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Did You Know…

10% of the United States population, or 26 million people, rely on private charitable emergency food programs. 10% of the Greater Hartford population, or 100,000 people, rely on this assistance. 40% of the people who visit local food pantries and community kitchens are children. 10% of our senior citizens are unable to meet their basic food needs. 27% of the households that need food assistance have at least one employed adult. 75% of those receiving emergency food assistance have incomes below the federal poverty level.

According to Gloria McAdam, President of Foodshare., “A parent shouldn’t have to choose between feeding their family or paying rent.” (taken from Foodshare website)

Here at HNC we offer eligible families, senior citizens and disabled clients the use of our food pantry. The Food Pantry also helps us to serve hot meals and snacks to our after-school program’s children and teens each day.

A big thank you to Foodshare in Windsor, CT for their part in helping HNC fight hunger!

Foodshare Pantry and Referral Services

Program developed to ensure availability of basic food supplies for neighborhood residents. Assessment of need, development of distribution and referal services, monitoring of individual family support systems, and provision of self employment workshops are services in this program area. 

Self Sufficiency Referrals