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Empty Shelves Worry Southington Food Pantry Officials

Southington Community Services says it is low on food for the food insecure and a food drive at a local supermarket Saturday should help.

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The shelves at the Southington Food Pantry on Norton Street are practically empty, with Southington Community Services hoping a Rotary Club food drive Saturday will help fill them.
The shelves at the Southington Food Pantry on Norton Street are practically empty, with Southington Community Services hoping a Rotary Club food drive Saturday will help fill them. (Southington Community Services)

SOUTHINGTON, CT — The town's social services department is concerned about food scarcity at Southington's food pantry.

Southington Community Services Friday said its "shelves are almost empty" and it posted images showing those empty shelves.

The food pantry, 91 Norton St., is the place where folks and families in need can get much-needed food supplies should hard times arise and food insecurity take hold.

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Meanwhile, according to community services, the Southington Rotary Club is hosting a food drive at a local supermarket on Saturday to help out.

That will take place at "Top's Marketplace," 847 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Plantsville, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 8.

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For more information on the Southington Food Pantry and how to donate, click on this link.

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