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Food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries in Hartford CT

The House of Bread, Inc. - Soup Kithen & F.E.A.S.T Hartford, CT 06120 860.278.3561	Details: The House of Bread Soup Kitchen was established on February 4, 1980. Our mission was to alleviate hunger among indigents, transients and low-income people in the north Hartford area. We continue to serve approximately 300 to 400 meals daily.
Hands On Hartford - MANNA (Community Pantry and Assistance and Advocacy/Backpack Nutrition Program) Hartford, CT 06106 860.246.6757	Details: For many clients at our food pantry, being able to shop at a grocery store without concern for money seems far-fetched. However, a recent re-model to our food pantry has helped families realize that dream. Our Community Pantry now utilizes the full choice shopping model. Each family who enters our pantry can grab a cart and walk through aisles, choosing which items fit their familiesâ€™ needs best. Because poverty is not just about food, our pantry also has case management services to help these families toward further success by helping them gain to housing, medical care, and utility assistance through referrals. Like at our soup kitchen, student nurses also visit the pantry to provide free medical checks and advice.
Hands On Hartford - MANNA (Community Meals/Senior Community Cafe) Hartford, CT 06103 860.246.3700	Details: Behind the red door of our soup kitchen, Community Meals, lies an important place for those we serve: a place to eat, a place to relax, and a place to socialize with others. Community Meals serves over 500 people per month. This includes homeless individuals and families along with those who are considered to be the â€œworking poorâ€. Every Monday-Thursday and holiday, each person who walks in receives a full lunch, served to them at their table by a volunteer. In addition, student nurses visit twice per week, providing essential medical checks and advice. When the items are available, guests also have access to toiletries, reading glasses, socks, and winter accessories.
The Salvation Army - Hartford North End Corps Hartford, CT 06120 860.543.8419	Details: Weekdays: 9:00 AM - Noon â€“ Food Pantry
The Cathedral of St. Joseph Food Pantry Hartford, CT 06105 860.249.8431	Details: The mission of our Food Pantry is to give food, clothing, house wares and comfort to the poor without discrimination. We refer our clients to ohter agencies that may be helpful to them and we provide information for daily living. The pantry is staffed by an amazing group of volunteers who serve our clients with great compassion and dignity. "Whatever you did for one of these least brothers and sisters of mine you did for me" (Matt. 25:40).
Love Kitchen Ministry of Youth Challenge of Connecticut Inc. - Soup Kitchen Hartford, CT 06105 860.728.5199	Details: Love Kitchen is a hunger relief program motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ and his teachings of helping the hurting. People from all religious, ethnicity, and socio-economic backgrounds are welcome. None of our clients are asked to engage in any kind of religious service in order to be served. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical disability, or national or ethnic origin. Soup Kitchen: Last Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Love Kitchen Ministry of Youth Challenge of Connecticut Inc. - Food Pantry Hartford, CT 06105 860.728.5199	Details: Love Kitchen is a hunger relief program motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ and his teachings of helping the hurting. People from all religious, ethnicity, and socio-economic backgrounds are welcome. None of our clients are asked to engage in any kind of religious service in order to be served. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical disability, or national or ethnic origin. The Food Pantry operates the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Minister Walker Outreach Ministries Food Pantry Hartford, CT 06106 860.233.3482	Details: Minister Walker Outreach Ministries Food Pantry is open every Second and Forth Saturday of each Month @ 11A.M to anyone in need of food. Every Third Saturday of each Month: Minister Walker Ministries Staff, and Volunterrs deliver to homebound Senior Citizens, Disabled Veterans, and Individual in the City of Hartford, CT., who request our service.
Loaves & Fishes Ministries Inc. - Pantry Program Hartford, CT 06105 860.524.1730	Details: A typical bag contains: pasta or rice, sauce, either Spam or corned beef, large can of beef stew, 2 canned vegetables (one yellow, one green), large soup and regular size soup, canned fruit, box of cereal, cake mix, pudding mix, 2 qts. of powdered milk, 2 cans of tuna fish, peanut butter (every third week), toilet paper (2 rolls), bread (from supermarket donations), 6 jars of baby food when applicable, small personal items when available, diapers and other baby items when available
The Joan C. Dauber Food Bank at Saint Francis Hartford, CT 06112 860.714.5174	Details: Some Facts About Our Food Bank: Opened in 1976; 1st hospital-based food bank in the nation; Serves over 1,100 families each month; Distributes over 134 tons of food annually; In 2013, served over 1,500 families at Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas; In 2013, hospital employees contributed 4,000 pounds of food and raised over $25,000 - just for the holiday food drive
Chrysalis Center, Inc. - Freshplace Hartford, CT 06132 860.263.4400	Details: Freshplace is a fresh food pantry serving the Upper Albany and Asylum Hill neighborhoods in Hartford. At typical food pantries, people receive a bag of food that may or may not meet their familyâ€™s needs. At Freshplace, patrons choose foods to meet the health and cultural needs of their families. Patrons also learn how to prepare the fresh vegetables they select. Freshplace is a collaborative project among Chrysalis Center, the Junior League of Hartford and Foodshare.
Latino Community Services - Food Pantry Hartford, CT 06114 860.296.6400	Details: LCS clients may access the food pantry, once a month. Referrals are sent with 24 hours notice directly to our food pantry coordinator by LCS Service Providers. Food is also available to LCS non-clients one time only for emergency, as they are in the process of becoming clients of the agency. The food pantry is stocked by Foodshare, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and donations from small community grants.
Community Health Services, Inc - Food Pantry Hartford, CT 06120 860.808.8746	Details: Food Pantry & WIC Program â€“ CHS operates a Food Pantry program that is available every other Friday from 12-1 pm, and provides food assistance for about 100 families. Emergency food assistance is available Monday through Thursday between 8:30 am â€“ 1pm. CHS also serves as a WIC site, where eligible parents are linked to the program. Annually CHS sponsors a Thanksgiving Day Food Drive in November and a Toy Drive in December to help spread the joy of the holidays to over 600 families in our area.