Connecticut food pantries see growing demand as families face high grocery prices

Дата публикации: 24-09-2026 21:24:45

As grocery prices remain high and household budgets are stretched, more families across Connecticut are turning to food pantries for help.
Connecticut Foodshare says 1 in 7 people in the state, about 560,000 people, are facing hunger. The organization has also seen increased demand at its mobile food pantries.
“We definitely have seen a rise in the number of people visiting the mobile food pantries,” said Sulema DePeyster, individual giving manager at Connecticut Foodshare.
In Windsor, the Windsor Food and Fuel Bank says enrollment has increased 25% in just the past six months.
Wells Lindsay, president of the Windsor Food and Fuel Bank, said rising prices at grocery stores are putting additional pressure on families.
“It’s getting more and more expensive,” he said. “I can’t believe some of the prices I’m seeing there. Meat going up exponentially, just the regular produce and things like that.”
Lindsay said families using SNAP benefits are among those feeling the strain, with benefits no longer stretching as far into the month.
“The benefits would last three weeks before; now they’re lasting two weeks, and they’re looking to fill in the gap somewhere,” he said.
DePeyster said some families may feel embarrassed or reluctant to seek assistance, but Connecticut Foodshare operates more than 100 mobile food pantry locations.
“There will definitely be one near you, and there will be a no-questions-asked model too,” she said.
People can find a nearby mobile pantry by texting “FOODSHARE” to 85511 or by using Connecticut Foodshare’s online mobile food pantry map.
For people in Windsor who need assistance, Lindsay said they can also contact the Windsor Food and Fuel Bank and make an appointment.
“They can help a lot of people in a lot of different ways. All they have to do is call, they can set up an appointment,” Lindsay said.

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