Food Banks around New Canaan need volunteers

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 and around New Canaan include:

PlaceStreet AddressCityState
Wilton Interfaith Pantry-Wilton Social Services 180 School Road Wilton, CT 06897
New Cannan Food Pantry 77 Main Street New Canaan, CT 06840
Norwalk Salvation Army 14 Byington Place Norwalk, CT 06850
Malta House 5 Prowett Street Norwalk, CT 06855
St. Vincent de Paul 203 East Avenue Norwalk, CT 06855
Schilo French SDA 977 Hope Street Stamford, CT 06907
Care Unit of Macedonia Ministries, Inc 70 South Main Street South Norwalk, CT 06854
Person to Person 76 S. Main Street Norwalk, CT 06854
Open Door Shelter 4 Merritt Street Norwalk, CT 06856
New Life Church 146 Main Street Norwalk, CT 06854
Haitian American Catholic Center 93 Hope Street Stamford, CT 06906
Person to Person 1864 Post Road Darien, CT 06820
Zion Lutheran Church 132 Glenbrook Road Stamford, CT 06902
Women's Mentoring Network 141 Franklin Street Stamford, CT 06901
Pilgrim Towers 25 Washington Court Stamford, CT 06902
Deliverance Center World Ministries 61 Adams Street Stamford Stamford 06902
Faith Tabernacle 29 Grove Street Stamford, CT 06901
St. Benedict- Our Lady of Montserrat 21 Saint Benedict Circle Stamford, CT 06902


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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Submitted by New Canaan, CT

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