On top of our regular needs, we are also asking for some Holiday staples for our November distribution. Here is the link for our Amazon page for easy shopping!

Food insecurity is something we talk about a lot — but we don’t always pause to talk about what it really means for the people living it. It’s not just hunger. Hunger is a feeling. Food insecurity is the day‑to‑day stress of not knowing if you’ll have enough food to stay healthy, active, and stable. For many of our neighbors, it looks like stretching meals, choosing cheaper food because it’s all the budget allows, or parents quietly going without so their kids can eat. It’s m

So much has happened in just six months, and every step forward has been shaped by your compassion, your generosity, and your belief in what we do.

It’s been some time since our last survey, so we’re checking in again — with you.

This Easter, that spirit showed up in its purest form.

If you’re an Ion Bank customer, you can help us by voting for the Seymour Oxford Food Bank during their ION Community Awards Program! (You can find us under “BASIC NEEDS”)

As we gear up for another busy month, we could use A LOT of help in stocking our shelves.

We’re currently hiring an Operations Manager to oversee the day to day operations of the Food Bank.

We are so excited to announce we were accepted in Connecticut Foodshare SNAP Application pilot program.

We are THRILLED to share our FIRST PUBLIC EVENT! Join us for a FUN night of BINGO!

We’ll be back Monday 12/29. Wishing you all a happy and restful holiday seasoning. ❤️

Thanks SO MUCH to everyone who showed up for our Holiday Meal Giveaway from the early morning food haulers, set up and distribution volunteers, clean up crew, donors, supporters, visitors, and even Santa!

We’ve had some folks reach out about how many meals 🍽️ a donation 💵 would cover. Although we don’t know the exact costs yet, based on prior Meal Giveaways, our estimate is about $35 per family.

Our Holiday Meal Sign Ups are officially OPEN!!! 🎄❤️

Thanks to YOUR help, and the addition of several emergency shifts, we distributed a whopping 58,943 lbs of food to 668 families and 2116 individuals!!!!

Today we’re coming at you with an update on our Turkey Tally. Anyone else LOVE this kind of math? It’s like adding up KINDNESS!

Currently we have over 800 families registered. We expect that number to climb over 1,000 by the end of the day.

There’s a reason Thanksgiving is our director’s absolute FAVORITE holiday and that reason is way our COMMUNITY rallies around this entire operation.

Thanks to YOUR help, we distributed over 43907 lbs of food to over 1,654 individuals and 554 families!

Thanksgiving Basket registration is open until November 12th.