Programs

  • Dream Fridge Community Food Initiative

    DREAM FRIDGE IS OUR ANSWER TO ENGLEWOOD.S FOOD DESERT STATUS, POVERTY RATES, AND LACK OF FRESH GROCERY OPTIONS. THE COMMUNITY FRIDGE IS OPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY FROM 9AM-4PM, OFFERING FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND WATER TO RESIDENTS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, PROJECT DREAM FRIDGE HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 23,700 LBS OF FRESH FOOD AND WATER ACROSS THE EQUIVALENT OF 9,500 MEALS. WITH AN AVERAGE OF 118 SERVINGS OF 283 LBS. OF FOOD AND A WEEKLY COST OF 550, THE DREAM FRIDGE IS A WELL-RECEIVED OFFERING. DREAM DELIVERIES STABILIZES QUALITY AND ACCESS BY OFFERING FRESH PRODUCE STRAIGHT TO THE DOORSTEP OF THE CHICAGOLAND RESIDENTS THAT IT SERVES. BEING ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS, DREAM DELIVERIES IS CONSISTENT IN REDUCING WASTE BY SENDING PACKAGED PRE-MEASURED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO HOUSEHOLDS IN NEED & STRUGGLING WITH FOOD SECURITY. OUR DELIVERY SERVICES PROVIDE UNDERSERVED FAMILIES WITH 5 DAYS WORTH OF HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS FOR CONSUMPTION, IMMEDIATELY MOVING A HOUSEHOLD FROM FOOD INSECURE TO FOOD SECURE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, DREAM DELIVERIES HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 78,000 LBS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO THE DOORSTEP OF NEARLY 1,300 RESIDENTS EVERY WEEK.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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    $733.7K