Do you live on the Upper East Side? Sign up here to fill the NYCHA Holmes towers fridge on 92nd & 1st!

Fill a Local Fridge

Why wait for for our Saturday produce party? You can fill a local fridge any day of the week. If you’ve got food you’d like to give, we’ll put you in contact with our community partners and get you started.

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Interested in other way to get food out there?

  • "Volunteering at Grassroots Grocery has been a rewarding experience for me because it gives me a chance to make a direct impact for the Bronx community while including my family and friends. As an employee based in the Bronx community for over 20 years, I have seen firsthand the challenges that this community faces. Through this organization, I am able to include my friends and family in making an immediate impact on people's lives here in the Bronx. This organization gives us a chance to spend quality time together while making a visible difference in the lives of Broxites”

    Adrienne Giunta, Bronx Executive ADA and Grassroots Grocery Volunteer

  • "Working with Grassroots Grocery has been very rewarding. I get to help and get some knowledge about what is going on in the neighborhoods. Not only do I get to help my community, I get to see them help each other. Whether helping me clean or donating. Which means that one seed of kindness (the fridge) is growing into a field of dreams."

    -Lizvette

  • "If you are like me and want to be hands on in giving back to our city then Grassroots Grocery is for you. Since joining Dan Zauderer and other volunteers, my Saturdays are the best day of my week. To be able to get together and connect so sweetly with total strangers, who are moms, dads & kids, and unpack a truck full of fruits & veggies, which are then sorted and loaded onto a volunteer's car to be delivered to it's designated drop off community fridge site. It's then that the next best part of my day comes - Being able to meet the people in the community I'm delivering these fresh fruits & veggies to. We get to chat, give good love and wishes."

    Guytri Seenarine

  • "Volunteering with Grassroots is a half hour commitment once a week that has an immeasurable impact on the community. The need is real. On my last trip I couldn't unload the car fast enough, people were starting to line up for the food. It doesn't get any realer than that."

    -Victoria Ryan

  • "The Mott Haven Community Fridge helped me a lot since its beginning. Unemployment and with a cancer diagnosis, the fridge helped me follow my diet. For many in our community, the fridge was also the only way to access food daily during the pandemic. We need to continue supporting our community."

    Venus Carrillo, Mott Haven Community Member, and Mother of Dan’s 6th Grade Student

  • “Working with Grassroots has been a unique and rewarding experience. The positivity that comes from the community, Dan, and the other volunteers has been palpable and invigorating. I look forward to the experience at each juncture.”

    -Eric Caiola