Annie Swingen, from left, her son, Ellis, 10, and her husband, Lee Swingen, fill a Love Fridge with food in Little Village on Feb. 27, 2021. Direct Effect Charities, founded by Michelle DiGiacomo, counts on volunteers to shop and fill the fridges around the city. The public is welcome to take and to contribute food. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)
Column: One family’s weekly trips to fill Chicago’s Love Fridges is a reminder of our capacity to care for one another
