Food Banks around Westport need volunteers

According to the Connecticut Food Bank, nearly half a million Connecticut residents struggle with hunger. What is especially troubling is that more than 127,000 children are food insecure.

There are food banks near Westport that are in need of help including:

Place	Street Address	CityState
Wilton Interfaith Pantry-Wilton Social Services	180 School Road	Wilton, CT 06897
Jewish Family Services	431 Post Road East Suite 11	Stamford, CT 06901
Norwalk Salvation Army	14 Byington Place	Norwalk, CT 06850
Malta House	5 Prowett Street	Norwalk, CT 06855
St. Vincent de Paul	203 East Avenue	Norwalk, CT 06855
Care Unit of Macedonia Ministries, Inc	70 South Main Street	South Norwalk, CT 06854
Person to Person	76 S. Main Street	Norwalk, CT 06854
Open Door Shelter	4 Merritt Street	Norwalk, CT 06856
New Life Church	146 Main Street	Norwalk, CT 06854
Operation Hope Pantry	636 Old Post Road	Fairfield, CT 06824
Black Rock Pantry	15 Princeton Street	Bridgeport, CT 06608

According to a study named Map The Meal Gap Connecticut’s overall child food insecurity rate is 15.6 percent, representing 117,380 children statewide. Food insecurity is defined by the USDA as the lack of consistent access to adequate amounts of food for an active, healthy life.

Other ways to volunteer with the Connecticut Food Bank can be found here http://www.ctfoodbank.org/ways-to-give/volunteer/

For more information about Mapping the Meal Gap, please find the study here.