Construction Underway on the Scott Community Fridge

(Scott, LA) - One of the biggest issues for many families in Acadiana today is making their food budget stretch as far as possible, and for many families, their budgets are at a breaking point.

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Why Community Fridges Matter More Than Ever

Community fridges are located in Lafayette and the surrounding areas. Every day, people, businesses, and other groups stock the fridges often, and it's obvious that the need for food is huge.

Once stocked, the fridges are quickly emptied because people are looking for any help they can get to put food on the table.

READ MORE: PLANS ARE BEING MADE TO PUT TOGETHER A SCOTT COMMUNITY FRIDGE

How the Scott Community Fridge Came Together

Foodies of Lafayette💗, a bunch of other community partners, and the City of Scott have partnered to bring a food pantry to the city. Construction of the building and the contents of the enclosure are ongoing.

Scott Community Effort in Action

You can see from the progression of these photos how hard everyone is working to complete this project. These are the first few pictures from Tuesday.

There is no doubt that the entire community is coming together to make this project a reality, including Foodies of Lafayette. Once things are up and running, items can be donated at this site in Scott.

The next photo is later Tuesday evening, and you can tell progress is going very well.

According to the City of Scott's Facebook page, Envision Scott and the Lafayette Community Fridge, powered by Foodies of Lafayette, are getting ever closer to finishing the creation of a community fridge for residents.

Where to Find the Scott Community Fridge

The Scott Community Fridge will be right near City Hall at 125 Lions Club Road.

Anyone who is interested in providing food is asked to reach out to the Scott City Hall at 337-233-1130.

Several areas around Lafayette and the other regions offer community pantries and fridges, including some of the following:

• The Lafayette Community Fridge is at 2905 East Simcoe, next door to McMillan's Pub.
• St. Barnabas Church in Lafayette at 400 Camellia Blvd has a community pantry and fridge. 
• Maurice Community Fridge can be found at Landry's Pharmacy at 106 Milton Road in Maurice.
• The Sunset Community Pantry can be found at the Fire Department Volunteer Center, which is located at 872 Napoleon Ave in Sunset.
• In Carencro, you can find the Carencro Kiwanis Community Pantry in the pavilion behind Carencro City Hall at 210 East Saint Peter St. in Carencro. 
• The Space Cat Community Fridge in Lafayette can be found at 213 Mudd Avenue.