Sometimes an idea for helping people does not begin with a foundation, a fundraiser or a grand plan. Sometimes it starts with a small wooden box, a few cans of food and the simple realisation that a neighbourhood can look after its own. In Fayetteville, Arkansas, Jessica McClard was fascinated by the Little Free Library movement, which was bringing tiny book-sharing structures into neighbourhoods. She began wondering whether the same principle could be applied to something more immediate than books. What if people could share food, toiletries and everyday essentials in exactly the same way?
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