Shelters, feeding programs, soup kitchens, and the like rely on donations from private individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations for their day to day supplies. One such charitable organization that helps in the solicitation, storage, transportation, and distribution of food to these facilities and outreach projects is the Connecticut Food Bank.

The Connecticut Food Bank was founded in 1982 by a volunteer at a New Haven community soup kitchen named Mark Patton. The CFB set up a warehouse and from there, distributed food to 70 agencies throughout the state.  After two years, the organization became affiliated with a nationwide food bank network which was then called America’s Second Harvest (Feeding America). Today, The Connecticut Food Bank supplies food to over 700 soup kitchens, shelters, and other similar food assistance programs in six out of the state’s eight counties.  Their Mobile Pantry truck also travels across the state to bring food to low-income families in areas which food assistance programs fail to reach.