Community Fridge and Food Pantry
Continuously stocked free food access with no application, income verification, or documentation requirement. Removing barriers means we reach neighbors who fall outside eligibility windows for other assistance.
Solidarity, not charity · Cleveland & Bradley County, TN
Neighbors meeting needs.
Just a bunch of your neighbors coming together to meet needs and fight systems that fail us.
Who we are
Solidarity, not charity.
Cleveland TN Community Resources is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Bradley County, Tennessee. We are entirely volunteer-run with no paid staff and minimal internal operating costs, since our administrative work is done digitally. Contributed funds go directly into programming and community support.
CTNCR operates under a steward-based leadership model with ten operational seats covering finance, operations, communications, partnerships, volunteer coordination, and program leads. This distributes decision-making and builds organizational resilience that does not depend on any one person.
Our programs
Emergency Microgrant Fund
Direct financial assistance for rent, utilities, transportation, and medical costs. Low-barrier and fast-moving, filling the gap between crisis and slower institutional aid.
Immigration Rights and Justice
Know your rights education, rapid response protocols, and direct support services for immigrant residents of Bradley County.
Community Programming
Regular free community events for the holidays and back to school, bringing neighbors together around the seasons when families need a little extra.
Our approach
We work from a mutual aid framework. Support flows horizontally between neighbors rather than downward from institution to recipient. Practically, this means no gatekeeping, no means testing, and no distinction between who gives and who receives. Many of the people we serve also volunteer with us.
This model reaches households that traditional service delivery misses, and it produces engagement rather than dependency.
Alicia Conboy, Executive Director
info@ctncr.org
Further reading on mutual aid
- Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes
- Let This Radicalize You: A Workbook
- Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade
Impact
In our neighbors’ words
Resource directory
Search local and national services, including the full CBFP.news community resources directory. Hours and programs change often, so please call ahead before you visit.
More places to look
- TN.gov General Resource Directory
- USAGov: find government benefits and financial help
- findhelp.org: search and connect to social care near you
- Know Your Rights from the ACLU
Listings were compiled from public directories, including the UTC MobileMOC Bradley County guide and the CBFP.news community resources food listings. Something wrong or missing? Email us.
Food calendar
Free meals, food pantries and mobile pantries across Bradley County. Pick a day to see what’s open. Cross-checked with the CBFP.news food listings. Schedules change, so please call ahead before you go.
Swipe sideways to see more places.
More food help, like senior meal delivery, is in the resource directory. Want a pantry added to the calendar? Email us.
Community Bulletin Board
Free things happening around Cleveland and Bradley County, gathered from the public library, Visit Cleveland TN, the City of Cleveland and our neighbors. Every event here is free to attend. Tap a day to see what’s on, and an event for details.
Current campaigns
Ways to pitch in right now.
Fill The Fridge
Help us keep the fridge full of food for neighbors who need it.
Give to Fill The FridgeStand With Pride of Cleveland, TN
Help fund a safer, more affirming Bradley County for our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
Give to Stand With PrideFrom our friends
Latest from CBFP.news
The Cleveland-Bradley Free Press publishes free, independent news for the people of Bradley County. Here’s what they’ve put out most recently.
Get involved
Mutual aid works because neighbors show up for each other.
Join the group
Our private Facebook group is where neighbors share resources and ask for help. Locals only, please.
Join our Facebook group →Add a resource
Run a pantry, clinic, support group or program? Send us the details and we'll add it to the directory.
Email info@ctncr.org →Follow along
Keep up with campaigns, events and needs in the community.
Support CTNCR
Your gift goes straight to meeting needs in Cleveland and Bradley County. Because we carry no facility costs and run administration digitally, funding translates directly into services delivered.
- Program expansion. Growing reach and adding capacity to existing programs.
- Fridge and pantry stocking. Consistent, reliable food supply.
- Microgrant fund. More cash available for neighbors in crisis.
- General operating. Including a long-term goal of weekly stipends for our stewards, who carry substantial ongoing responsibility without compensation.
Cleveland, TN Community Resources is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 39-2502378.