West Hartford Food Pantry Needs Help

WEST HARTFORD, CT — While the end-of-year holiday season is a common time for food pantry donation drives, West Hartford's pantry says it needs help at the end of the summer.

The West Hartford Food Pantry recently announced it is low on several items that it regularly distributes to food insecure families and folks and they're asking the public to help.

As a result, it is asking people to pick up some extra items while grocery shopping and donate them to the pantry.

Specifically, the pantry says it needs:

• Rice in 1-pound packages

• Macaroni and cheese

• Canned pasta

• Canned vegetables

• Canned beans (black, garbanzo, kidney, etc.)

• Canned soup

• Canned tuna and chicken

Food pantry officials, though, said they cannot accept open and/or expired items.

Donations can be left on the carts in the West Hartfod Town Hall lobby (Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

Those bringing in a large donation or needing assistance can contact Nancy Stockman, West Hartford's food pantry coordinator, at 860-561-7569 or nancy.stockman@westhartfordct.gov to schedule an appointment.

For more information on the West Hartford Food Pantry, click on this link.