Meet Your Neighbor, Lucy
Lucy is an 80-year-old retired school bus driver and nursing professional living in Bloomfield.
This mom of four, grandmother of nine, lives alone, but looks forward to connecting with her community to keep her mind and body active and feel secure. Connecticut Foodshare is honored to have a very special role in this. Every Saturday at Lucy's church in Bloomfield, talented chefs and volunteers cook up a delicious lunch and welcome anyone to sit at their tables and enjoy the afternoon among friends, old and new. Much of the food used to prepare the feast comes from Connecticut Foodshare. This special gathering not only provides a warm, healthy meal, but it also gives people a sense of belonging.
“When I came and met so many people, I started to feel better because I was so depressed in my apartment. When I come here, I feel lively again. I look forward to it. It’s a big help. I like the people, they're very friendly and nice. I love coming here every Saturday.”
Being on a fixed income and living alone, Lucy finds she sometimes needs help making ends meet. "When you get your social security, you have to pay your rent…your bills, things are so expensive in the store." Lucy needs a little grocery boost when money is tight so she visits a Connecticut Foodshare mobile food pantry nearby.
“I go there when I don’t have anything...they have nice vegetarian stuff. It’s a big help, a very, very big help! They’re all so nice. They take my bag and say, ‘Let me help you’. Thank you very much. You save some hungry people. Sometimes you’re hungry and you don’t know what to eat. I know I appreciate Connecticut Foodshare. I get nice things from them. I appreciate them from the bottom of my heart.”
Connecticut Foodshare is honored to help neighbors like Lucy, and thanks to our supporters, we can continue to be there for her and so many other neighbors.
