Update, February 2, 2026: All donated items (food, pantry items, canned foods, and
hygiene products) should be put inside of the fridge because of rodents.
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Update: These additional items are welcome:
- Eggs
- Cooked deli meat
- Pastries and baked goods
- Beverages, bottled water, seltzer, and juice
- Halal food
- Kosher food
- Vegetarian and vegan food
- Spices/spice mixes
- Prepared meals and food that can be eaten without using a refrigerator, stove, or oven
- Hygiene items
- Diapers
- Menstrual products
- Paper towels
- Toilet paper
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What are the best types of food to donate to the new KWT Community Fridge that Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid maintains? These items are welcome:
- Whole fruits and fresh vegetables
- Packaged cut fruits
- Bread
- Dairy or non-dairy products
- Packaged meat or plant-based products
- Commercially prepared meals (labeled and pre-packaged)
- Donations of home-cooked meals MUST be labeled with donation date and food origin (the name and address of the food donor or producer). Please write on the label if the meal is
- Gluten-free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Contain nuts
- Peanut-free.
[The KWT Community Fridge, formerly located on E. 2nd Street by Fort Hamilton Parkway, moved to Church Avenue, between E. 5th Street and Ocean Parkway in 2025.]
For answers to your questions, send an e-mail to
kwtfridge @ gmail.com.
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Originally posted on the KARMABrooklyn blog on February 28, 2021:
Community Fridges and Tiny Purple Pantries are tools in the struggle for food justice and against food
insecurity and an opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors. [KWTMA no longer maintains the Tiny Purple Pantry.]
Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) set up a Community Fridge today near the northeast corner of E. 2nd Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway, by the laundromat [now located on Church Avenue, between E. 5th Street and Ocean Parkway]. There you can donate perishable foods, such as dairy products, meat, eggs, home-cooked meals, fresh fruit, and fresh vegetables, or you can take food that you need.
A map of the Community Fridges and Tiny Purple Pantries in Brooklyn is posted at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1sU_etWNgS4tWVbx5SSyjcTF09Pltl5an&ll=40.64801884051553%2C-73.9781280074266&z=18.
