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Mama-Tee Community Fridge Project

A volunteer-run network of community fridges across Philadelphia that puts fresh food within reach of neighbors. It also runs a pop-up grocery store on Washington Avenue.

  • Free
  • Online OK

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What they do

Help stock the fridges with fresh produce, organize donations, join a school or company volunteer day, or help with projects from home. Volunteers start by sending an email.

Who it is for

Who can join
Open to anyone
Who is there
Neighbors

When and where

Fridges are restocked each week, and anyone can take food from them, first come first served.

Days
Saturday
Times
Daytime

NLNA (NoLibs)

Address
700 N 3rd St

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (North Philly)

Address
160 E Erie Ave

Alchemy Hair Lab (Kensington)

Address
2401 E Letterly St

Caribe Towers (Fairhill, two fridges)

Address
3231 N 2nd St

Opportunity Towers I and II (Nicetown, two fridges)

Address
1717 W Hunting Park Ave

Opportunity Towers III (West Philadelphia)

Address
5524 Haverford Ave

Hue Boba Cafe (West Philadelphia)

Address
4600 Woodland Ave

Community Partnership School (Strawberry Mansion and Brewerytown)

Address
3033 W Glenwood Ave

Fridge at a site the page does not name (Germantown)

Address
234 Winona St

Fairmount Bicycles (Fairmount)

Address
2015 Fairmount Ave

Shop and Carry Pharmacy (North Philly)

Address
1301 Lindley Ave

Mama-Tee Pop-Up Grocery Store

Address
2203 Washington Ave
Part of the city
South

You can join online.

Your first visit

Feeling unsure the first time is normal. Most groups are glad when someone new walks in.

First step: Email hello@mama-tee.com with the subject line for the track you want: Volunteer Inquiry for the regular volunteer track, Corporate or School Volunteer Inquiry for a group day, or Virtual Volunteer Inquiry for remote work..

Check with the group before you show up. You need to sign up first.

What to expect

Regular volunteers help stock the fridges with fresh produce, sort donations, and connect surplus food with people who need it. Shift times, training and what to wear are not published, so the first step is an email conversation. Fridge food is free and open to any neighbor, and the fridges are restocked each week.

Tips for your first visit

  • Pick the email subject line that matches your track, so the group can send you the right next step.
  • The fridge locations page marks four fridges as out of order and one as relocating, so check that page before you go to a site.
  • For the pop-up grocery store at 2203 Washington Ave, call 215-585-2767 to ask about its hours.

Newcomer welcome

Fine for newcomers, but you may need to speak up (3 out of 5). Why we say this: Three volunteer tracks are listed openly with a direct email route, but the page gives no shift days, times or training, so the first shift is arranged by email..

Cost and commitment

Cost
Free. Free
How often
Drop in whenever you like

Access and languages

Wheelchair access
We do not know yet. Ask the group before you go.
Languages spoken
We do not know yet which languages are spoken.

Requirements

We found no special requirements. Ask the group if you are not sure.

How to reach them

We copy contact details as the group or a public source published them. Each one shows where it came from.

Sources and last check

Checked by our research team on October 8, 2026. This was a closer look, including what a first visit is like.

Last seen active
September 2025 (See the evidence)
Last checked by our team
October 8, 2026
Status
Probably active
Our confidence in this listing
Medium

We think this group is probably still active, but the newest sign we found is more than a year old.

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