With support from the California Arts Council, Community Initiatives for Collective Impact will grow its People’s Fridge program in at least five new locations to address food insecurity and hunger in Merced County. People’s Fridge is a social justice project started in September 2020 in response to hunger during COVID-19. People’s Fridge was create through input and action from community members experiencing food insecurity. Each People’s Fridge provides free food 24/7, 365 days per year in food-desert neighborhoods. Since the first fridge, local artists and community members have painted the fridges and food donation boxes to raise awareness for and reduce stigma for accessing free food. The art on the fridges elevates them from free food to a celebration of people, community, and mutual aid.