No child should be going hungry in the United States. But the number of children facing hunger in this country has shot up to 17 million since the pandemic started. Eleni Towns of No Kid Hungry joined LX News to discuss the long-term impact of this crisis and share how you can help.
Connecticut Food Bank and Foodshare will continue their emergency drive-thru food distributions into March because of the impact the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having.
Connecticut Food Bank/Foodshare said that food insecurity in Connecticut was estimated to increase 28 percent in 2020 because of the pandemic, with 545,000 people, one in seven people, including 164,000 children (1 in 4 children), across Connecticut who are at risk of hunger.
Statewide Drive-Thru Food Distribution Schedule for March:
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Mondays
28 Stonington Road in Norwich, in the parking lot across from Pistol Pete's Bar and Grill. Open 9:30 a.m. to noon.
Tuesdays
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Rentschler Field at 615 Silver Lane in East Hartford, Silver Lane Entrance. Open from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesdays
Calf Pasture Beach at 99 Calf Pasture Beach Road in Norwalk. Open from 9 a.m. to noon.
Thursdays
Rentschler Field at 615 Silver Lane in East Hartford, Silver Lane Entrance. Open from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fridays
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church at 10 Huntington Street in New London. Open from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturdays
Wades Dairy at 1316 Barnum Avenue in Bridgeport. Open from 7:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Note: in the event of inclement weather, Bridgeport distributions will be on Sundays. Check social media for updates.
Bi-weekly Distributions:
Saturdays, March 6 and 20: Putnam Elementary School at 33 Wicker Street in Putnam. Open from 9 a.m. to noon
Saturdays, March 13 and 27: Bristol Department of Public Works Garage at 95 Vincent P. Kelly Road in Bristol. Open from 10 a.m. to noon.
To access additional food resources, call 2-1-1, go to https://www.211ct.org/, visit www.foodshare.org/help or www.ctfoodbank.org/gethelp.
