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- EIN 06-1063025
- (203) 469-5000
- 2 Research Pkwy Wallingford CT 06492 USA
- www.ctfoodbank.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Food, Food Programs
Mission: The organization solicits, stores, and distributes donated and purchased food products to non-profit agencies.
Programs: Connecticut food banks mission is to provide nutritious food to people in need. The food bank is a private, nonprofit organization that works with corporations, community organizations, and individuals to solicit, transport, warehouse and distribute donated food. An affiliate of feeding america (the nations network of food banks), it is the largest centralized source of donated, emergency food assistance in connecticut. The food bank has distributed more than 200 million pounds of food since it was founded in 1982. Through warehouses in wallingford and fairfield, and a distribution site in new london, and a fleet of sixteen vehicles, the food bank provides non-perishable and perishable food products to more than 650 soup kitchens, shelters, food pantries and childrens and senior programs in fairfield, litchfield, middlesex, new haven, new london, and windham counties. A new program called csfp was created. This program is a commodity supplemental food program that serves low income senior citizens.