Connecticut Foodshare has encouraged food pantries around the state to identify opportunities to collaborate. The New London Area Food Pantry and The Place, operated by Ledge Light Health District, had been cooperating as neighboring pantries. For Thanksgiving 2025, we were able to take this cooperation to the next level by collaborating in a joint Thanksgiving basket distribution to 990 families. Volunteers from both pantries came together over one day to provide a succes

In September 2025, we announced a new collaborative program with Bikes for Kids in Essex CT. Since that September announcement, we have delivered 25 refurbished bikes with current requests, as of November 2025, for 40 more bikes. Requests must be made at the Pantry. We ask that kids be present to receive their bikes.

As mentioned previously, our Pantry operated in the basement of the OIC building for over 25 years. After completing our first full year...