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High Gas Prices Hurt CT Non-Profits Like Foodshare
High gas prices are specially tough on non-profits like Connecticut Foodshare
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CT LIVE!: Stuff A Bus 2021
On-Air Personality from KC101 and KISS 95.7 Adam Rivers shares all the details of this year’s campaign to raise money and food for Foodshare.
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Foodshare to End Emergency Food Distribution Sites at the End of October
After operating for more than 18 months, Foodshare is ending its drive-thru emergency food distribution sites at the end of October.
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Foodshare to End Emergency Food Distribution Sites at the End of October
Foodshare is ending its drive-thru emergency food distribution sites at the end of October, more than 18 months after they began. The sites began in April of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and will end on October 30, Foodshare said. The locations that are closing include: Bridgeport: 1316 Barnum Avenue Bristol: 95 Vincent P. Kelly Road Danbury: Danbury High School…
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Disparities in Food Insecurity Increased in 2020
CT Foodshare said the disparities in families facing food insecurity increased as the pandemic went on in 2020.
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CT Food Bank/Foodshare Will Continue Distribution Efforts Through September
The Connecticut Food Bank/Foodshare announced Wednesday that they will continue their emergency food distribution efforts through September to help those who are experiencing food insecurity.
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Food Bank Announces Emergency Drive-Thru Services For Families With Food Insecurity
Connecticut Food Bank/Foodshare is announcing their plan to hold emergency drive-thru services for families with food insecurity in the state. A spokesperson for Connecticut Food Bank/Foodshare said they’ll continue to serve people struggling with hunger throughout the summer months. The food bank will announce their summer drive-thru distribution schedule, which will run out of eight sites throughout Connecticut, on...
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Vaccine Providers Partner With Foodshare and Churches to Reach Communities in Need
Hartford HealthCare partnered with Foodshare and a church in Hartford to help get people vaccinated and to help feed those who are going hungry.
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Today Is Foodshare's Last Day of Food Distribution at Rentschler Field
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…
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Conn. Food Bank, Foodshare to Continue Emergency Drive-Thru Sites into May
The Connecticut Food Bank and Foodshare has announced they are continuing most of their emergency drive-thru food distributions into the month of May. “The USDA has announced that May will be the final month for the Farmers to Families food box program,” said Jason Jakubowski, President and CEO of Connecticut Food Bank/Foodshare. According to Jakubowski, the boxes were designed...
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Connecticut Food Bank & Foodshare Held One-Time Saturday Food Distribution
Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank added an extra day of food distribution in East Hartford Saturday.
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Connecticut Food Bank & Foodshare Held One-Time Saturday Food Distribution
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,…
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Food Distribution Continues Nearly A Year Later At Rentschler Field
Foodshare continues to distribute food regularly at Rentschler Field, nearly a year after it first started the drive.
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Connecticut Food Bank/Foodshare to Continue Emergency Drive-Thru Sites Into April
Connecticut Food Bank/Foodshare will continue to operate its emergency drive-thru distributions into April amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Foodshare started a drive-thru food distribution at Rentschler Field in East Hartford last year to help people who needed some assistance as they started to feel the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic after businesses closed their doors. Since the pandemic started...
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Your Pandemic Questions Answered: the FDA, AstraZeneca Vaccine and More
Public health voice and former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts explains the latest on Joe Biden’s search for a new FDA head, and the AstraZeneca vaccine, which saw an issue in its trial data this week.
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Need For Emergency Food Distribution Continues Across The State
The emergency food distribution center at Rentschler Field began operations April 20 of last year. Now, nearly a year later, it continues to play a large role in the fight against food insecurity. Streaming through the Rentschler field parking lot, lines at this food distribution have sometime been long. But worth waiting in, for those in need. “I’d come here,…
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Food Insecurity Remains an Issue 1 Year Into Pandemic
A year into the pandemic, many families in Connecticut and across the nation are still facing a food insecurity crisis.
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Foodshare Volunteer Making a Difference During Pandemic
A retired teacher is now using her time to volunteer at Foodshare’s distribution center in East Hartford to help those in need during the pandemic.