Free Fridge Volunteer Information
Free Fridge Volunteer Information
The Community Free Fridge at Second Harvest is a grassroots food-sharing program that is fueled by the generosity of neighbors like you.
As a volunteer, you’ll get home-cooked meals, grocery staples, and other non-food items directly into the hands of neighbors who need it most. It’s about more than reducing food insecurity and food waste – it’s a way for neighbors to take care of each other.
Signing up to volunteer couldn’t be easier, and there’s no training needed. Browse the calendar below, choose a date and shift that fits your schedule, and look for a confirmation email in your inbox. We can’t wait to welcome you to our volunteer community!
Shifts are one hour long.
Tasks will include cleaning and replenishing the fridge.
Volunteers must be at least 14 years old. Younger volunteers may participate if accompanied by an adult — we’ll tailor your role to match your age and ability.
Comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes recommended — expect light lifting or movement.
Parking is available at the Community Thrift Store’s free, on-site parking lot. Additional volunteer parking is available across the street at Sharpsburg Family Worship Center (corner of 8th and Clay Streets).
Engage your workplace, school, or other affinity group around a shared cause! Consider choosing an item type like canned goods or diapers and organize an item collection, or organize your group to shop and prepare a batch meal. By donating items to the Community Free Fridge at Second Harvest, your group is helping local households meet their basic food needs with dignity. Contact kelly@second-harvest.com to learn more.
From our community to your feed!
This kind of weather has a way of bringing up travel plans.
If you’ve got a trip coming up, there are a few pieces of luggage on the floor right now. Gently used and holding up well for another trip.
If you’re planning some time away, you’re welcome to come by and see what’s here.
#secondhand #luggage #localthrift #pittsburghthrift #thriftstore
What happens to meals that don’t sell? At Harvest on Main, they don’t go to waste.
As prepared meals near their sell-by date, they’re discounted — making them even more accessible. And anything still in the case is purchased through our food budget and stocked in the Community Free Fridge at Second Harvest.
It’s one way we’re working toward a near zero-waste market — while keeping good food within just a few blocks of where it’s made.
This Earth Day, we’re proud to share a model where less is wasted and more is shared.
We call it Second Serving — and it’s made possible by neighbors like you.
🛒 Shop Harvest on Main. Support Second Serving.
At checkout, you can make an additional gift to help purchase meals for the Community Free Fridge.
Since opening, customers have already contributed over $1,000 to help stock the Community Free Fridge with ready-to-heat meals. 💛
The NFL Draft is here, and Pittsburgh’s feeling it. 🖤💛
We’ve got some Steelers gear on the shelves - clothes, cups, hats, and a few one-of-a-kind finds. All secondhand, all ready for this moment in the city.
Stop by to see what you can find and make sure you’re ready Thursday.
#pittsburgh #nfldraft #nfldraft2026 #secondhand #thrifter
Something good is cooking today at Harvest on Main.
Grandma Flo’s meatballs are always available as a grab-and-go quart (6 in each), but on Tuesdays and Thursdays, they’re served hot and made to order too!
Easy to pick up if you’re passing through and looking for something delicious for lunch or dinner.
#harvestonmain #community #localgrocery #localmarket #pittsburgh
