A graffiti-covered former Family Dollar in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward is now the New Orleans Free Store, offering clothing, goods, medical care, art classes, and roller skating to residents. Founder Dan Bingler hopes to replicate the mutual-aid model in empty storefronts nationwide.
Free Store Brings Hope to Katrina Scarred Neighborhood
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