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West Hartford Food Pantry 

West Hartford Town Hall, 50 South Main Street, Room 130, West Hartford, CT 06107

  • General Information: Non-perishable food pantry for income-eligible West Hartford residents.
  • Requirements: Photo ID, recent piece of official mail showing West Hartford address, recent proof of income and household size. Call for complete requirements.
  • Curbside food distribution days and times are available on our webpage.
  • For information, please call 860-561-7569 or 860-561-7580.
Fern Street Food Ministry Food Pantry and Community Kitchen

Universalist Church of West Hartford,433 Fern Street, West Hartford, CT 06107

  • Food is distributed the third Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  • Connecticut Foodshare mobile food truck distributes food in the back parking lot from 8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.  Community members are offered a FREE Breakfast from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
  • For info, call 860-233-3669 x109 or visit https://westhartforduu.org/fern-street-food-ministry.
The Anja Rosenberg Kosher Food Pantry

Jewish Family Services, 333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite A, West Hartford, CT 06117

  • For information, please call 860 236-1927 or e-mail Cody Daigle-Orians at cdaigle@jfshartford.org.
Connecticut Foodshare
  • General Information: Mobile food truck provides fresh produce and other food items. Times vary by location.
  • Requirements: Bring your own bags. Age 16 and older. ID is NOT required.
  • For information, please call 203-469-5000 or visit https://www.ctfoodshare.org.
  • Click here for Foodshare's West Hartford mobile distribution schedule.
     

Soup Kitchens in Surrounding Towns

House of Bread
1453 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06120 
Breakfast and lunch served Monday - Friday
860-278-3561 x233

Hartford Rescue Mission
650 Windsor Street, Hartford, CT 06120
Evening meal served Monday – Friday
860-241-0989

East Hartford Interfaith Ministries Friendship Soup Kitchen - Calvary Congregational Methodist Church
12 Rector Street, East Hartford, CT 06108 
Evening meal served Mon, Wed, and Friday
860-528-5605

The Friendship Center at St. Elizabeth House
118 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06106
Breakfast and lunch served Tues - Saturday
860-808-2120

Subject to change. Please contact each organization for current information. Visit 211ct.org or call 211 for additional resources.