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Food and Household Assistance
The Farmington Food Pantry is an important resource to our community and is a partnership between Farmington Community Services and The Farmington Food Pantry operated at the First Church of Christ in Farmington located at Amistad Hall, 35 Main Street, Farmington.
Farmington Food Pantry participants need to be pre-qualified by Farmington Community Services and make an appointment through the Community Services office in order to shop at the Pantry. If you are in need of this service, please call (860) 675-2390 or email the Community Services office at: communityservices@farmington-ct.org.
The hours for the Farmington Food Pantry are:
- Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
- 1st Thursday of each month - 4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
- Last Thursday of each month - 12:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
- 3rd Saturday of each month - 9:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
For assistance application and other questions:
http://www.farmington-ct.org/departments/social-services/forms-and-applications or call (860) 675-2390
Other Resources:
For more than 30 years, the Farmington community has supported the pantry in our efforts to assist our neighbors in need. Since 2006, the Farmington Food Pantry has been located in Amistad Hall on the campus of First Church of Christ in Farmington. The Farmington Food Pantry, Inc. operates as a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization. The pantry currently serves over 215 Farmington families and operates on a “Clients Choice” program which allows clients to pick the items they like and need, rather than being given a pre-packaged bag of food. As a partner agency of Foodshare, the pantry can order food and other items from Foodshare at a reduced rate when available. The pantry is solely funded through donations and staffed entirely by volunteers.
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