Non-profit food banks and pantries in Connecticut may be able to help individuals and families who are facing a difficult period. Qualified residents can turn to these centers for free food, and many may also provide other forms of non-financial support such as clothing and general information on government assistance programs.
While the exact type of food provided will vary based on the pantry or food bank, in general many will provide perishable items, vegetables, bread, frozen foods, and others forms of nutritious meals. Most locations will also have counselors on site who can advise qualified individuals about low income government assistance programs as well as other charities that are located in the town, city, or region where the individual lives.
Each county in Connecticut also usually has other agencies that can provide financial assistance, such as Salvation Army, community action agencies, or similar. Click here to get more information on other financial assistance programs that may be available in your local community.
Gifts of Love
1 Canal Court
Avon - Connecticut, 06001
Phone number - 860-676-2323
The Food Factory - Oxford
103 Willenbrock Rd
Oxford - CT, 06478
(203) 271-1786
Community Action Agency of New Haven
781 Whalley Avenue
New Haven - Connecticut, 06515
(203) 387-7700
Amazing Grace
139 Main Street Ext
Middletown - CT, 06457
(860) 347-3222
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Connecticut Food Bank
150 Bradley St.
East Haven - CT, 06512
203-469-5000
Ecumenical Food Bank Inc.
PO Box 796
Naugatuck, CT 06770
203-729-9869
Hands On Hartford
40 Pratt Street
Hartford - Connecticut, 06103
860-728-3201
Guilford Food Bank
45 Stone House Ln
Guilford - Connecticut, 06437
(203) 453-8166
Foodshare Inc.
450 Woodland Ave
Bloomfield - CT, 06002
Dial for food and help - 860-286-9999
Plymouth Community Food Pantry
20 Dewey Ave
Terryville - Connecticut, 06786
860-584-1750
Yale Sustainable Food Project
209 Edwards Street
New Haven - CT, 06511
203-432-2084
Food Bank Of Lower Fairfield County Inc.
461 Glenbrook Rd
Stamford, Connecticut, 06906
(203)358-8898
End Hunger Connecticut!
509 Wethersfield Ave.
Hartford - CT, 06114
860-296-1127
Connecticut Food Bank-Waterbury Branch
50 Eagle St
Waterbury - CT, 06708
Phone number - (203) 759-1919
St. Vincent Depaul Place
617 Main St. P.O. Box 398
Middletown, CT 06457
(203)754-0000
Bright Star Vision
West Hartford - Connecticut
Call for free food - 860-324-0461
St. Vincent de Paul Place
10 Railroad Place
Norwich - Connecticut, 06360
860-889-7374
Masters Manna Food Pantry and Resource Center
46 North Plains Industrial Rd
Wallingford - CT, 06492
203-678-3042
This non-profit organization is a full service food bank and pantry operation. Other forms of assistance are also provided. For example, the center also runs a Free Medical and Free Dental Clinic. Both adults and children can get dental care. These are some examples of the many services and assistance programs that are provided to Wallingford, Durham, Meriden, North Haven, Cheshire, , Middlefield, and Southington,CT families in the community.
The Five Corner Cupboard
124 Scantic Rd
East Windsor - CT, 06088
860-6540590
Both food items and household products are available here.
Community Action Committee Of Danbury
10 Aaron Samuels Boulevard
Danbury - Connecticut, 06810
As a typical example, a family of four receives enough food for three meals for three days or nine meals in total. Access to the Food Pantry is limited to once a month. The agency’s goal is to keep people from being hungry.
APOSTOLIC COMMUNITY CHURCH EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY AND SOUP KITCHEN
146 Center Street
Meriden - Connecticut, 06450
Call for information - (203) 639-0780
A food pantry is available for low income and needy residents.
Foodshare
450 Woodland Avenue
Bloomfield , CT 06002-1342
Phone number - 860.286.9999
Connecticut Food Bank
150 Bradley St.
East Haven, Connecticut 06512
203.469.5000
Saint James Episcopal Church Daily Bread Ecumenical Food Pantry
25 West Street
Danbury - Connecticut 06810
(203) 748-3561
Food pantry for families and individuals in need is open. People can get help once per once. Various churches and non-profits contribute to the food bank and pantry.
Additional locations of Connecticut food banks and pantries
If you need information on other food assistance programs in Connecticut, or want to know where to go to if the food banks above are not convenient to you, dial (203) 469-5000.
