Bloomfield, CT
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Foodshare has been distributing food to the Greater Hartford community through a drive-thru distribution model for over the past two months at Rentschler Field, home of Pratt and Whitney Stadium in East Hartford. At just this distribution alone, Foodshare has served over 75,000 households and has distributed over 2 million pounds of food.
“We committed to keeping this operation running to help fill the increased need in the community as people continue to struggle financially due to the pandemic, we are happy to announce that we will continue this food distribution until the end of July,” said Jason Jakubowski, President and CEO of Foodshare.
“We remain grateful to Governor Lamont, Lieutenant Governor Bysiewicz and the Capital Region Development Authority for allowing us to continue to use Rentschler Field.” said Jakubowski.
Important information to share with the community:
- Distribution dates: WEEKDAYS Wednesday, July 1 through Friday, July 31; 8:30 am – 12:00 pm;
- CLOSED on July 3
- Address: 615 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT 06118 – Silver Lane entrance; gates will close at Noon
- One allocation of food per car to ensure that we have enough food for everyone.
This emergency distribution at Rentschler Field is in addition to Foodshare’s ongoing efforts to provide food to a network of over 200 pantries, community kitchens, and Mobile Foodshare sites throughout the region.
Community members unable to drive to East Hartford can access help through the following:
- Mobile Foodshare an outdoor pantry-on-wheels, to find a site near you please text “FOODSHARE” to 85511 or go to www.foodshare.org/mobile.
- To find a food pantry and other resources near year, call 2-1-1 or go to www.211ct.org/.
If you are interested in volunteering or would like to donate to help us continue to serve our neighbors visit www.foodshare.org.
About Foodshare
Foodshare is leading an informed, coordinated response to hunger in our community. Foodshare is the Feeding America food bank serving Connecticut’s Hartford and Tolland counties, where 118,000 people struggle with hunger. In partnership with the food industry, donors, community leaders and volunteers, Foodshare works to maximize access to nutritious food and other resources that support food security. Last year, Foodshare distributed more than 11 million meals worth of food to a network of 280 local food pantries, meal programs, and Mobile Foodshare sites. And, because it takes more than food to end hunger, Foodshare collaborates with anti-hunger organizations, policy makers, and the broader community to build effective solutions to end hunger.
Foodshare is changing what it means to be a food bank. For more information, visit www.foodshare.org, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
