Name: Lucette Reynosa

Social Justice Group: Food insecurity in NYC (C)

Date of Fieldwork: January 10, 2025

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):Filling a Community Fridge in our neighborhood

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork:

On Jan 10th my group went to fill a community fridge near the school. It was a long walk but it was worth it. We left at 9:30 and got back at 12 so it was a long trek. The closest community fridge is a 30-minute walk from the school. There used to be more in the area but a lot of fridges have been closing down. I am not quite sure why this is but it may be due to funding or not enough donations. Donating to fridges is very important because many New Yorkers don’t have food and depend on fridges and organizations for their meals. This fridge helps cater to the homeless of the area as well as people who don’t have healthy food to eat.

I think that it’s important for people to think about what they could do to help others who are having a hard time. Perhaps if you have extra food from a party you could take it to your local food bank or volunteer at a shelter or help with a canned food drive.There is many things anyone can do to to try to help.It really comes down to the fact that not nearly enough people know about food insecurity as such a major issue.