Founded in 1982 in New Haven, Connecticut Food Bank partners with food retailers, growers, donors, and volunteers to source food and distribute it through a network of community-based programs, including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, residential programs, and day programs that serve adults and children, as well through our Mobile Pantry, Senior Supplemental Feeding Program, and Fresh Dairy Express.
Connecticut Food Bank provides food to hungry adults and children in Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, and Windham counties. Nearly 400,000 people in our service area are projected to experience food insecurity this year. That number includes more than 121,000 children.
We are an affiliate of Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network. Through distribution centers in Wallingford and Bridgeport, and an affiliated distribution center in New London, we provide nutritious food to people in need. Last year we distributed enough food to prepare nearly 23.8 million meals.
