{"id":22166,"date":"2020-09-10T23:45:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T03:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=22166"},"modified":"2021-01-08T15:37:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T20:37:24","slug":"buddy-system-launches-two-community-fridges-in-miami-dade-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/buddy-system-launches-two-community-fridges-in-miami-dade-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddy System Launches Two Community Fridges In Miami-Dade County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Carolina Soto and Alice Moreno<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Julita Williams knows firsthand the battle some people in Richmond Heights face because of food insecurity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the owner of Williams Groceries, she encounters homeless people every day. She helps by giving them food and beverages when she can but the problem is too big for her to tackle alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, thanks to <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/mdc-student-starts-buddy-system-for-those-most-at-risk-of-contracting-the-coronavirus\/\">a non-profit organization that runs errands\u2014like grocery shopping<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for people with health complications to reduce their risk of contracting the coronavirus, Williams is not alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddysystemmia.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Buddy<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">System<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">,<\/span><\/strong> a program founded by Wolfson Campus student Jessica Gutierrez and her friends Kristin Guerin and Eric Trope, has set up two community fridges in Miami-Dade County in the past month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first one is located inside of Harba Food Store, 1003 N.W. 3rd Ave., in Overtown. It opened on Aug. 20. The second one was set up on Sept. 10 in front of Williams Groceries, located at 14660 Lincoln Blvd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNow people no longer [have to starve] if they are hungry,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThey can come by anytime and have the assurance that they have something to eat.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purple-bluish colored fridge that sits outside of Williams Groceries was stocked with celery, tomatoes, onions, apples, plantains, eggs, spaghetti, potatoes, red peppers, onions, canned food and coconut water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artist Vanessa Gomez spruced it up by painting multicolored handprints on the borders and placing positive sayings like \u201cfree food for the community by the community\u201d and \u201ctake what you need, leave what you can.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22167\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-22167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Community-Fridge-11-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"community fridge\" width=\"400\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Community-Fridge-11-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Community-Fridge-11-624x1024.jpg 624w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Community-Fridge-11-768x1261.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Community-Fridge-11-935x1536.jpg 935w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Community-Fridge-11-1247x2048.jpg 1247w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Community-Fridge-11-scaled.jpg 1559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ALICE MORENO\/THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe message really speaks for itself,\u201d Gomez said. \u201cThis is more about mutual aid than anything. This isn\u2019t charity work, this is about being in solidarity with one another especially during times like these.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gutierrez was inspired to start the project after she saw a community fridge in the Bronx. The fridge was set up by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inourheartsnyc.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A New World In Our Heart<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">s<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">,<\/span><\/strong> an anarchist network that has established multiple community fridges across New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI thought it was an amazing initiative and knew I wanted to bring it to Miami,\u201d Gutierrez said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Familiar with South Florida\u2019s food insecurity problem, Buddy System decided to start their own community fridge project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/data-tools\/demo\/hhp\/#\/?measures=FIR&amp;mapAreaSelector=msa&amp;s_metro=33100&amp;mapPeriodSelector=11\">U.S. Census Bureau<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>,<\/strong><\/span> more than one in seven South Florida households are struggling with food insecurity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning for Buddy System\u2019s community fridges began in July. First, the group created a <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/miami-community-fridge\">GoFundMe<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> page and CashApp and PayPal accounts to pay for the fridges. After they bought the equipment, volunteers scouted for businesses willing to host the fridges and they donated food to fill them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf my family can afford to buy food, like why can\u2019t somebody else benefit?\u201d said Valerie Dieppa, who volunteers with Buddy System. \u201cWe buy eggs so much, so what\u2019s buying another carton for someone who probably can\u2019t buy a carton<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for themselves?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buddy System hopes to have a fleet of 20 community fridges scattered across Miami by the end of the year. They would be located in neighborhoods like Homestead, Cutler Ridge, and Miami Gardens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want this to bring unity and remind people that we\u2019re not alone in this pandemic and that together we can go further,\u201d Gutierrez said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Carolina Soto and Alice Moreno Julita Williams knows firsthand the battle some people in Richmond Heights face because of food insecurity. As the owner of Williams Groceries, she encounters homeless people every day. 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