Join Connecticut Food Bank in Largest Single-Day Food Drive May 14 to Help “Stamp Out Hunger”
WALLINGFORD, CONN., May 10, 2016 – The Connecticut Food Bank is asking for the community’s support on May 14 as it joins America’s letter carriers in the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Hosted each year by the National Association of Letter Carriers, Stamp Out Hunger is the largest single-day food drive in the country. […]
Ocean State Job Lot Fights Hunger In Connecticut
Connecticut Food Bank Accepts Truckload Food Donation WALLINGFORD, CONN., May 3, 2016 – A tractor trailer from Ocean State Job Lot delivered more than 37,000 pounds of food to the Connecticut Food Bank as part of its Three Square Meals Family Meal Assistance Program. The nonperishable foods included cereals, canned soups and canned vegetables. […]
Hunger Study Finds Food Insecurity Levels Remain High
Many Connecticut Residents Continue to Struggle with Hunger WALLINGFORD, CONN., May 2, 2016 – While there has been improvement in the post-recession economy, the number of people in Connecticut struggling with food insecurity remains essentially unchanged, according to information in Map the Meal Gap 2016, an annual study by Feeding America that details food […]