Connecticut Foodshare (formerly Foodshare): How to Get Food
Connecticut Foodshare (formerly Foodshare) does not publish who qualifies, so the pantry decides — here is what it does say, and who to ask. It is a regional food bank, so it supplies pantries rather than handing out groceries itself: below is how to find the one near you.
- Proof of income
- Pantry decides
- Cost
- Free
- Hands out food
- Through pantries
- use its locator to find one
- Hours
- Published
- see “When is it open”
Do I have to prove my income to get food from Connecticut Foodshare (formerly Foodshare)?
Connecticut Foodshare (formerly Foodshare) does not publish a requirement either way. Each partner pantry sets its own, so ask the pantry before you go, or call 203-469-5000. Do not assume you are turned away: most pantries in the Feeding America network serve anyone who says they need help.
How do I actually get food from Connecticut Foodshare (formerly Foodshare)?
Foodshare and Connecticut Food Bank are now one statewide organisation, Connecticut Foodshare, and it supplies pantries and runs its own mobile pantries rather than serving the public from Wallingford. Use the two locators on ctfoodshare.org/find-food: the Mobile Food Pantry Locator for its own truck distributions and the Pantry Locator for local pantries and community kitchens. The site also offers staff help completing a SNAP application, a 'Help Beyond Food' finder (housing, education, healthcare) and nutrition and recipe pages. English and Spanish.
When is Connecticut Foodshare (formerly Foodshare) open?
Not published as a single schedule. Mobile pantry dates and pantry hours are in the two locators on ctfoodshare.org/find-food.
Does Connecticut Foodshare (formerly Foodshare) cost anything?
Free. Nothing on the pages asks people receiving food for payment.
What do I need to bring?
Not stated on the Connecticut Foodshare (formerly Foodshare) page we read. Bring an ID and something with your address if you have them, and bags or a box for the food — but do not stay home for lack of paperwork; most pantries take you anyway.
Where Connecticut Foodshare (formerly Foodshare) works
All of Connecticut, through a network of 650 food pantries, meal programs and mobile distribution sites. Headquarters: 2 Research Parkway, Wallingford, CT 06492. foodshare.org now loads the Connecticut Foodshare site.
Worth knowing before you go
Same organisation as the 'connecticut-food-bank' entry in this batch - one record per Feeding America listing, one real organisation. The site warns that SNAP eligibility rules have changed and links to an explanation. Founded 1982; EIN 06-1063025.
For more than this week
A pantry covers today. SNAP covers the month, and in Connecticut the application is the state's own. SNAP in Connecticut →
Other food banks in CT
Each one covers different counties, so if Connecticut Foodshare (formerly Foodshare) does not reach where you live, one of these probably does.
All food banksRead on ctfoodshare.org on Sep 9, 2026. We do not copy opening hours from other sites, because a wrong hour sends someone on a wasted trip. Last review Sep 9, 2026.
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