I understand kind of the shame that lies around food insecurity, and also some of the accessibility issues with food. So it’s important to me to help out any way I can now,” said Froh.
Inspired by a community fridge project in Calgary that allowed people to drop off fresh food or take what they need, Froh decided to start one up in Regina