food pantries

Pop up food pantries showing up in Bristol as neighbors work to support neighbors battling food insecurity during these challenging times.

Lisa Glazier knows how it feels to need a helping hand. “I’m a school bus driver,” the lifelong Bristol resident said. “So every summer, I’m on unemployment, I have to hit the food pantries, I get it, I understand it. I’ve been doing it for 20 years, I have no shame in that. I get food from other people,...

The state announced a new initiative Thursday aimed at helping provide emergency food resources to Connecticut’s pantry as food insecurity continues at high levels amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Food pantries in need of assistance can connect to resources “on food procurement and distribution, volunteer assistance, shipping and storage supports, and more,” a press release from the governor’s office stated....

Due to the current recession brought on by COVID-19, Lauren Bauer, a fellow at the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, says we are seeing higher rates of food insecurity for minority families due to a loss of jobs, loss of income and closing of schools.

A group of Connecticut veterans is helping supply a local food bank as food pantries struggle with inventory

Around the state, food pantries are working to create new ways to feed the needs of those who are struggling to secure the food. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Vincent Depaul in Waterbury has seen an influx in the number of people who need food items. “It’s a little bit more difficult than before,” said Paul...

The need for food assistance in the state continues to grow during the pandemic leading to a great call for help

The coronavirus pandemic has provoked a spike in demand for food pantries in the U.S. Providers have seen people lining up hours before pantries open, with cars stretching sometimes for miles

The Trump administration introduced a new rule Monday making it harder for low-income immigrants who receive food stamps or other forms of taxpayer-funded assistance to stay in the country legally, NBC News reported. The rule would require immigrants applying for a change in immigration status (like a green card) or those seeking to come here to prove that they are...

The Enfield Food Shelf serves 340 families a week, set up in a grocery store style to let families choose what they need for the week.

If the government shutdown continues the food stamp program, known as SNAP, could run out of money, forcing those who rely on SNAP to turn to food pantries and soup kitchens.

Food pantries in eastern Iowa and western Illinois are being flooded with milk donations under a federal program to buy and distribute nearly $50 million in dairy products to compensate farmers hurt by trade tariffs. River Bend Foodbank CEO Mike Miller told the Quad-City Times that about 80,000 half-gallons of milk will be distributed to food pantries across the Quad-City...

Elizabeth “Betty” Hutchinson was 96-year-old when she passed away last November. Even after her death, she’s made a difference in the Hamden community that will help put food on families’ tables and keep people warm during the winter.

NBC Connecticut, Telemundo Connecticut, Stop & Shop and food pantries across the state have teamed up for “Feeding Our Families,” a food drive to help end hunger on April 28.

On April 28, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., you can donate food items for those in need at all Stop & Shop locations across the state.

Mets legend Rusty Staub has died, just hours before the team opens up the 2018 baseball season, a source told News 4 New York.