Founded in 1982 in New Haven, Connecticut Food Bank partners with food retailers, growers, donors, and volunteers to source food and distribute it through a network of community-based programs, including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, residential programs, and day programs that serve adults and children, as well through our Mobile Pantry, GROW Truck and Child Hunger Impact Program (CHIP).
Connecticut Food Bank provides food to hungry adults and children in Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, and Windham counties. Nearly 270,000 people in our service area are food insecure; more than 79,000 children struggle with hunger.
By soliciting the food industry for products that will not sell –– items that are wholesome but might have some cosmetic flaw –– Connecticut Food Bank reduces waste and feeds people.
We are an affiliate of Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network. Through distribution centers in Wallingford and Bridgeport, and an affiliated distribution center in New London, we provide provide nutritious food to people in need. Last year we distributed enough food to prepare nearly 22.5 million meals.
We also collaborate with End Hunger Connecticut! and with similar advocacy organizations as part of our mission of community education and advocacy about the problem of hunger.