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The 518 Free Store - with Shalonda Faircloth

The 518 Free Store is a grassroots organization serving local BIPOC families directly impacted by poverty in historically underserved local communities. A 100% free & digital program the 518 Free Store serves families through reoccurring contact-less deliveries (containing basic necessities including food, hygiene, cleaning, & baby care items.) The 518 Free Store is dedicated to equitable, dignified support under the belief that everyone deserves autonomy, quality & respect no matter their socioeconomic status. 

About our guest speaker:

Shalonda Faircloth is an Upstate NY mutual aid organizer & founder of the 518 Free Store. Her work centers on de-stigmatizing need & facilitating a decolonized understanding of community and responsibility through collective action. Shalonda’s body of work is shaped by her lifelong experience navigating poverty in Schenectady.