Funky Town Food Mart
Convenience store · Southland Terrace ·
Offers prepared foods like burgers, philly cheesesteaks, and salads
Offers prepared foods like burgers, philly cheesesteaks, and salads
"The group’s rapid, small-scale cash assistance illustrates how mutual aid can move quickly: an Instagram-posted request from a single mother behind on bills resulted in a $500 CashApp transfer minutes later to help with rent and hygiene needs. At the same time, the organization has had to engage platform support teams to resolve holds and transfer issues so those kinds of immediate disbursements can continue." - Steven Monacelli
"A grassroots mutual-aid group that received a personal donation and is named as a beneficiary of merchandise-proceeds to support local storm-relief and food-access efforts in Texas." - Amy McCarthy
"A community feeding program that operates three publicly accessible fridges across Fort Worth, stocked by donated food, toiletries, and essentials; anyone in need can take items at any time, and the group posts donation guidelines and accepts cash contributions via mobile-payment platforms." - Amy McCarthy
"Operating in Fort Worth since last September, I describe Funky Town Fridge as a collective that runs three community-accessible, unmanned refrigerators on a 'take what you need, leave what you can' policy; founder Kendra Richardson says the city plans to shut the fridges down by January 17 unless she makes major modifications because of an obscure 1964 law intended to prevent children from becoming trapped in airtight appliances. City code compliance suggested adding locks, asking volunteers to man the fridges, or replacing them with smaller units—changes Richardson says would make the project far less accessible—so she is seeking a city exception, has obtained pro bono legal aid, and has contacted District 9 Councilwoman Ann Zadeh for support." - Brittanie Shey
"As part of the #FeedTheFunk effort, I noted that the Funky Town Fridge accepts fresh fruits and produce, canned goods, and shelf-stable foods for its community-fridge program; the fridge is located at 3144 Bryan Avenue, and donations can be made via its GoFundMe." - Amy McCarthy
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