food distribution

UConn star Paige Bueckers put on a pop-up distribution for families struggling with food insecurity in the Minneapolis area.

Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank will provide free food to families in need through the summer months.

Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank distributed food for the last time on Thursday at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. It started as a one-week emergency distribution a year ago on April 20, 2020 and ended up continuing for an entire year. It was an integral part of helping Connecticut families during the COVID-19 pandemic. An average of 2,000 cars…

Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank added an extra day of food distribution in East Hartford Saturday.

Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank added an extra day of food distribution in East Hartford Saturday. The distribution event was held from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rentschler Field. “We wanted to be able to pilot a Saturday distribution since we had an influx of volunteers and we were able to order some extra food,” said Jason Jakubowski,…

Foodshare is still seeing about 1,500 cars cruise through its twice weekly Rentschler Field food distribution lines. And while that’s about half the number of families compared to the height of the pandemic, they want to one day shut down this operation completely. “Obviously lines of cars and putting boxes in cars is not the optimal way of solving hunger…

Foodshare continues to distribute food regularly at Rentschler Field, nearly a year after it first started the drive.

Foodshare will continue to distribute food to families in need at Rentschler Field in East Hartford throughout the winter. The food distribution at Rentschler Field begins again today, officials said. Every Tuesday through the winter, food will be given out from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. An end date has not yet been determined. One allocation of food will be…

Replicating East Hartford’s Rentschler Field concept, new sites being added in New London, Norwich and Norwalk.

Foodshare announced Monday that it will continue distributing food to those in need this year during the pandemic.

Foodshare will continue to distribute food to families in need at Rentschler Field in East Hartford throughout the winter. The food distribution at Rentschler Field will begin again on Tuesday, January 12, officials said. Every Tuesday through the winter, food will be given out from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. An end date has not yet been determined. One allocation…

FoodShare has launched the annual Turkey and 30 campaign to help put food on the table for Connecticut families. It looks a bit different this year due to the pandemic.