Founded in 1982, Connecticut Foodshare is a nonprofit organization member of the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks. On Oct. 27, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that his administration is ...
A fundraising organization of the Archdiocese of Hartford will donate $500,000 to food banks throughout Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties to help ease food shortages due to the SNAP benefits ...
In a scene that’s been playing out across Connecticut over the past week, Diana Colombo lined up at a mobile food pantry in East Hartford on Wednesday morning — a line double its typical length.
Workers and volunteers at the Connecticut Food Bank moved at an assembly line-pace Tuesday afternoon loading food onto trucks that will serve those in need this holiday. Church vehicle after church ...
TORRINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A Torrington food bank is now back open in a new and bigger location. The Friendly Hands Food Bank serves roughly1,2000 clients a month, but it had been doing most of its ...
Construction worker Anthony Rodrigues knows where his next meal -- possibly a burger -- is coming from: Milford's Beth El soup kitchen. Beyond that dinner, Rodrigues' food future looks sketchy. He ...
TORRINGTON — Longtime food assistance organization Friendly Hands Food Bank is closing Thursday after more than 30 years. Director Karen Thomas announced Monday that the food bank at 50 King St. would ...
EAST HAMPTON — Late last month, East Hampton residents Ashley Manning and her finance, who have a toddler, were struggling to put food on the table, because the job they do does not provide a steady ...