How to help feed people in New Orleans

The big picture: New Orleans has several ways to help feed people. Here are some options to consider supporting.

• You can help by donating money, food or your time.

🍝 Free meals: Volunteers are needed to serve food with Community Kitchen, Crescent City Café and Southern Solidarity.

🥪 Community fridges: Residents stock fridges across the city with meals and snacks that are available with no questions asked. The Facebook group gives examples of ways to help.

🥫 Free Little Pantries: Stock these boxes with nonperishables and personal hygiene products.

• Other pantries: Common Ground Relief, Broadmoor Improvement Association and Sankofa Lower Nine Fresh Food Pantry.

📦 Second Harvest Food Bank: Provides food and support to 500-plus community partners and programs across 23 parishes.

🤝 Mutual aid groups: Folks in the local Facebook group offer and request help. Common requests include grocery drop-offs.

🎃 Trick or treating: Some groups are encouraging people to add nonperishable items to the candy mix this year. Examples: ramen, granola bars, pudding cups and microwavable mac and cheese.

The bottom line: Be kind to each other and help where you can.

📣 More ways to help? Email us at [email protected].

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