On our first delivery..,there were folks who were living in the Holmes Tower public housing building behind the fridge. They just turned to us and said, thank you, and I could see the thanks in their eyes.

When Hurricane Sandy hit New York State in 2012, it wreaked havoc on various boroughs, flooding streets, damaging buildings and businesses, and killing almost 150 people in the US [1].

“I want my kids to be able to live in their community, prosper in their community and feel proud to be a part of their community…

It’s no secret that history has not been kind to women. But to this day, women are still fighting for their agency and their station in society.

“My mother, my grandmother, my great grandmother, and my great grand aunt were like the mothers of the community. [It] is in me, to help. I don’t know anything else to do but help.”

“It’s cheaper to eat poorly and when you are a person who is on a fixed income, or have limited resources, unfortunately, in the supermarkets or grocery stores where people shop,”

“I'm a lifelong Bronx resident, I love the Bronx, have not worked anywhere else but in the Bronx. And I’m just trying to make sure that people know the Bronx is a great place to be…”

“More people are finally seeing that these issues exist, are recognizing that it’s not right, and [that] we need to do something about it.”

“I’m a Muslim. Islam teaches to help one another. Our prophets most of the time is preaching don't try to be selfish…”

Hailed a “Hunger Hero” by the World Food Program USA, President Kennedy, in his devastatingly short time in office, acknowledged the hunger of those outside of our borders and took action.

We are excited to announce that we have taken on a new team of interns this Spring!

There are few people who can say that their lives have not been affected by the global pandemic, and those who have been affected the most are the people who were already the most vulnerable.

…there was only so much that Parent Teacher Associations could do to help. Even though they tried to help, they could only help temporarily, but they couldn’t keep up with the need.

It just didn’t feel right to be out there screaming and protesting, and we weren’t doing anything for the people we were advocating for.

Fridges have made it to India. In this interview, we talk with Sanchit Jain about how keeping up with a ‘Happy Fridge’ became a part of his school’s daily activities.

Because there is a language barrier, a lot of “aliens” and their children are living in hunger, something that Mott Haven Fridge has vowed to mitigate when setting up their first and second fridges.

In any way possible, it is vital to tackle the root causes of obesity in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.

Being able to stay inside on a hot day, perched next to a fan/AC unit, is a privilege that not everyone gets to experience.

Eating more fruits and vegetables can help reduce your risk for chronic diseases, including high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and cancer.

A big hello to our newsletter subscribers! We are so excited to deliver you Mott Haven Fridge news and spotlights each week, and we figure that we should start off with an introduction of our copywriting team as well as our goals and projects for the summer.