According to the Connecticut Food Bank, nearly half a million Connecticut residents struggle with hunger. What is especially troubling is that more than 127,000 children are food insecure.
There are food banks in around Bethel that are in need of help including:
Place | Street Address | CityState |
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Hillside Food Outreach | 39 Old Ridgebury Road Suite 16 | Danbury, CT 06810 |
Brotherhood in Action of Bethel, Inc. | 137 Greenwood Avenue | Bethel, CT 06801 |
Bethel Community Food Pantry at St.Thomas Church | 95 Greenwood Avenue | Bethel, CT 06801 |
Community Action Agency of Western CT | 10 Dr. Aaron B. Samuels Blvd. | Danbury, CT 06810 |
Danbury Salvation Army | 15 Foster Street | Danbury, CT 06810 |
Daily Bread at St James Church | 25 West Street | Danbury, CT 06810 |
Dorothy Day | 11 Spring Street | Danbury, CT 06810 |
Interfaith Aids Ministry of Greater Danbury | 39 Rose Street | Danbury, CT 06810 |
Friends of Brookfield Pantry | 100 Pocono Road | Brookfield, CT 06804 |
According to a study named Map The Meal Gap Connecticut’s overall child food insecurity rate is 15.6 percent, representing 117,380 children statewide. Food insecurity is defined by the USDA as the lack of consistent access to adequate amounts of food for an active, healthy life.
Other ways to volunteer with the Connecticut Food Bank can be found here http://www.ctfoodbank.org/ways-to-give/volunteer/
For more information about Mapping the Meal Gap, please find the study here.
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