What’s the Matter With Little Free Food Pantries?
“The concept is hardly exclusive to Fayetteville. Little Free Pantries—or ‘Blessing Boxes’—have popped up in South Carolina’s Low Country, upstate New York, and suburban Portland, Oregon, as well as in metro areas such as San Jose. Each one serves as an indication of the widespread problem of food insecurity, and there may be as many as 1,000 around the country now. An organization in Tallahassee is currently crowdfunding a drive to build and stock nine ‘Help Shelf’ boxes around the city. Just last week, similar efforts took root in Toronto and Auckland, New Zealand.”