Resources for Newtown Residents Affected By COVID-19

Please note: this document will be updated regularly as new information is available. In addition, this is just a portion of the many local resources compiled by the Town of Newtown. To view them in their entirety, click here.

Resources for Food

If you or a neighbor has an emergency need of food call FAITH FOOD PANTRY AT 203-837-0816 or 203-426-5604 to schedule a pickup.

Newtown Public Schools is offering box lunches for families who are in need of providing students with a healthy meal. Box lunches will be available for pick up on Mondays and Wednesdays between 8 am and 12 noon at three sites:

● Head O'Meadow Elementary School, main entrance

● Newtown Middle School A Gym, horseshoe driveway

● Newtown High School, main entrance

Each box lunch will contain a sandwich, a fruit, a vegetable, and an 8 oz. bottle of water.

Monday pickups are for lunches on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and Wednesday pickups are for lunches on Thursday and Friday. Every Wednesday, you will receive an email with a link to a Google survey. If you will need lunches for your child/children for the following week, please fill out the survey with the number of students in your household in need and the location you will pick the lunches up (HOM, NMS, or NHS).

NEWTOWN Meals On Wheels offers nutritional meals (regular and special) delivered at reasonable cost to homebound residents. To inquire about becoming a meal recipient call Marilyn at 203- 426-6340 or Janet at 203-270- 1960.

Food Resources for Income-Eligible Residents

Mobile Food Pantries are still operating. For details go to www.ctfoodbank.org

● SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) - If you are dealing with food insecurity and have yet to enroll in SNAP, please call the EHC! SNAP Call Center (English & Spanish – 866.974.7627), or go to the website. Please note SNAP benefits have been increased https://www.endhungerct.org/snap/ for more information.

● Expensify.org will match SNAP groceries up to $50 for Families on SNAPFor families that are already enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is reimbursing up to $50 per family (one time) to help with additional grocery expenses.

Home Deliveries

● Hillside Food Outreach is prepared to make home deliveries to quarantined people in the Danbury area. You may contact them at 203-702-4881 or visit their website for ways to help

● Homebound Seniors: If you are a homebound senior over the age of 60 who is not participating in the CT Homecare Program and would like Meals on Wheels, call Western CT Area Agency on Aging at 800-994-9422 or 203-757-5449. They are arranging for a 2-week supply of meals to be delivered to homebound seniors.

Additional Resources

● Grocery stores have set up special hours for seniors and some are offering curbside pick-up. Call your local markets for specific hours and options.

 Stop & Shop stores will open earlier in order to service only customers who are age 60 and over from 6:00a.m.-7:30a.m. daily.

 Caraluzzi's is opening early 6:30-7:30am every day for shoppers aged 65 and older.

 Big Y is opening from 7:00-8:00am every day for shoppers age 65 and older

● Many Newtown restaurants are offering curb-side pickup

● Use local delivery services and/or grab-n-go situations when possible (support local businesses and/or try instacart or Amazon Prime)

** Click here for the United Way Danbury-area Food Response to COVID-19

Resources for Seniors

Curbside Lunch Pick-up

CW Resources, the meal site provider for the Senior Center, will be providing prepackaged lunches for seniors. Pre-ordering is required! Meals will be provided in containers that can be heated in your home microwaves. Curbside pick-up is between 11:00 am and 12:30 pm, at the Senior Center. Contact the Senior Center at 203-270-4310 to order and to verify times and dates.

Please let them know if you do not have means of transportation. Meals are provided for a suggested donation of $3.00. If you are not registered for the congregate meal program at the Center you can complete the registration form required by CW, at the same time you pick-up your meal.

Senior's pets

Dog and cat food for pets of seniors is available for delivery through the Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation. Call Friends of Newtown Seniors at 203- 430-0633 or directly to CVH Foundation at 866-620-8640.

Friends of Newtown Seniors (FONS)

If you or someone you know needs to have groceries or other necessities delivered to your home, call Bev, the director of our Chore Services. She has some people who will help with this. 203 430 0633.

If you or someone you know needs to have a checkup call from time to time Bev at Chore Services also has the names of some groups who have volunteered to make calls. 203 430.0633

All FONS activities are cancelled till further notice and any meetings or business is being done online, phone or conference call. If you have any questions please email and they will try to answer.

Additional Important Information:

We are investigating ways to provide safe and efficient help to at-risk homebound seniors and/or households without unnecessarily exposing volunteers and/or recipients to COVID-19. It is important to rely on natural supports of friends and neighbors at this time.

Every resident should formulate a backup plan in case you or a family member falls ill. Many seniors, and other at-risk populations, are following CDC recommendations to practice social distancing or isolation.

Some may need assistance in procuring supplies for extended self-isolation. We encourage residents to call their neighbors to offer help, taking care to follow CDC precautions by keeping a safe social distance. Remember that even if you are feeling well, you could still be a carrier of the virus.


This is just a portion of the comprehensive list of local resources compiled by the Town of Newtown. To view the document in its entirety,  click here.

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