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Many community members the organization helps are \"seniors, students, or family members that can't meet needs -- or families that just are on a very, very, very tight budget where they have to compromise and get food that's not really nourishing their bodies,\" Berhe-Lumax said.
\"It's not just about bringing food to the fridge -- it's about addressing public health and what that means,\" she said. \"What is the food? How are we bringing it to the fridge? How are people receiving it? [Those are] all [just] as important.\"
\"People are feeling ownership of the fridge and accountability and responsibility,\" she added. \"We use design a lot in terms of how we build One Love -- we emphasize in our design respect, dignity and health ... when people come to the fridge, [we want them to] feel valued and seen and it changes how people show up in their communities.\"
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