A new community fridge has opened in a Yuma neighborhood to help make food available to anyone who needs it.

The launch comes after this year’s federal government shutdown, when food banks across Arizona saw more people needing help.

According to Feeding America, about 20 percent of people in Yuma County are food insecure and fighting food insecurity is a mission one local mutual aid group is combatting.

Refrigerador Comunitario , known as Refri and Spanish for community fridge, aims to make food more accessible for Yumans.

“If you are hungry or if you know someone who is hungry, stop by the refrigerator and make use of it. It is here to be utilized,” said Bette Richter, a member of Refri Comunitario.

The group recently opened its first fridge in a neighborhood near South Pacific Ave

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