Donations for Funky Town Fridge, which provides food in Southside Fort Worth, Polytechnic Heights and the Campus Drive area, are being accepted through Friday at Rickel 161 (the academic wing of the University Recreation Center), the Rec Center and Richards Hall.

The project eliminates any intimidation barriers that could keep people from getting the food they need.

"We want it to be accessible. We don't ask questions. We don't monitor the fridges. We don't police the fridges," Richardson said.

The fridges are placed in neighborhoods where nutritious food accessibility is a challenge.

Kendra Richardson, founder of Funky Town Fridge, in front of the Poly fridge location. The fridge is meant to be filled by the community for the community.

Kids Eat in Color has donated to the Funky Town Fridge, an organization nominated by Kendra, its founder and a member of our Kids Eat in Color Community.

Funky Town Fridge now has three fridges in the Forth Worth area, with more planned. Richardson aims to open a fourth one on the city’s south side, dedicated to Atatiana Jefferson, who was killed by Forth Worth Police in 2019. “I think it’s been a good hope for the city,” she said of the fridges. “It’s been fulfilling.’

Kendra Richardson is the founder of Funky Town Fridge - a community-driven fridge with the goal of reducing food apartheid in Fort Worth, Texas.

I was immediately drawn to her story, because she saw injustice in her community and made that crucial step to do something about it, investing her own money and time to build something for the greater good.

A grassroots fridge movement keeps on growing as community members — and a local celebrity — show their support.

Feeding Funkytown - Fort Worth’s food solidarity fridges aim to feed and empower underserved communities.

Grupo en Fort Worth lanza proyecto para ayudar con comida

‘Funky Town Fridge' Fighting Hunger in Fort Worth

In Fort Worth’s Southside neighborhood sits a refrigerator painted with an image of a smiling woman holding a bowl of fruit. This refrigerator and an adjacent pantry are stocked with produce, canned goods, water, and other items free for the taking. The resource is part of Funky Town Fridge, a community fridge that was set up in late September by Fort Worth resident Kendra Richardson.

In 2020, Kendra started. the Funky Town Fridge in Fort Worth, Texas. The mission is simple, make sure every man, woman, and child goes to sleep knowing the fridge is stocked. A community fridge has the potential to greatly impact a community suffering from poverty or a lack of shopping options. Kendra and her team make sure to target those who need the help most and keep the fridge stocked for anyone else in need.

Funky Town Fridge’s founder is asking people to bring items like fresh fruit, canned food, bottled water, and more

Kendra Richardson was like the rest of us, spending countless hours scrolling on social media during quarantine — when she came across a community fridge and was instantly inspired to do the same.

A local teacher has opened two free pantries and fridges in Fort Worth since September, and there's a third on the way.

Interview with the founder, Kendra Richardson, of 'Funky Town Fridge' (FTF) in Fort Worth, Texas. FTF is a grassroots initiative to provide fresh and healthy food to food apartheid residents of Fort Worth.

FTF was founded in the summer of 2020, during the pandemic, and now boasts two fridge/pantries with two more locations coming soon.