After years of lobbying, CT food banks landed $9M in state funding for 2026-27. But boost comes amid federal cuts to ...

20% of Hartford households are food insecure. School food pantries are used to help students and families combat hunger.

CT food pantries rely on private funds to supplement government aid. Many don’t have well-resourced communities of potential donors to tap.

An investment strategy beyond one-time operational support helps food pantries build capacity to deliver or expand services more efficiently and sustainably.

So, pantries are now being urged to undergo a sea change and abandon their traditional emphasis on calories and nonperishable items in favor of more nutritional food.

WSHU spoke with CT Mirror's Laura Tillman to discuss her article on the inequities faced by food pantries throughout Connecticut.

You can give at ctfoodshare.org. Need for food assistance in CT surges as federal assistance shrinks Volunteers at Connecticut Foodshare pack food at the agency's Bloomfield warehouse, 3/17/25 ...

NORWALK — After nine months of weekly offerings in Norwalk and 14 months of drive-thru pantries statewide, the Connecticut Food Bank ended its COVID-19 emergency services.

“Food pantries have never solved hunger, they are Band-Aid solutions,” he said. “They’re admirable, but we see food pantries as a first step, not an end goal.” ...

Hundreds Attend 40th Annual CT Foodshare Walk Against Hunger in Hartford Advocates and volunteers came together to raise awareness of food insecurity in the state.