food assistance

Roughly 44,000 more Connecticut residents will now be eligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

The Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) has changed its eligibility rules as of Oct. 1, expanding its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. At grocery stores, prices are soaring and across the state, many residents are in need of assistance. The Department of Social Services said help is on the way for roughly 44,000 more Connecticut residents through an expanded Supplemental…

Hundreds of thousands of Connecticut schoolchildren who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals programs will be receiving additional SNAP benefits. The governor’s office said the state departments of social services and education announced that $88.6 million in special food assistance benefits will be going to families of nearly 220,000 schoolchildren. The funding comes through the federal Pandemic EBT,…

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One federal program from the United States Department of Agriculture supports communities where this a great need for food assistance.

Food benefits for all Connecticut households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will increase by 15% starting this Wednesday. The CT Department of Social Services announced it will provide a total of $25.5 million in additional federal food benefits. The assistance is a part of the $900 billion stimulus package Congress agreed upon. The aid will be distributed…

State and local officials gathered in the town of Windsor on Thursday to tackle the issue that’s plaguing hundreds of thousands: food insecurity. According to Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, one in nine adults are hungry. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, one in seven children were hungry. An Alice study shows that 38 percent of families in Connecticut worry about food insecurity….

Hundreds of families received hygiene products, bottles of water, and most importantly, food during a distribution event.

Pop-up food pantry will be taking place Thursday from 2 p.m. -3:30 p.m. at Bowen Field Parking lot in New Haven.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and the Jewish Foundation of Greater Hartford are teaming up to distribute Seder meals to those who in need.