The Kelowna Community Fridge is currently undergoing revitalization. Latest Update here!
The Kelowna community fridge is a free fridge + pantry located on unceded and traditional Syilx territory, currently without a host.
KCF is a completely volunteer-operated mutual-aid initiativethat aims to provide 24/7 access to free food.
events & announcements
- Q&A from our first public meetingThanks to everyone who joined our first public meeting! We’ve put together answers to some of the questions that came up and hope this adds clarity for anyone interested in our project.
- Late February Update 2026As late February wraps up, we are excited to share an update on the revival of the Community Fridge in Kelowna. Over the past few weeks, our organizing team – four Bachelor of Sustainability students (Thea, Jolina, Madi and Sydney)-Continue reading “Late February Update 2026”
- Public Meeting February 26 2026Kelowna Community Fridge Public Meeting Please join us for our first public meeting as we work to revive the Kelowna Community Fridge! This will be a community-oriented conversation, where we want to learn directly from those who used, supported, andContinue reading “Public Meeting February 26 2026”
about us
The Kelowna community fridge exists on unceded and traditional Syilx land. We acknowledge that this land was and is taken by imperial and extractive violence. While organizing towards food justice, we should not ignore the current and present harms of colonialism and it’s direct connection to food insecurity.
KCF is for and by the community — we believe access to food is a human right and encourage all members of the community to utilize the fridge, no questions asked. KCF is open to everyone, 24/7, to take or share food or goods, without meeting qualifications to participate.
KCF relies on volunteers to help keep the fridge and area safe, clean, and organized. If you have 15-20 minutes available in your week, please signup to help tidy the fridge here (signup.com/go/OCOABxb). Anything helps, especially on days that are not currently filled!
take what you need,
leave what you can
Language that shames others for how much they need or how often they use the fridge is absolutely discouraged.
Please do not comment on what others donate unless it is harmful, rotting, or expired. If commenting on harmful items, please do so from a constructive place of care.
All are encouraged to take as much as they need, which only they can decide for themselves. No contribution is too small.
SHAME-free and
police-free space
We want to encourage a safe space for the community to use the fridge where every member’s unique needs are valued. Policing what others donate or take is harmful and can make the space unwelcome for folks to return.
Members of our community deserve respect and autonomy in accessing their needs.
Community over competition.
people over profit.
The supply and maintenance of the fridge is indebted to both visible and invisible labour of community members—from stocking, cleaning, organizing, and knowledge sharing.
The community fridge is not the only way to confront food sovereignty or support the community through mutual aid. There is no one way to support your community, but we can start by listening to the needs of those most affected by colonial capitalism.
We all have a role in creating caring communities, within or outside of the space of the community fridge.