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In New Haven, New Flame Restoration Church handed out boxes of groceries to families in need.

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.

Throughout the state, many organizations are working together to help families struggling to put food on the table. House of Heroes Connecticut and Veterans Rally Point are the two latest organizations to join forces and help veterans and their families. Volunteers worked to fill boxes with non-perishable food items throughout Saturday morning. The one-time emergency food distribution had a goal…

Throughout the state, many organizations are working together to help families struggling to put food on the table. These two organizations are the latest to join forces and help veterans and their families.

Some hospitals are opening food pantries or makeshift grocery stores inside their facilities to help staff who don’t have time, don’t want to or can’t afford to go to a grocery store during the coronavirus pandemic.

Connecticut Food Banks are taking a direct hit due to COVID-19. Many are trying to keep up with the demand of those who may suffer from food insecurity. Across the state, many of the food banks are hard at work to try and replenish their supplies while both regular and new clients ask for help. Hockanum Valley Community Council is…

Connecticut’s food banks are trying to keep their shelves stocked as demand has increased during the coronavirus crisis.

The Greenwich United Way announced they are giving a $25,000 emergency grant to the Neighbor to Neighbor food pantry. The funds will help expand the organization’s food pantry and its ability to provide groceries for town residents in need, according to the United Way. Residents served by the food pantry are at extreme risk now more than ever because of…

A food pantry has opened on the campus of the Coast Guard Academy in New London to help Coast Guard members going without a paycheck during the government shutdown.

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The mission at Morley Elementary School in West Hartford is to spread kindness. For 25 years, that kindness has been shown with donations.

For 35 years, Plainville firefighters have been going above and beyond to help the community, and it’s not just about fighting fires.

The children of Sacred Heart Catholic Church streamed out into Mississippi’s heat on a blistering Sunday afternoon, carrying what they said was a message of opposition against immigration raids their parents could not. “I will not sit in silence while my parents are taken away,” read a sign carried by two Hispanic boys. They were among a group of several...

Hundreds of undocumented workers have been released from federal custody following massive immigration raids in Mississippi. Now they, and hundreds of others still in custody, are awaiting court hearings and possible deportation.

For more and more college students in Connecticut and elsewhere, the burdens of paying to tuition, fees, room and board, and textbooks aren’t where the financial stresses stop.

As the government shutdown drags on, a food pantry has popped up on the United States Coast Guard Academy’s campus in New London to help struggling families who went without their first paycheck on Tuesday.

Federal workers received pay stubs Friday with nothing but zeroes on them as the effects of the government shutdown hit home, deepening anxieties about mortgage payments and unpaid bills. All told, an estimated 800,000 government employees missed their paychecks for first time since the shutdown began three weeks ago. Fuming employees posted pictures of the $0 pay stubs on Twitter...

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.

Almost a year has passed since the Nov. 5, 2017, shooting in this town southeast of San Antonio, a rural place anchored by the small church. The congregation, led by pastor Frank Pomeroy, 52, and his wife, Sherri, 49, has turned the sanctuary into a memorial while a larger church is being built next door.

NBC Connecticut and Telemundo’s Feeding Our Families food drive along with our NBC stations in New York donated enough food to provide more than 1.9 million meals throughout the tri-state area.