Коннектикут Foodshare: Аштықтан қорғау және көмек көрсету ұйымы

US nonprofit organization

Connecticut Foodshare is a nonprofit organization based in Wallingford, Connecticut. It serves as the sole food bank for all of Connecticut. As a member of Feeding America, Connecticut Foodshare secures food donations from a national and regional network of food donors, retail partners, manufacturers, wholesalers and farms. Connecticut Foodshare supplies food to a network of local agencies and programs (such as soup kitchens, food pantries, and emergency shelters). It serves more than 380,000 Connecticut residents (1 in 10) who struggle with hunger. Business. org ranks Connecticut Foodshare as the "Best Charity for Your Money in Connecticut" based on an analysis of data collected by organizations in every state by Charity Navigator.

The organization that is now Connecticut Foodshare started in 1982, when Mark Patten, a volunteer at Community Soup Kitchen in New Haven launched Connecticut Food Bank with a desk and chair supplied by Christian Community Action. It became an affiliate of Feeding America (then called America's Second Harvest) two years later. On Jan. 27, 2021, the Wallingford based Connecticut Food Bank merged with the Bloomfield, CT based Foodshare, Inc. As of early 2021, Connecticut Foodshare had 115 paid employees, a $110 million annual budget, and more than 8,000 volunteers. Its headquarters is in Wallingford, CT. Jakubowski has been the President & CEO of Connecticut Foodshare since the two organizations merged in January of 2021. Before joining Connecticut Foodshare, Jakubowski was Vice President of External Relations at the Hospital for Special Care, and Director of Corporate & Community Development at Charter Oak State College. in February of 2024, he said many Connecticut nonprofits are still reeling from approximately 15 years of flat funding. At the same time, families who can no longer avail themselves of the enhancements offered during the pandemic are struggling in the faces of inflation and high prices. "They just can't find a way to make ends meet," he said.

In September of 2023, University of Connecticut basketball star Paige Bueckers teamed up with education company Chegg to donate $50,000 to the Connecticut Foodshare affiliated pantry located on the UConn campus.